We love our jobs or at least the fact that we have one. For the most part, whether we fully like what we are doing or not, our job occupies a big part of our lives. However, with everything that takes center stage in our lives comes the good and sometimes the ugly. Here's some of the ugly truth about the office space.
1. Who dumped this in my trash can?
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We all have that standard trash can at the bottom of our feet but somehow, your trash can has been chosen to be the designated drop-off stop for your entire team. You don't really mind the occasional tissue or papers that magically fill up your trash can but finding a banana peel or an empty cup with peanut butter residue, has caused your blood pressure to boil and bad odor to rise from under your desk.
2. The elevator game
That morning when you've realized that you'll have to do some grocery shopping after all because you missed eating your breakfast in bed. Instead, you're rushing out the door to grab a bagel or an oatmeal on your way to work. This errand is now giving you seven less minutes to book it to the office and make it on time. Phew! You made it to the elevator. It is now 8:58 a.m. You'll make it on time after all... or not, because that person that followed you onto the elevator is now holding it hostage for John, Peter, and Jess to get on.
3. Early Chatty Cathy
You've made plans the previous night to get to the office early. All you want is some peace and quiet and time to do some work before everyone else shows up. So far so good but you haven't even gotten the chance to sit when someone spotted you. That someone is not anybody, it's chatty Cathy with a lot to say about his/her weekend adventures because today is Monday. You politely explain that you came early to catch up on some work. Nothing will stop him/her. Then, 9 o'clock strikes. There goes your early morning productivity.
4. Aggressive typers
Everyone releases frustration in a different way. For some it's running to the bathroom to do some stretching exercises and for others it's pounding on their key board as if they were at a boxing match. If you even have an ounce of luck, you're not sitting next to this person and if you are, I'm deeply sorry for you.
5. "Oh, You're sick. So, why did you show up?"
That dedicated worker who hates using a sick day even when he/she is sick with the flu. Still, day after day that co-worker is there sneezing, coughing, and spreading germs. Before you know it, she contaminated her entire section and now you are shaking in your office chair, just hoping to escape the plague.
6.The printing machine is down, again?!
When you rely on scanning and printing documents, reading "Printer/scanner is down" is a hair pulling type of frustration, like you wouldn't believe. Suddenly you want to scream, stomp your feet, and unleash a full blown grown up temper tantrum. Then you remember that you are in the office. So, you do what most responsible adults do, and you suppress it.
7. Calling someone that is two chairs down
Sometimes, while at work things can get so hectic that getting up to ask your co-worker something, even if it is right across from you, can be a hassle. That's when the phone comes in handy. I'll admit right now that I am 100 percent guilty of this. On the flip side, I can't pretend that it isn't utterly ridiculous and lazy.
8. The eager to go home co-worker
We all know this co-worker and on some days we are this person. This person shows up, every morning at 9 o'clock on the dot, not one second early or later and already can't wait to go home. In fact, at 9:02 am he/she would let out a sigh as he/she sits and says "I can't wait to go home." With no surprise, this co-worker is also the first one out the door at 5 p.m. or sometimes 4:45.
