Pet Peeves IV

[Hibrandenburg]

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I'll buy that, HN.
What do you suggest I call thread "Pet Peeves V" then?

What really grips your ****?

[Scouse Hibee]

People who lie or glamorise about their job/job role.

[#FromTheCapital]

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People who lie or glamorise about their job/job role.

I work with a guy like this. He decided to call himself the communications manager when we asked him to specify his job role. Ironic, as his communication skills are amongst the worst I've ever seen. We had to tell him he wasn't having the word 'manager' in his job title just so he didn't get completely carried away with it.

[Ozymandias]

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Don't the refs have some sort of leeway that allows them to override THE RULES by adopting the USE A BIT OF BLOODY COMMON SENSE rider?
Obviously sadly lacking in the two incidents mentioned above.

The ref didn't know the laws - simple as. that's why every youth game above 14s and amateurs aren't abandoned after 10 minutes. (By the way, the ref for the 7 year old game - report him to whatever association they were playing in, that was beyond stupid. At that age its non-competitive, and you don't even need a referee for the game to go ahead - just someone willing to go into the middle and harrumph about a bit).

Which leads me to - as a ref - throw ins as a pet peeve. Here's a bit of the law (law 15):

At the moment of delivering the ball, the thrower must:

• face the field of play
• have part of each foot on the touchline or on the ground outside the touchline
• throw the ball with both hands from behind and over the head from the point where it left the field of play

This means that as long as a player has at least his heel on the line, its a legal throw even if the rest of his size 14s are on the pitch. It's a legal throw. So gonnae shut the F*** up and stop claiming "Foul shy ref".

[Future17]

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The ref didn't know the laws - simple as. that's why every youth game above 14s and amateurs aren't abandoned after 10 minutes. (By the way, the ref for the 7 year old game - report him to whatever association they were playing in, that was beyond stupid. At that age its non-competitive, and you don't even need a referee for the game to go ahead - just someone willing to go into the middle and harrumph about a bit).

Which leads me to - as a ref - throw ins as a pet peeve. Here's a bit of the law (law 15):

This means that as long as a player has at least his heel on the line, its a legal throw even if the rest of his size 14s are on the pitch. It's a legal throw. So gonnae shut the F*** up and stop claiming "Foul shy ref".

I haven't really heard people claiming foul throws for players having part of their foot/feet on the pitch. Come to think of it, I can't really remember noticing players doing this too often.

I think the majority of foul throw shouts (as annoying as they are) are for the last bullet point of your point, which relates to the requirement to throw the ball from behind the head.

Also, in terms of that bullet point, how frequently these days are throw-ins not taken where the ball left the field of play. People have always tried to steal yards towards the opposition goal, but it can be just as much of an advantage to do go in the opposite direction. Hibs took one late on during Saturday's game which I reckon was 20-30 yards from where the ball went out.

[easty]

The new Sainsburys christmas tv show, I mean advert.

It's rubbish, it's cheesy not funny or sentimental (which is what I think it's going for), its far too long, and has James Cordon singing all the way through it. You think it's about to end, then it just goes on and on and on again. You've no idea what it's actually advertising until you've watched all 15 mins of it, and it comes up with "Sainsburys"

[Pretty Boy]

I may have mentioned this before but anyway....

Folk that go on about the works Christmas night out for months. The women in my office are already discussing what they are wearing, how they are getting there, where they are getting their hair done, what they will be having from the menu, how much they will drink. They try to get me involved and my answers have been;

Some of my clothes
A bus
In my bathroom by the mirror
I'll decide when I get there
As much of the free stuff as I can manage

Who the **** gets their hair specially done for a works night out? I turn up because it's less hassle than the 101 questions if you don't but for these folk it seems to be the highlight of their year which I really don't get.

[Ozymandias]

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The new Sainsburys christmas tv show, I mean advert.

