Things that bother you or don't make sense.

Overread · May 16, 2013

Patrice said:
The same lady who carefully watches all the the items get tallied and then only remember to get her money purse out her giant handbag when the cashier finally has to ask for payment. Didn't she realize she might have to pay for those groceries?

My mother has an even better trick - get to the checkout and then suddenly, as everything is starting to go through that she's forgotten something and goes off to get it. Of course this only ever happens at the big supermarkets where getting anything takes a while - and that is IF you know where it is - and that is IF you don't get distracted with something else (the only bonus is that she goes without the trolley so is limited to hand only carrying capacity

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And yes one poor offspring (or more) are often left standing at the counter waiting waiting - along with everyone else (I've no idea if she does it when she's on her own).

Patrice said:
A clerk taking a telephone inquiry when I'm standing in front of him discussing a purchase. How is that person on the phone more deserving of his attention than I am?

I'll second that! If its something critical yeah I can understand it, but taking their order before mine??! (then again I can rant about shops that have phone lines that are difficult to get an answer on during trading hours

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Patrice said:
E-Bay sellers wanting $20 to ship a $5 item that weights an once or two.

Common trick used to push the sale price down and then they make up the difference with higher postage. Seen it all around with traders. You end up paying the same as stores with normal postage and the higher sale price of the item.

Also *because it bugged me today* SALES CALLERS!
I hate when they call because its always a cheap line and microphone so they are hard to hear and I can hear the whole office behind them and they are often in India so have a strong accent that makes them even harder to understand

However I hate the automated machines even more! They don't even want to talk to you, just automatically try to tell you things or something

Josh66 · May 16, 2013

What bugs me is people who refuse to see the larger picture. Refuse to see, not 'can't see' - they know that a sacrifice now will pay off later, but they are still unwilling to make that sacrifice. I deal with that daily at work...

There is never enough time to do it right, but we somehow always find the time to do it again...

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Usually, the 'sacrifice' is that it will take longer - but it will be right. Instead, they would rather knowingly 'do it wrong', then fix it later when (if) someone else notices it. They're hoping that nobody else will notice it, but somebody usually notices it... Whether that person says something about it or not is up for debate.

What kills me, is that this attitude can result in people dieing. And, yes, it does happen. Not often, but how many deaths is a acceptable number? Negligence and complacency is what it always comes down to - there's not enough time to do it the right way. It's always been fine before. Crap like that. Then people die because there wasn't time to do it right. And I'm the bad guy for taking my time and doing it the right way...

DarkShadow · May 17, 2013

People that don't listen or take you serious even if it's just common sense. In my early to mid twenty's I was a assistant manager for a large high performance automotive chain store and the company was so cheap they did not want to spend the money to put Security camera's in. The store manager and DM came up with a plain to Velcro a old security camera the size of a toaster above the entry/exit doors. I made the suggestion of drill and wall anchors do to the weight of the non-working security cam and seeing it's above a door where people come in and out all day long. The manager say's no it will hold and the DM goes along with this master plain.

The camera held for about a week when it came crashing down off a customers shoulder just missing his head but it scraped his face and crash landed off his shoulder knocking him down to the floor. I was the only manager on duty and had to call 911 and make about 2 hours worth of paper work of a incident report. I also was required to report such a incident to the VP. Heads rolled and I become the New Manager Soon after the manager was fired along with the DM. The company went out of business within a few years after. It was probably from the law suite if I had to guess.

Designer · May 17, 2013

I honestly think we see far more incompetence in management than we would ever see excellence.

Jad · May 17, 2013

Wow! another wasted post. Real good stuff here on this site.

Imnew · May 17, 2013

I get really annoyed when people park in parent and child bays at the supermarket when they
a) don't have any children
b) Their children are over the age of 5 and don't need extra space to get out of the car
c) or if your preganant - sometimes the spaces are tight and maybe getting to big to squeeze out of car door because idiot has decided to park on the line!!
These spaces are for people who need to open their doors fully to get their children out of car!

FRAUSTRATES me.

bentcountershaft · May 17, 2013

When it gets down to it, all of the people that annoy me all share at least some behavior. I've narrowed it down to those who breathe. Those people annoy the **** out of me.

SquarePeg · May 17, 2013

bentcountershaft said:
When it gets down to it, all of the people that annoy me all share at least some behavior. I've narrowed it down to those who breathe. Those people annoy the **** out of me.

Yes, after reading this thread it seems that the "thing" that bothers most people is other people! :lol:

When it comes to people and the rude, ignorant or ridiculous things they do, I've learned not to let it get to me. No blood no foul. I'm a much happier person than when I used to let others annoy me. The only thing that really bothers me these days is bigotry because THAT is what doesn't make sense.

