Pet Peeves IV

[Mixu62]

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Two LinkedIn quotes that get right on my tits currently,

"Create your personal brand"

"Post insightful original content"


And the latest fad,

"So far during lockdown I've learned Japanese, gained 200 new clients, lost 10 stone in weight, gained a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and taught myself how to play the piano and harp, what skills are you coming out of lockdown with?!"


I have to keep myself off it now, people talk about how toxic Instagram etc can be but for me it's LinkedIn, without exaggeration it just makes me hate everyone and anyone that works in an office.

If I see one more ******' screen shot of an on-line team meeting, or a kid/dog/both sitting on their parents lap while they work......

[Mon Dieu4]

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If I see one more ******' screen shot of an on-line team meeting, or a kid/dog/both sitting on their parents lap while they work......

I was on a conference call yesterday with a very senior director of my work and one of the participants before anyone else could speak said and I quote "before we start I don't think we should be calling these things catch-up sessions, how about a virtual coffee or virtual beer"

One of those pricks that was clearly thinking to himself I will make this director remember me, aye remember you for being a total David Brent ****

I was raging

[Pretty Boy]

When people generalise about an entire generation to score petty points. There is a post doing the rounds on social media with a picture of Captain Tom Moore on his, absolutely outstanding, charity walk next to a picture of Sam Smith crying about being in lockdown with a 'this is the difference between generations' type message.

It's absolute bollocks. Sam Smith is 27 years old. How many nurses, junior doctors, porters, cleaners, delivery drivers, retail workers, social workers, carers and so on are between 25 and 35? Why is a singer more representative of an entire generation than any of those people as individuals? If I posted a picture of 2 elderly people chatting in the street and said 'this is the people we are supposed to be protecting, old people are stupid' would that be acceptable?

[Hibby Bairn]

I didn’t realise how much I get annoyed by dogs barking. Maybe it’s just a Covid Pet Peeve (no pun intended).

Really gets on my nerves.

[lapsedhibee]

Dog owners should be ensuring that their pets don't go anywhere near other people when they're out walking. CV19 can be on pets' fur. Not all owners are doing this.

[Scouse Hibee]

Mine’s a shopping one, I’m not really in any mad rush when I’m shopping in a supermarket in these times but I really want to get in and out as efficiently as possible and obey social distancing guidelines. I’m also very aware that other people don’t want to come within two metres so I am very conscious of not hogging the displays, I pick what I want and move to my next item fairly quickly so someone else can then move to the same items. Today I literally stood for 2 minutes at several intervals waiting while selfish individuals lingered blocking the displays with their trolley length and staring whilst the queue of us obeying the distance rule waited for them to move off. Some people have absolutely no spatial awareness, ffs if you’re at the tinned beans take your tins and ****** move off.

[EH6 Hibby]

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Mine’s a shopping one, I’m not really in any mad rush when I’m shopping in a supermarket in these times but I really want to get in and out as efficiently as possible and obey social distancing guidelines. I’m also very aware that other people don’t want to come within two metres so I am very conscious of not hogging the displays, I pick what I want and move to my next item fairly quickly so someone else can then move to the same items. Today I literally stood for 2 minutes at several intervals waiting while selfish individuals lingered blocking the displays with their trolley length and staring whilst the queue of us obeying the distance rule waited for them to move off. Some people have absolutely no spatial awareness, ffs if you’re at the tinned beans take your tins and ****** move off.

Similar to yours, I was in a rage on Sunday when I last went shopping, the amount of people standing right in the middle of aisles while they look at the shelves. The whole aisle is pretty much off limits because you can’t pass them while observing social distancing. Can they not keep to the sides so people can pass?

[RyeSloan]

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I was on a conference call yesterday with a very senior director of my work and one of the participants before anyone else could speak said and I quote "before we start I don't think we should be calling these things catch-up sessions, how about a virtual coffee or virtual beer"

One of those pricks that was clearly thinking to himself I will make this director remember me, aye remember you for being a total David Brent ****

I was raging

Oh this made me laugh.