It's rubbish, it's cheesy not funny or sentimental (which is what I think it's going for), its far too long, and has James Cordon singing all the way through it. You think it's about to end, then it just goes on and on and on again. You've no idea what it's actually advertising until you've watched all 15 mins of it, and it comes up with "Sainsburys"

100%. I saw it and instantly loathed it more than is healthy. The gruesome output of some "creative genius", who should instantly be removed to a place where they can never inflict such utter bollox on the world

[Mon Dieu4]

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I may have mentioned this before but anyway....

Folk that go on about the works Christmas night out for months. The women in my office are already discussing what they are wearing, how they are getting there, where they are getting their hair done, what they will be having from the menu, how much they will drink. They try to get me involved and my answers have been;

Some of my clothes
A bus
In my bathroom by the mirror
I'll decide when I get there
As much of the free stuff as I can manage

Who the **** gets their hair specially done for a works night out? I turn up because it's less hassle than the 101 questions if you don't but for these folk it seems to be the highlight of their year which I really don't get.

I've had the same chat for a month or so now, got asked if I was going straight to ours from work, they were dumbstruck that I was going home to get changed first as "I wouldn't have enough time", I told them that going from town to Leith and back again in 2 hours was a piece of piss, they just weren't buying it

[heretoday]

The office do is important to women. It's their chance to dress up and outdo their pals. They're not getting dolled up for you, although with a wee dab of Hai Karate behind the earlobes, you never know your luck.

[snooky]

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The office do is important to women. It's their chance to dress up and outdo their pals. They're not getting dolled up for you, although with a wee dab of Hai Karate behind the earlobes, you never know your luck.

But you better get in there chop chop.

[EH6 Hibby]

Just drove back from the fort to Leith and a few things I notice every time I drive this way that really annoy me.

People that slow down to 30 when passing the speed camera on Sir Harry Lauder Road. Why do they think they'll get a speeding ticket for drinking the correct speed.

People that use the right hand lane going towards Seafield Road but then drive at 30 slowing everyone else down.

The same people usually speed up to 40 just in time for the road to change back to 30.

[snooky]

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Just drove back from the fort to Leith and a few things I notice every time I drive this way that really annoy me.

People that slow down to 30 when passing the speed camera on Sir Harry Lauder Road. Why do they think they'll get a speeding ticket for drinking the correct speed.

People that use the right hand lane going towards Seafield Road but then drive at 30 slowing everyone else down.

The same people usually speed up to 40 just in time for the road to change back to 30.

They should Keep right on to the end of the Road doing 40mph.

[lyonhibs]

The whole concept of work Christmas parties. All depends on the makeup of your office I suppose, and my current one is 80% female, mostly my age with a lack of craggy alcoholic harridans so it'll be OK, but some of the ones in previous jobs have been absolute purgatory.

[sleeping giant]

When you are chatting to someone and the subject of children come up and you say "do you have kids" to which they reply "no but I have 2 cats see the pictures"

Aye then , like its anywhere near the same !

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Dog owners that feel the need to take their mutts to the pub and proceed to let them sit on seats and/or run amok in the pub. (Even worse when they are wet).

[grunt]

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Hate what the latest iPhone update has done to the e-mail section.

Settings > Mail > Threading, turn off “Organize by thread".

[snooky]

Workaholic bosses who think all the folk they employ or oversee should be workaholics too.

[Pretty Boy]

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Workaholic bosses who think all the folk they employ or oversee should be workaholics too.

One of the biggest problems is people in upper middle managment and above often view their jobs as a career and can't get their head round the fact that others just view it as a job.

[#FromTheCapital]

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Settings > Mail > Threading, turn off “Organize by thread".

Legend! Cheers 👍🏼

[#FromTheCapital]

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One of the biggest problems is people in upper middle managment and above often view their jobs as a career and can't get their head round the fact that others just view it as a job.

I've seen this from both sides. My last job was dead end and it was just a job to me. One of my seniors was a good bit older than me and a complete workhorse. He used to get annoyed if I didn't come in early or stay late when we were busy. But I didn't get any overtime and had no prospects so why should I?

