Do you have a pet peeve when it comes to the workplace? Living in the cubicle world can be difficult at times, with certain co-workers pushing all of your buttons until you feel like screaming. From people popping up in their cubicles when something happens (despite cubicle height extensions) to the guy who insists on dropping by but spends half an hour on his phone in YOUR cubicle, there’s a wide range of annoyances and workplace distractions.
While workplace privacy is one big issue, some of the more common office peeves have more to do with immaturity or thoughtlessness on the part of bosses or co-workers. It could be that they grew up with wolves and never had anyone teach them common courtesy, or it could be a misunderstanding. Whatever the cause, the way to deal with a workplace peeve is to figure out how to approach the person who is making you nuts, address the behavior in a constructive way, and hope you can arrive at a happy outcome.
What’s your office peeve? Let us know what it is and how you dealt with it.