There's a reason The Office was such a popular show and Office Space is one of the most oft-quoted movies — there is just something universally relatable about suffering through the outrageous antics and irritating habits of co-workers. Perhaps this is why the hashtag #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo is being so feverishly wielded on Twitter — the working people have a lot to get off their chests.
Scrolling through tweets with #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo, there are some striking repeated themes. Mainly:
- Talking too much/interrupting/telling unsolicited stories. (Though there is now a way to easily "nope" out of a work conversation!)
- Heating up or eating stinky food.
- Eating food that doesn't belong to them.
- Violating bathroom etiquette rules.
- Taking credit unfairly.
- Acting like the boss/pulling rank when there's no rank to pull.
Keep scrolling for some of the funniest ways workers are airing their frustrations via #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo.
#ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo trying to have convos w me when they know I'm socially awkward af. Then making me feel weird for being awko pic.twitter.com/FGyEHV0W1U
— Wolverine (@LonerMau5) March 29, 2017
Leave the printer jammed #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo pic.twitter.com/vLTpPVl9sY
— Say What You Meme (@SWYMeme) March 29, 2017
Send you an email, then instantly walk over to your desk to tell you they've just sent you an email #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo pic.twitter.com/0c2vCNwOVS
— Emma Rees (@EmmaJaneRees) March 29, 2017
Try to talk slang with you knowing you leave that side of you at home. #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo pic.twitter.com/Xp42TBJKbB
— DrayDay (@dawginit10) March 29, 2017
Try to undermine the awesome work you do when you get recognized for it. #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo pic.twitter.com/7qYjM5FLLN
— Kimmy Yimmy (@ArdynRaine) March 29, 2017
Interrupt my break (aka- reading) time #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo pic.twitter.com/YhC1ThPXJU
— Lakewater Press (@LakewaterPress) March 29, 2017
Me: Hey, What do you want to have for lunch?
— Vaibhav Gupta (@itsmevaibhavg) March 29, 2017
Coworker: anything
me: pasta?
Coworker: umm.. no. anything else?
#ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo pic.twitter.com/XTiLtBAe0u
Ask stupid questions #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo pic.twitter.com/oA3HkyzZwy
— giovanni (@huizargio) March 29, 2017
#ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo complain how busy they are but stay in your office talking about nothing pic.twitter.com/qZflKMbSZx
— Pretty (@Br0wnsugababe) March 29, 2017
<walk in my office>
— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) March 29, 2017
Him: "You busy?"
Me: "Yes"
Him: "So here's what happened...." #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo pic.twitter.com/iPOirJZXLg
Hey, I see you have your headphones on. Can I bother you for a second? #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo
— Sir Lawrence (@Mr_Progress) March 29, 2017
Stare
— MatMonkey (@matmonkey89) March 29, 2017
#ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo pic.twitter.com/2MYT3PUV5k
Act like they are the boss when they have the same credentials as you #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo pic.twitter.com/qp9IZkXxwU
— WeThePeople (@jaxamillion5) March 29, 2017
Right... RT @comictblunt: #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo when there's work to be done they be like: pic.twitter.com/ATiPAgyo8A
— ForbiddynFruit (@ForbiddynFruit) March 29, 2017
#ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo Sneak up behind me and try to make conversation. pic.twitter.com/A2mFRWOERM
— M I R A N D A (@MirandaRuns) March 29, 2017
#ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo Caring too much... pic.twitter.com/jn78o5XlVm
— Jay DJ (@realJayDJ) March 29, 2017
#ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo trying to talk to me pic.twitter.com/npLPbYnwv2
— Christine Thomsen (@JayYes221) March 29, 2017
Ask me about the nutritional information in my lunch #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo pic.twitter.com/XSnh54j01s
— The Frozen Foodie (@thefrozenfoodie) March 29, 2017
By KATE EMSWILER
This article first appeared in Pop Sugar.