Josh66 · May 17, 2013

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What kills me, is that this attitude can result in people dieing. And, yes, it does happen. Not often, but how many deaths is a acceptable number? Negligence and complacency is what it always comes down to - there's not enough time to do it the right way. It's always been fine before. Crap like that. Then people die because there wasn't time to do it right. And I'm the bad guy for taking my time and doing it the right way...

I kind of feel like this needs some explanation... I don't want to say too much about work, because I'm pretty sure I'm not supposed to, lol, but what I'm about to say is not from one specific company, the problem is industry-wide, and these are my observations as an aircraft mechanic.

As far as when and where these things happened, I'm not going to say that in a public venue like this...lol.

I have worked with (and for) people that were directly responsible for plane crashes... I have worked places where people have been killed due to their own or another's negligence. Crushed in a landing gear well, electrocuted, and many more accidents where they merely lost a finger or an eye...

At least once a week, I see someone try to cover up damage to the aircraft. Everywhere I have worked, the policy was that if you report damage, you can not get in trouble for it. But if you hide it and it is discovered later, you're gone - no questions asked. And yet, people still hide ****.

That's just mechanics. Next you have managers telling their mechanics to hide or overlook something, or sign something off without checking to see if it was actually done (that's called 'pencil whipping' - it happens so frequently that there is a term for it). That pretty much only works on new mechanics who don't know better, or still fear getting fired (lol - after enough passive-aggressive threats, you just don't care anymore), but the management knows that too, so who do you think they ask?

I've had managers threaten to write me up for insubordination if I didn't sign off an illegal repair. I just say go ahead and do it. While you're doing that, I'll be on the phone with the FAA (or the DoD, depending on what I'm working on). They reconsider things pretty quick then. That actually happened. But, newer people, who haven't yet realized that the boss doesn't actually have any power over them will just do it to stay out of trouble.

And what it all comes down to is that they won't get their bonus if they go over budget or schedule. Yes, of course we all want to deliver on time and under budget, but if that's not happening, you need to study the situation and find out why. Find out what issues need to be addressed. But, all of that 'studying the situation' takes time too, so it never happens.

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Just noticed that my next post will be post number 13,000. :lol:

DarkShadow · May 17, 2013

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What kills me, is that this attitude can result in people dieing. And, yes, it does happen. Not often, but how many deaths is a acceptable number? Negligence and complacency is what it always comes down to - there's not enough time to do it the right way. It's always been fine before. Crap like that. Then people die because there wasn't time to do it right. And I'm the bad guy for taking my time and doing it the right way...

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I kind of feel like this needs some explanation... I don't want to say too much about work, because I'm pretty sure I'm not supposed to, lol, but what I'm about to say is not from one specific company, the problem is industry-wide, and these are my observations as an aircraft mechanic.

As far as when and where these things happened, I'm not going to say that in a public venue like this...lol.

I have worked with (and for) people that were directly responsible for plane crashes... I have worked places where people have been killed due to their own or another's negligence. Crushed in a landing gear well, electrocuted, and many more accidents where they merely lost a finger or an eye...
You have integrity.

At least once a week, I see someone try to cover up damage to the aircraft. Everywhere I have worked, the policy was that if you report damage, you can not get in trouble for it. But if you hide it and it is discovered later, you're gone - no questions asked. And yet, people still hide ****.

That's just mechanics. Next you have managers telling their mechanics to hide or overlook something, or sign something off without checking to see if it was actually done. That pretty much only works on new mechanics who don't know better, or still fear getting fired (lol - after enough passive-aggressive threats, you just don't care anymore), but the management knows that too, so who do you think they ask?

I've had managers threaten to write me up for insubordination if I didn't sign off an illegal repair. I just say go ahead and do it. While you're doing that, I'll be on the phone with the FAA (or the DoD, depending on what I'm working on). They reconsider things pretty quick then. That actually happened. But, newer people, who haven't yet realized that the boss doesn't actually have any power over them will just do it to stay out of trouble.

And what it all comes down to is that they won't get their bonus if they go over budget or schedule. Yes, of course we all want to deliver on time and under budget, but if that's not happening, you need to study the situation and find out why. Find out what issues need to be addressed. But, all of that 'studying the situation' takes time too, so it never happens.

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Just noticed that my next post will be post number 13,000.

You have Integrity.

Kazooie · May 17, 2013

Seriously, snow in May. Like 6 inches. And in May. :grumpy:

Designer · May 17, 2013

Jad said:
Wow! another wasted post. Real good stuff here on this site.

Good thing this thread is in the "off topic" forum, otherwise people might think we were talking about photography.

Josh66 · May 17, 2013

Well, that's why it's called off topic...

What did you expect? A thesis on what is art or something?

Overread · May 18, 2013

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A thesis on what is art or something?

Look you all got sent the email on this when the thread started. Don't try to say the cat ate it or something! You've 2 days before your 7000 word thesis on art is to be handed in! Anyone who misses the deadline will have to go back to the beginning again and shoot in auto mode for 6 months.