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Annoying co-worker habits

ANNOYING CO - 10 WORKER HABITS| The workplace is where we spend most of our time. We're forced to talk, work, eat and socialise with people we don't necessarily like all that much. Three's a crowd, right? Here are the 10 most annoying co-worker habits. Into which profiles do your colleagues fit? And finally: which annoying co-worker are you? If you treat the people around you with love and respect, they will never guess that you're trying to get them sacked - DAVID BRENT, THE OFFICE 1 SHIRKER WORKER 2 CRAZY COLLEAGUE THE HABIT THE HABIT Throwing tantrums and having arguments in front of everyone. Avoiding doing any work. THE CONSEQUENCE ANNOYING CO-WORKER HABITS: THE TOP 10 THE CONSEQUENCE 93% of workers say slackers reduce their Chronic unresolved 3 TRANSMITTER OF OFFICE TALES conflict acts as a productivity. Cost $300bn to the US decisive factor in at economy last year. least 50% of departures. THE HABIT Gossiping and spreading GROUCHY GRUMBLER rumours around the office. 5 RAUCOUS RINGER THE HABIT Gossip costs UK firms over £8bn a year - "If you spend your time gossiping you're not doing the job you're paid for." THE HABIT Being pessimistic and bringing Speaking loudly on the phone, or banging the keyboard as they type. everyone else down. THE CONSEQUENCE A 2003 study put the cost of work 6 ROOTLESS ROVER THE CONSEQUENCE place depression to the US economy af over $44bn per year. On average, a person talks 3x louder when on the phone - about as loud as a NEWS vacuum cleaner. THE HABIT Cheesey Taking long beverage, bathroom and smoking breaks. Bites 7 OWN LARYNX LOVER THE CONSEQUENCE Fag Breaks' cost the UK economy £21bn a year. THE HABIT 8 NOISY NEIGHBOURS Speaking excessively, especially during meetings. THE HABIT Constant pen clicking, drink slurping and loud munching. THE CONSEQUENCE People who talk too much at work are THE CONSEQUENCE likely to have fewer friends and lower In-office distractions cost businesses promotion prospects. $10,375 per person, per year. 9 CURSING COLLEAGUES 10 GERM GENERATORS THE HABIT THE HABIT Coming into work when ill and coughing on colleagues. THE CONSEQUENCE Being foul-mouthed. THE CONSEQUENCE 64% of employers think less of employees who The total cost of swear at work and in-office sickness to 57% said they would be less likely to promote a worker who swears. US employers falls anywhere between $150bn to $250bn each year. Eagles may soar high, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines 77 - DAVID BRENT, THE OFFICE So there we have it, the worst co-workers imaginable. But when it all gets too much just remember the wise words of the worst co-worker on TV. If your boss is getting you down, look at him through the prongs of a fork and imagine him in jail DAVID BRENT, THE OFFICE SOURCES http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3041860.stm http://www.ceridian.co.uk/press-releases/the-10-most-irritating-workers-from-shirkers-to-sneezers-/ http://www.2sbdigest.com/Break-Room-Complaints http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jul/o5/tp-working-with- hulk-not-so-incredible-survey/?print&page%=Dall http://www.allgreatquotes.com/david_brent_quotes3.shtml http://www.workplacesthatwork.com/articles/Managing%20slackers.pdf http://www.standard.co.uk/news/office-gossip-costs-firms-8-billion-6318792.html http://www.conflictatwork.com/conflict/cost_e.cfm http://management.about.com/od/money/a/DepressionCosts.htm http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/04/nemko.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1190911/Smokers-cost- businesses-2-1bn-year-fag-breaks-sickness.html Produced for Omate! by NEO MAMMALIAN STUDIOS

Annoying co-worker habits

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If you work in an office, you’ve got to read this! Did you know that constant pen-clicking, drink slurping and loud munching costs companies over $10,000 per person every year? In this colourful inf...

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