It's the Little Things that Annoy Me
It's the little things in life that either mean so much or annoy the heck outta you. Today we're going to talk about 10 of the annoying ones.
1. The gray area in the employee handbook that leads you to believe one thing about the departure procedures only to smack you upside the head with the reality. Trying to do things by the book and out of concern for the organization will only get you smacked by that same book, and shortchanged too.
2. There is a HUGE yellow arrow painted on the pavement indicating the direction of traffic flow. There are cars angled in the proper direction as they have parked in accordance to the traffic flow and yet somehow there is a woman in a huge SUV headed directly at you - going the wrong way despite all the evidence as to the proper direction of traffic flow - who has the audacity to look at you as if you were the one in error. And she's angry about it too!
3. People who have been told for months about the deadlines. Who have been reminded at each of six meetings about the deadlines. And yet a few days before or even a few days after the deadlines act as though this is the first they are hearing about it.
4. Those same people who then want you to break the laws of physics, gravity or even common sense and make an exception for them regarding the deadlines.
5. You have one day to mow the grass and despite the weather reports it rains.
6. You need the boss to approve something. You've reminded him/her about it umpteen times and yet.... you end up missing a deadline because they "forgot" you need them to complete this task or better yet it is "the first time (they) are hearing about this" See item number 3
7. The system is broken beyond all repair and yet, somehow the problem isn't really a problem but rather just one or two "disgruntled employees" that we are better off without anyway.
8. You pay tens of thousands of dollars and yet you can't get your actual diploma on graduation day because the business office might have missed sending you a bill and they want to be 100% sure you don't owe them any more $$
9. Just when you've decided that you're going to start watching your weight or even losing weight you get fiercely hungry and can't get food off of your mind.
10. People who don't understand that you first signal your intent to turn, then slow down and finally actually make the turn and instead do the sudden-slow-down-two-clicks-of-the-signal-if-any-while-turning method
1. The gray area in the employee handbook that leads you to believe one thing about the departure procedures only to smack you upside the head with the reality. Trying to do things by the book and out of concern for the organization will only get you smacked by that same book, and shortchanged too.
2. There is a HUGE yellow arrow painted on the pavement indicating the direction of traffic flow. There are cars angled in the proper direction as they have parked in accordance to the traffic flow and yet somehow there is a woman in a huge SUV headed directly at you - going the wrong way despite all the evidence as to the proper direction of traffic flow - who has the audacity to look at you as if you were the one in error. And she's angry about it too!
3. People who have been told for months about the deadlines. Who have been reminded at each of six meetings about the deadlines. And yet a few days before or even a few days after the deadlines act as though this is the first they are hearing about it.
4. Those same people who then want you to break the laws of physics, gravity or even common sense and make an exception for them regarding the deadlines.
5. You have one day to mow the grass and despite the weather reports it rains.
6. You need the boss to approve something. You've reminded him/her about it umpteen times and yet.... you end up missing a deadline because they "forgot" you need them to complete this task or better yet it is "the first time (they) are hearing about this" See item number 3
7. The system is broken beyond all repair and yet, somehow the problem isn't really a problem but rather just one or two "disgruntled employees" that we are better off without anyway.
8. You pay tens of thousands of dollars and yet you can't get your actual diploma on graduation day because the business office might have missed sending you a bill and they want to be 100% sure you don't owe them any more $$
9. Just when you've decided that you're going to start watching your weight or even losing weight you get fiercely hungry and can't get food off of your mind.
10. People who don't understand that you first signal your intent to turn, then slow down and finally actually make the turn and instead do the sudden-slow-down-two-clicks-of-the-signal-if-any-while-turning method
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