So much of that going on it’s just not funny.

Still count yourself lucky that you’ve not been invited to a Lean Coffee.

For those fortunate enough to have never had the joy these are described as follows:


Lean Coffee is a structured, but agenda-less meeting. Participants gather, build an agenda, and begin talking. Conversations are directed and productive because the agenda for the meeting was democratically generated.


I mean who the **** comes up with this stuff!!!

[Future17]

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Oh this made me laugh.

So much of that going on it’s just not funny.

Still count yourself lucky that you’ve not been invited to a Lean Coffee.

For those fortunate enough to have never had the joy these are described as follows:


Lean Coffee is a structured, but agenda-less meeting. Participants gather, build an agenda, and begin talking. Conversations are directed and productive because the agenda for the meeting was democratically generated.


I mean who the **** comes up with this stuff!!!

I would have thought that would have the opposite effect.

[RyeSloan]

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I would have thought that would have the opposite effect.

Well quite and why anyone thinks democracy of agendas for meetings was a pressing point to solve for humanity is beyond me

[CloudSquall]

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Oh this made me laugh.

So much of that going on it’s just not funny.

Still count yourself lucky that you’ve not been invited to a Lean Coffee.

For those fortunate enough to have never had the joy these are described as follows:


Lean Coffee is a structured, but agenda-less meeting. Participants gather, build an agenda, and begin talking. Conversations are directed and productive because the agenda for the meeting was democratically generated.


I mean who the **** comes up with this stuff!!!

I couldn't live with myself if I thought that up.

[heretoday]

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Mine’s a shopping one, I’m not really in any mad rush when I’m shopping in a supermarket in these times but I really want to get in and out as efficiently as possible and obey social distancing guidelines. I’m also very aware that other people don’t want to come within two metres so I am very conscious of not hogging the displays, I pick what I want and move to my next item fairly quickly so someone else can then move to the same items. Today I literally stood for 2 minutes at several intervals waiting while selfish individuals lingered blocking the displays with their trolley length and staring whilst the queue of us obeying the distance rule waited for them to move off. Some people have absolutely no spatial awareness, ffs if you’re at the tinned beans take your tins and ****** move off.

Supermarkets have become the théâtres de nos jours. And not in a good way.

[Bangkok Hibby]

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Mine’s a shopping one, I’m not really in any mad rush when I’m shopping in a supermarket in these times but I really want to get in and out as efficiently as possible and obey social distancing guidelines. I’m also very aware that other people don’t want to come within two metres so I am very conscious of not hogging the displays, I pick what I want and move to my next item fairly quickly so someone else can then move to the same items. Today I literally stood for 2 minutes at several intervals waiting while selfish individuals lingered blocking the displays with their trolley length and staring whilst the queue of us obeying the distance rule waited for them to move off. Some people have absolutely no spatial awareness, ffs if you’re at the tinned beans take your tins and ****** move off.

Similar with me but I pulled a couple up for squeezing about 7 or 8 loaves of bread before taking one. They weren't happy when I drew an assistants attention to their behaviour but **** them. The remaining loaves in that section were taken away but don't know what happened after that. Maybe a quick wipe down and back on the shelf?

[Pretty Boy]

Grown men on skateboards.

You don't look like Tony Hawk. You look like a 35 year old who has never had sexual intercourse.

[Hibby Bairn]

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Grown men on skateboards.

You don't look like Tony Hawk. You look like a 35 year old who has never had sexual intercourse.

😂

[Wembley67]

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Grown men on skateboards.

You don't look like Tony Hawk. You look like a 35 year old who has never had sexual intercourse.

we all know you've been bullied most of your adult life PB 😉😁

[Mon Dieu4]

The amount of people who are now giving Piers Morgan a free pass as he's questioning government, still the same guy that was the editor of a newspaper hacking people's phones and ruining lives, ****

[O'Rourke3]

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Grown men on skateboards.

