[Annoy] What's something small that really annoys you?

Forums › Off topic › [Annoy] What's something small that really annoys you?

1 | ... | 1046 | 1047 | 1048 | 1049 | 1050 | 1051 | 1052 | 1053 | 1054 | 1055 | 1056 | ... | 1798

Networkn
32184 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2887511 17-Mar-2022 10:03

Don't worry, there will be a new set of buzz words to replace the well-accepted terminology we have all come to know, coming along soon to confuse the crap out of people.

neb

11294 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2887535 17-Mar-2022 11:07

Menulog spamming you with special offers and discounts in the For You section, which never actually has any vouchers or discounts in it.

MadEngineer

4220 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#2887543 17-Mar-2022 11:18

Active DP to DVID cables not working with dual mode DP ("++DP") ports

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

Handsomedan

7155 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Trusted

Subscriber

#2887604 17-Mar-2022 14:59

Buying $60 worth of cables to be able to use my old iMac as a monitor for my laptop - only to find out that my particular laptop doesn't play nice with the iMac and it isn't going to work.

Laptop is work issued, so can't change it. If I was on a MacBook it ouwld be a different story.

So I m back to cluttering up my desk with an additional monitor, or finding another alternative. Might be time to retire the iMac (it is a 2011 model) and get a refurb Mac Mini.

Handsome Dan Has Spoken.
Handsome Dan needs to stop adding three dots to every sentence...

Handsome Dan does not currently have a side hustle as the mascot for Yale

*Gladly accepting donations...

networkn

Networkn
32184 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2887686 17-Mar-2022 16:20

If every time you call a company 'its' a little busier than usual, for over a year, then it's not busier than usual, you need to hire more people or find better ways to enable people to solve problems they are calling you about, better without involving the use of phones and people.

vexxxboy

4232 posts

Uber Geek

#2887798 17-Mar-2022 17:03

neb: Menulog spamming you with special offers and discounts in the For You section, which never actually has any vouchers or discounts in it.

They are from the Australian site , so you should be getting an apology email soon.

Common sense is not as common as you think.

neb

11294 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2887869 17-Mar-2022 20:02

networkn:
If every time you call a company 'its' a little busier than usual, for over a year, then it's not busier than usual, you need to hire more people or find better ways to enable people to solve problems they are calling you about, better without involving the use of phones and people.

I wrote to Consumer about this some months ago, so they might cover it at some point in the future.

floydbloke

3488 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

#2887992 18-Mar-2022 08:36

networkn:

If every time you call a company 'its' a little busier than usual, for over a year, then it's not busier than usual, you need to hire more people or find better ways to enable people to solve problems they are calling you about, better without involving the use of phones and people.

Yep. Just like people who need you to do something and always say it's urgent (usually because they themselves have been disorganised). Once everything is urgent nothing is urgent.

Roses are red, that much is true, but violets are purple, not ****ing blue!

Behodar

10363 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2887995 18-Mar-2022 08:42

My 'favourite' was when someone logged something 'urgent' last thing Friday. I took a look at the request and found that I needed more information. I responded back to the requester (this would've been within 20 minutes of the request) and got an auto-reply saying that she's on holiday for the next fortnight.

Handsomedan

7155 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Trusted

Subscriber

#2887999 18-Mar-2022 08:50

floydbloke:

networkn:

If every time you call a company 'its' a little busier than usual, for over a year, then it's not busier than usual, you need to hire more people or find better ways to enable people to solve problems they are calling you about, better without involving the use of phones and people.

Yep. Just like people who need you to do something and always say it's urgent (usually because they themselves have been disorganised). Once everything is urgent nothing is urgent.

Similarly when you are expected to treat (more or less) everything as a priority. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of prioritising?

Handsome Dan Has Spoken.
Handsome Dan needs to stop adding three dots to every sentence...

Handsome Dan does not currently have a side hustle as the mascot for Yale

*Gladly accepting donations...

geoffwnz

1547 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

#2888001 18-Mar-2022 08:51

floydbloke:

networkn:

If every time you call a company 'its' a little busier than usual, for over a year, then it's not busier than usual, you need to hire more people or find better ways to enable people to solve problems they are calling you about, better without involving the use of phones and people.

Yep. Just like people who need you to do something and always say it's urgent (usually because they themselves have been disorganised). Once everything is urgent nothing is urgent.

We got to the point at work where we had a new priority rating system.
Top Priority
Top Top Priority
Tippy Top Priority
Top Top Tippy Top Priority.

After people thought we were joking, we then just started asking which other things they'd like us to NOT do in order to do the latest lack of planning thing.

And my "Failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine" mug was prominently displayed on my desk. :-)

MotorDrive Rallying

Behodar

10363 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2888004 18-Mar-2022 08:55

Them, in December: "Can you get [third party vendor] to do X?"

Me: "Sure, when do we need it?"

Them: "We want to start testing in June."

I err on the side of caution and tell the vendor that we want it by May.

Them, in February: "How's the vendor coming along with that thing? We wanted to start testing this week."

Technofreak

6523 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#2888029 18-Mar-2022 10:00

Behodar:

Them, in December: "Can you get [third party vendor] to do X?"

Me: "Sure, when do we need it?"

Them: "We want to start testing in June."

I err on the side of caution and tell the vendor that we want it by May.

Them, in February: "How's the vendor coming along with that thing? We wanted to start testing this week."

No, you miss understood, What they said is "We want June to start testing" 😎

Sony Xperia XA2 running Sailfish OS. https://sailfishos.org The true independent open source mobile OS
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Dell Inspiron 14z i5

lchiu7

6463 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#2888041 18-Mar-2022 10:20

Often when you call some company with an IVR and they say "please listen carefully as our menus have changed" I guess to force you not to press 1, 4, 5, 0 (for example) to get to a person

Are all companies changing their IVR menu options all the time?

Staying in Wellington. Check out my AirBnB in the Wellington CBD. https://www.airbnb.co.nz/h/wellycbd PM me and mention GZ to get a 15% discount and no AirBnB charges.

Handsomedan

7155 posts

Uber Geek

ID Verified

Trusted

Subscriber

#2888065 18-Mar-2022 11:03

lchiu7:

Often when you call some company with an IVR and they say "please listen carefully as our menus have changed" I guess to force you not to press 1, 4, 5, 0 (for example) to get to a person

Are all companies changing their IVR menu options all the time?

Listen very carefully, I... - Students of Sustainability

Handsome Dan Has Spoken.
Handsome Dan needs to stop adding three dots to every sentence...

Handsome Dan does not currently have a side hustle as the mascot for Yale

*Gladly accepting donations...

1 | ... | 1046 | 1047 | 1048 | 1049 | 1050 | 1051 | 1052 | 1053 | 1054 | 1055 | 1056 | ... | 1798