In my new job I manage 3 staff. We are a small company and there are endless opportunities for anyone who has a bit of ambition. It pisses me off seeing one of them in particular, who picks up a pretty decent pay, just treat his job as an inconvenience, when it could be so much more. He is very settled and genuinely doesn't care too much about his work. He even kicked off last month when his bonus wasn't as much as he expected. It wouldn't do any harm to show a bit of enthusiasm now and again.

[#FromTheCapital]

Traffic alerts on the car radio just as your favourite tune is about to kick in or when your listening to some interesting news.

[snooky]

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I've seen this from both sides. My last job was dead end and it was just a job to me. One of my seniors was a good bit older than me and a complete workhorse. He used to get annoyed if I didn't come in early or stay late when we were busy. But I didn't get any overtime and had no prospects so why should I?

In my new job I manage 3 staff. We are a small company and there are endless opportunities for anyone who has a bit of ambition. It pisses me off seeing one of them in particular, who picks up a pretty decent pay, just treat his job as an inconvenience, when it could be so much more. He is very settled and genuinely doesn't care too much about his work. He even kicked off last month when his bonus wasn't as much as he expected. It wouldn't do any harm to show a bit of enthusiasm now and again.

Some employers expect their staff to say on and work that extra mile without pay. Okay? Fine.
Tell your boss you're leaving an hour early for the next couple of weeks and want the same pay. Okay? Not fine, I'll bet.

I take your point, FTC.
It's great to show a bit enthusiasm & ambition however, be careful you're not just another enthusiastic, ambitious mug.

[Pretty Boy]

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I've seen this from both sides. My last job was dead end and it was just a job to me. One of my seniors was a good bit older than me and a complete workhorse. He used to get annoyed if I didn't come in early or stay late when we were busy. But I didn't get any overtime and had no prospects so why should I?

In my new job I manage 3 staff. We are a small company and there are endless opportunities for anyone who has a bit of ambition. It pisses me off seeing one of them in particular, who picks up a pretty decent pay, just treat his job as an inconvenience, when it could be so much more. He is very settled and genuinely doesn't care too much about his work. He even kicked off last month when his bonus wasn't as much as he expected. It wouldn't do any harm to show a bit of enthusiasm now and again.

Don't get me wrong I've no time for the people who essentially steal a living. There's a few of them in my work as well.

I'm enthusiatic about my work and good at my job (and in fairness acknowledged as such) but I just can't be ersed with all the motivational pep talks, implication that nothing should be more important than the job and the sycophants who lap it up.

It's a cliche but I work to live not the other way round. Any ambitions I have in the workplace are 100% fuelled by the desire to have more income to spend on what I want to do as opposed to career aspirations.

[hibs#1]

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Don't get me wrong I've no time for the people who essentially steal a living. There's a few of them in my work as well.

I'm enthusiatic about my work and good at my job (and in fairness acknowledged as such) but I just can't be ersed with all the motivational pep talks, implication that nothing should be more important than the job and the sycophants who lap it up.

It's a cliche but I work to live not the other way round. Any ambitions I have in the workplace are 100% fuelled by the desire to have more income to spend on what I want to do as opposed to career aspirations.

I agree with you,my last job was an absolute nightmare for this it was a small company run by the two owners who were control freaks and expected the rest of us too drop everything at short notice too suit them sometimes they were too ignorant to ask us to stay on late pretty much gave us no choice as we were miles away from home without transport home

What didn't help was the 2 guys who had been there for years encouraged this behaviour by never saying no to anything and encouraging this awful patter that work is everthing

Best of it was it was dead end job with zero prospects
It's no surprise after 2 years of this crap I chucked it.

[Peevemor]

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Some employers expect their staff to say on and work that extra mile without pay. Okay? Fine.
Tell your boss you're leaving an hour early for the next couple of weeks and want the same pay. Okay? Not fine, I'll bet.

I take your point, FTC.
It's great to show a bit enthusiasm & ambition however, be careful you're not just another enthusiastic, ambitious mug.

It depends how it's handled - ie. man management. I sometimes work ridiculous hours and will, when necessary, take extra time to not just finish a job, but to do it well.

But I'm comfortable with that because it works in the two directions. I'm reasonably well paid and in 10 years with the firm have always had at least a month's salary as a Christmas bonus.