You don't look like Tony Hawk. You look like a 35 year old who has never had sexual intercourse.

We've got one on our street

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[danhibees1875]

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The amount of people who are now giving Piers Morgan a free pass as he's questioning government, still the same guy that was the editor of a newspaper hacking people's phones and ruining lives, ****

I didn't previously use Twitter much but I've started to use it more in the last couple of weeks. I was pretty concerned inntially when I found myself agreeing with the vast majority of what he has to say at the moment.

I'm not sure if that counts as giving him a free pass to something.

[Pretty Boy]

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I didn't previously use Twitter much but I've started to use it more in the last couple of weeks. I was pretty concerned inntially when I found myself agreeing with the vast majority of what he has to say at the moment.

I'm not sure if that counts as giving him a free pass to something.

I think it's a balancing act.

I've found myself grudgingly impressed that he seems to be the only TV interviewer (Channel 4 excepted) not letting ministers away with half answers and deflection. He's asking the questions more serious journalists should be asking.

I balance that by still maintaining a healthy belief that he is an insufferable ****.

[lord bunberry]

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I didn't previously use Twitter much but I've started to use it more in the last couple of weeks. I was pretty concerned inntially when I found myself agreeing with the vast majority of what he has to say at the moment.

I'm not sure if that counts as giving him a free pass to something.

I’m the same. He’s been talking sense a lot recently, but he is and always will be one of the biggest ********s around. I can’t even bring myself to watch the TV when he’s on.

[Peanut Shaz]

Why in almost every TV interview at the moment with MP'S, Reporters, Dr's etc they all have huge bookcases behind them? Is it to make us feel more confident that they are intelligent and know what they're talking about?

[lapsedhibee]

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Why in almost every TV interview at the moment with MP'S, Reporters, Dr's etc they all have huge bookcases behind them? Is it to make us feel more confident that they are intelligent and know what they're talking about?

I only feel fully confident in what they're saying if I can make out that at least some of the books are written in Latin.

[The Modfather]

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Why in almost every TV interview at the moment with MP'S, Reporters, Dr's etc they all have huge bookcases behind them? Is it to make us feel more confident that they are intelligent and know what they're talking about?

Is it not more a case of interviews being done in their home offices, which is a likely place to put a bookshelf?

[Peanut Shaz]

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Is it not more a case of interviews being done in their home offices, which is a likely place to put a bookshelf?

I'm sure it is. I was being a bit flippant. It's just a thing in our house now. Most interviews start with us saying "bookcase". Childish , I know but it's been a long few weeks. 😁

[danhibees1875]

The royal mail depot changing their opening times but not communicating this on their card. Surely a sticker with "by the way, we shut at 9am now" could have been attached?

3 mile walk for nothing - at least it was a nice morning for it!

Maybe just a punishment for those stupid enough to miss a delivery during a lockdown period.

[Bangkok Hibby]

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Why in almost every TV interview at the moment with MP'S, Reporters, Dr's etc they all have huge bookcases behind them? Is it to make us feel more confident that they are intelligent and know what they're talking about?

Yes that's exactly why

[matty_f]

The questions from the journalists after the daily briefings by the government.

Either the journalists are thick as **** and can't understand the information that's just been relayed to them, or they decide the question before they go in and just ask it anyway.

[Scouse Hibee]

No matter what the subject, the place, the experience, the method, the guy that always says he has been there, done that, tried that, used that, blah blah blah.

On a similar level, folk in meetings who always think they are the smart erse by challenging a point even though the point has been proved beyond doubt in that same meeting with evidence and data to back it up.

[Mon Dieu4]

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No matter what the subject, the place, the experience, the method, the guy that always says he has been there, done that, tried that, used that, blah blah blah.

On a similar level, folk in meetings who always think they are the smart erse by challenging a point even though the point has been proved beyond doubt in that same meeting with evidence and data to back it up.

Best way I've ever heard that being described is that if you've been to Tenerife then they've been to Elevenerife