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 [1]!)
- 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 [2] 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 [3]
— Wolverine (@LonerMau5) March 29, 2017 [4]
Leave the printer jammed #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [5] pic.twitter.com/vLTpPVl9sY [6]
— Say What You Meme (@SWYMeme) March 29, 2017 [7]
Send you an email, then instantly walk over to your desk to tell you they've just sent you an email #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [8] pic.twitter.com/0c2vCNwOVS [9]
— Emma Rees (@EmmaJaneRees) March 29, 2017 [10]
Try to talk slang with you knowing you leave that side of you at home. #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [11] pic.twitter.com/Xp42TBJKbB [12]
— DrayDay (@dawginit10) March 29, 2017 [13]
Try to undermine the awesome work you do when you get recognized for it. #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [14] pic.twitter.com/7qYjM5FLLN [15]
— Koffee☕ (@ArdynRaine) March 29, 2017 [16]
Interrupt my break (aka- reading) time #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [17] pic.twitter.com/YhC1ThPXJU [18]
— Lakewater Press (@LakewaterPress) March 29, 2017 [19]
Me: Hey, What do you want to have for lunch?
Coworker: anything
me: pasta?
Coworker: umm.. no. anything else?
#ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [20] pic.twitter.com/XTiLtBAe0u [21]— Vaibhav Gupta (@itsmevaibhavg) March 29, 2017 [22]
Ask stupid questions #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [23] pic.twitter.com/oA3HkyzZwy [24]
— G♚ (@huizargio) March 29, 2017 [25]
#ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [26] complain how busy they are but stay in your office talking about nothing pic.twitter.com/qZflKMbSZx [27]
— Pretty (@Br0wnsugababe) March 29, 2017 [28]
<walk in my office>
Him: "You busy?"
Me: "Yes"
Him: "So here's what happened...." #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [29] pic.twitter.com/iPOirJZXLg [30]— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) March 29, 2017 [31]
Hey, I see you have your headphones on. Can I bother you for a second? #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [32]
— Sir Lawrence (@Mr_Progress) March 29, 2017 [33]
Stare
#ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [34] pic.twitter.com/2MYT3PUV5k [35]— MatMonkey (@matmonkey89) March 29, 2017 [36]
Act like they are the boss when they have the same credentials as you👀 #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [37] pic.twitter.com/qp9IZkXxwU [38]
— WeThePeople (@jaxamillion5) March 29, 2017 [39]
Right... RT @comictblunt [40]: #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [41] when there's work to be done they be like: pic.twitter.com/ATiPAgyo8A [42]
— ForbiddynFruit (@ForbiddynFruit) March 29, 2017 [43]
#ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [44] Sneak up behind me and try to make conversation. pic.twitter.com/A2mFRWOERM [45]
— M I R A N D A (@MirandaRuns) March 29, 2017 [46]
#ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [47] Caring too much... pic.twitter.com/jn78o5XlVm [48]
— Jay DJ (@realJayDJ) March 29, 2017 [49]
#ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [50] trying to talk to me pic.twitter.com/npLPbYnwv2 [51]
— Christine Thomsen (@JayYes221) March 29, 2017 [52]
Ask me about the nutritional information in my lunch #ThingsAnnoyingCoworkersDo [53] pic.twitter.com/XSnh54j01s [54]
— The Frozen Foodie (@thefrozenfoodie) March 29, 2017 [55]