When my mother died a few years ago, one of the first things my boss did was make sure that I had enough money to organise flights to get back to Scotland as well as other expenses.

I've also been basically given a share in the business.

With an employer like that, you go the extra mile without a second thought.

[hibs#1]

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It depends how it's handled - ie. man management. I sometimes work ridiculous hours and will, when necessary, take extra time to not just finish a job, but to do it well.

But I'm comfortable with that because it works in the two directions. I'm reasonably well paid and in 10 years with the firm have always had at least a month's salary as a Christmas bonus.

When my mother died a few years ago, one of the first things my boss did was make sure that I had enough money to organise flights to get back to Scotland as well as other expenses.

I've also been basically given a share in the business.

With an employer like that, you go the extra mile without a second thought.

Absolutely but they're very owners/bosses that will be like yours most of them Ive come across have been arrogant greedy gits

When they act like they are doing you a favour by paying you at all is mind boggling.no I've worked for it I'm due it.

[Mr White]

Most of the jobsworths I encountered in my younger years of employment wouldn't last very long in self employment. That's a real test of commitment when there's no benefits or company policy to fall back on when the fan gets hit with *****.

[McD]

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I agree with you,my last job was an absolute nightmare for this it was a small company run by the two owners who were control freaks and expected the rest of us too drop everything at short notice too suit them sometimes they were too ignorant to ask us to stay on late pretty much gave us no choice as we were miles away from home without transport home

What didn't help was the 2 guys who had been there for years encouraged this behaviour by never saying no to anything and encouraging this awful patter that work is everthing

Best of it was it was dead end job with zero prospects
It's no surprise after 2 years of this crap I chucked it.

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It depends how it's handled - ie. man management. I sometimes work ridiculous hours and will, when necessary, take extra time to not just finish a job, but to do it well.

But I'm comfortable with that because it works in the two directions. I'm reasonably well paid and in 10 years with the firm have always had at least a month's salary as a Christmas bonus.

When my mother died a few years ago, one of the first things my boss did was make sure that I had enough money to organise flights to get back to Scotland as well as other expenses.

I've also been basically given a share in the business.

With an employer like that, you go the extra mile without a second thought.

I've experienced both sides of this. One job eventually led me to feel sick to my stomach as I travelled to work, genuine shivers down my spine any time the phone rang at work, and stress related depression.

now I work for a company and manager who make me feel valued, respected, wanted and a positive part of what happens, doing a job I genuinely love doing, and am very good at.
When my fiancé (now wife) was diagnosed with cancer (3 months before our wedding), my work and particularly my manager were simply amazing. Nothing was too much trouble, my boss even taking the time to work out for herself when the chemo sessions were, and coming to tell me I was taking each of those days off to be with my fiancé, gave me time to take her to hospital when the operations took place, on every occasion there wasn't a word said about it being unpaid or I'd need to make the time back.

There's a saying that people don't leave jobs, they leave managers. In the original job, I was treated like crap (like everyone else). In my current job, I'll happily go out my way to help or support my manager, because I know it's appreciated and reciprocated.

[#FromTheCapital]

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I've experienced both sides of this. One job eventually led me to feel sick to my stomach as I travelled to work, genuine shivers down my spine any time the phone rang at work, and stress related depression.

now I work for a company and manager who make me feel valued, respected, wanted and a positive part of what happens, doing a job I genuinely love doing, and am very good at.
When my fiancé (now wife) was diagnosed with cancer (3 months before our wedding), my work and particularly my manager were simply amazing. Nothing was too much trouble, my boss even taking the time to work out for herself when the chemo sessions were, and coming to tell me I was taking each of those days off to be with my fiancé, gave me time to take her to hospital when the operations took place, on every occasion there wasn't a word said about it being unpaid or I'd need to make the time back.

There's a saying that people don't leave jobs, they leave managers. In the original job, I was treated like crap (like everyone else). In my current job, I'll happily go out my way to help or support my manager, because I know it's appreciated and reciprocated.

Your story bears an uncanny resemblance to mine!