Spell check anyone?

My current job requires editing and updating of a manual. During my review, I've found spelling errors in the sections that were previously approved. When I made note of them to my supervisor, these errors were brushed off as "not important."

Being dyslexic I've had to work VERY hard at learning how to spell. So it's a huge Pet Peeve when someone brushes off negligence on spelling as "not important" especially since we are talking about a manual that is already being used by the public for the approved sections.

Did these people not use Spell-Check on their documents? If not, why not?

The red, wavy lines are so obvious!! Tells you right there, oopsie, got an error. Please fix.

Pet Peeve: People who can spell, but don't bother. Or people who are too lazy to use features built into programs to make life easier.

The fat lady in the bus

Taking the bus is a very annoying event on it's own.

People smell.

It's usually crowded.

Weird people talk to you for no apparent reason.

Abnoxious people talk loudly on the phone like they're alone in the universe.

So yeah, taking the bus really sucks.

What sucks even more is that fat lady.

You know what type of person I am talking about here.

That type of wide-assed lady who squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezes herself in the seat next to yours like if she weighed 100 lbs.

I mean seriously lady, if you can't fit next to me, stay standing or find another seat.

Seriously.

I can't feel my thigh no more.

The Doors

At my work, each floor as a security pass swipe to get in. If the doors are opened for more than 30 seconds, then an alarm will sound. It's a very annoying high pitched, shrilling sound.This ensures you want to get that door closed ASAP.

I think this is a good feature to have, however we also have a Handicap automatic door opener (once a pass has been swiped of course). This works against the 30 second door alarm, as the door stays open for 2 minutes after the button has been pushed. Which means, everyone on the floor gets to hear the alarm sounding for 1 min and 30 seconds.

And the door cannot be pushed closed, as it's opened on a timer, so by jov it's staying opened for that time (I've tried closing it).

Pet Peeve: People who use the Handicap button because they are too lazy to actually push open the door, also these same people don't wait to ensure that unauthorized people do not enter the floor, they just leave the door wide open. Two fold Pet Peeve.

Disfunctional staplers

You know this, you've been there.

You are in a rush.

Someone is waiting for you to print out and staple a 12 page document.

You wait impatiently for the photocopier to spit out the paper so you can finally go and have your delicious lunch...

All is printed out.

You tell yourself: '' HOORAY, I am almost done! ''

But no, no you're not.

You go to staple the document then BAM!

Half the staple doesn't go in...

You remove the staple and try again.. BAM.

Still not all the way in.

So you go on and on and on and on and on and.. You get the point.

A gazillion staples cover your desk, it is now 3:00 pm, you still haven't had your delicious lunch and your document, covered in a trillion-gazillion holes, still isn't properly stapled.

So yeah, dysfunctional staplers suck.

My suggestion: Secretly switch staplers with your closest coworker and hope he doesn't write blogs about disfunctional staplers.

Leftovers, Fish and Work

Missy had set up the blog last night, however we didn't get a chance to talk about it until this morning and she asked my opinion on the background. For some reason I think the fish bones are appropriate, especially since they reminded me of a Pet Peeve.

At one of my old jobs, in a Cube world, I was sitting at my desk just after lunch, when this putrid smell started to waft into my area. I had no idea where this smell was coming from, finally I went and asked a couple people if they could also smell it (making sure it was in my imagination, though if my imagination could make up this smell, I'd be making millions doing something with it). 

Everyone I asked could sort of smell it but for some reason it seemed the strongest around/near my desk. We finally narrowed it down to a girl two cubes away who appeared to be eating. What we didn't know. It was so bad at this point that I started to gag at my desk.

Missy's boyfriend and a co-worker who were in the meeting room directly behind my desk came out, and were a taken back by the smell. If I remember correctly he asked the girl to bring her food back into the kitchenette at work as it smelled terrible.

Turns out she brought fish in to work and because she was "worried" about the smell, she only partially nuked it in the microwave. Somehow she was not able to tell how absolutely horrid this dish smelled. Now, I've eaten a lot of fish in my life, but I've never eaten fish that smelled like that, heck you don't buy fish that smells like that! If fish smells like that, you know what you do with it? Use it as bait. Or compost it. You don't eat it AND you DEFINITELY don't bring it work!!

Pet Peeve: People who bring in smelly food to work, microwave and eat it like nothing is going on. If you are making the person next to you gag, seriously rethink you lunch choices. Oh, and get your schnoz checked. It might be broken.

E-Reading

I am an avid reader. So much so my boyfriend has gotten me an E-Reader, as my books far out number the space on my bookshelves.

I didn't think I would like the E-Reading World, as I am a fan of books in every shape and size. I will buy a book based solely on the fact that I like the paper it was published on. I can do this as I will read pretty much any book, even really badly written ones.

But the E-Reader does have it's perks. I like the fact that I currently own 70+ books and they are all available in one shot. I also like that it tells me the percent I have completed reading (always like to know how much is left in a book).

However tonight I've discovered a serious Pet Peeve. I've gotten an email from the E-Reader company, giving me $1 off my next purchase. However in the fine print (which I've gone to double check what the deal was), it seems that this excludes a load of publishers, which all happen to be the publishers of the books I want.

I discovered this after looking up 10 authors I'm currently following in series, and each time was given a big "NO-NO" on using the coupon. Pet Peeve has kicked in.

So now I have $1 coupon for a book, but no books I can find to spend it on that I want. Now I've hit a serious dilemma, do I use the coupon for the sake of saving $$ on a book I'm only sort of interested in, and add to my collection. Or do I let it go to waste?

And it begins...

Pet Peeves started with something at work I needed to vent about. I emailed Missy's boyfriend (old co-worker of mine) about it. Subject was "Pet Peeve of the Day". Because of that I started to try and Pet Peeve email him once a day. Gave me something to do at the time as my work was somewhat scarce and gave him something to laugh about.

However he's now not currently at work, but Missy is now back. So I've replaced my recipient on the Pet Peeve emails and it's snowballed from there that finally Missy suggested that we start blogging.

Considering we both currently blog, we know all about it (ok well I know the basics, she might know more). 

Welcome to our Pet Peeves. Hope they make smile, shake your head, nod in agreement or better yet, laugh.