The30 most annoying office habits 

There are millions ofoffices all around the world, with tens of millions of workers in them, butthey all have one thing in common: the annoying colleague. 

You know the one. Or ifyou don't, you might be theone who's always:

1.    Talking loudly on the phone or using speakerphone to the annoyance of everyone else.

2.    Sharing TMI (too much information) aboutpersonal things.

3.    Asking for help with the same tech problemsagain and again, instead of simply taking the time to learn to do it properly.

4.    Walking into meetings late, so that things haveto be repeated.

5.    Leaving messes in the break room or other commonareas and not cleaning them up.

6.    Writing passive-aggressive signs or post-its andleaving them around the office, instead of just speaking to someone to addressan issue.

7.    Using the last of the coffee or tea and notfixing a new pot.

8.    Hoarding office supplies.

9.    Gossiping about everyone and everything around.

10.       Listening to music loudly or — worse — singingand whistling along.

11.       Peeking over the cubicle tops to start aconversation.

12.       Sending "funny" emails constantly toeveryone in the office.

13.       Acting as the self-appointed office police (whenthey are not the manager or boss).

14.       Bringing, preparing, and eating incredibly stinkyfood to the office.

15.       Changing the heat or air conditioning with noregard to anyone else's comfort.

16.       Taking care of personal business at work.

17.       Leaving your phone notifications dinging andpinging all day long.

18.       Stealing food from the community fridge.

19.       Coming to work when you're obviously, contagiouslyill.

20.       Taking care of personal hygiene at yourdesk.

21.       Or not taking care of personal hygiene at all….

22.       Wearing too much cologne or perfume, or sprayingit at work.

23.       Organizing pointless meetings.

24.       Not taking responsibility for mistakes — orworse, blaming others.

25.       Asking for donations for gifts, charities, orselling your kids' school fundraiser stuff. (Girl scout cookies usuallyexcepted.)

26.       Asking inappropriately personal questions asyour version of small talk.

27.       Telling inappropriately personal stories aboutwhat you did last night/last weekend/in Las Vegas.

28.       Bringing treats into the office, even when youknow your coworkers are on a diet.

29.       Eating the last of the treats.

30.       Agreeing with the boss, no matter what, to lookbetter.

Honestly, most of these boildown to simply being inconsiderate of others in the workplace. In truth,you probably spend more time with your coworkers than almost anyone else inyour life, so it pays to be thoughtful and kind. 

Article Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-annoying-office-habits-2015-5

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VOCABULARYWORDS:  

1. Hoard (v.) ~ hide andstore away  

2. Cubicle (n.) ~ a smallpartitioned-off area of a room  

3. Stinky (adj.) ~ having astrong or unpleasant smell  

4. Contagious (adj.) ~spread from one person to another  

5. Hygiene (n.) ~ practicesconducive to maintaining health especially relating to cleanliness 

6. Boil down (idiom) ~ toreduce a problem to its simple essentials 

QUESTIONSFOR DISCUSSION:

1. What annoying habits doyou observe from your co-workers? 

2. How do you deal withthese annoying habits? 

3. Are you guilty of any ofthe habits in the list? Which ones?