srikanthuserid Posted February 22, 2010 Report Posted February 22, 2010 [color=red][center][b][color=red]Top 10 office annoyances![/color][/b][/center]Moody colleagues, slow computers and office jargon are the things that annoy workers most, according to a survey'Thinking outside the box' and 'Let's touch base' were the most hated buzz phrases among the 1,836 people surveyed by Opinium research.Nearly two-thirds of them said their stress levels had been increased by office irritations and one in 10 had left a job because of them.The survey found the Top 10 office annoyances were:[center][IMG]http://i50.tinypic.com/n3sqk6.jpg[/img][/center][center]1. Moody colleagues (37%)2. Slow computers (36%)3. Small talk/gossip in the office (19%)[/center][center][IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/21m6h79.jpg[/img][/center][center]4. The use of office jargon or management-speak (18%)5. People speaking loudly on the phone (18%)6. Too much health and safety in the work place (16%)[/center][center][IMG]http://i45.tinypic.com/2qal5vs.jpg[/img][/center][center]7. Poor toilet etiquette (16%)8. People not turning up for meetings on time or at all (16%)[/center][center][IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/20qnrjk.jpg[/img][/center][center]9. People not tidying up after themselves in the kitchen (15%)10. Too cold/ cold air conditioning (15%)[/center][center][IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/42jcl.jpg[/img][/center][center][i][color=red][b]The most annoying jargon:[/b][/color][/i]Thinking outside the box (21 percent)Let’s touch base (20)Blue sky thinking (19)Blamestorming (16) (sitting down and working out whose fault something is)Drill down to a more granular level (15) (Look into something in more detail)[/center][center][IMG]http://i46.tinypic.com/kc07r4.jpg[/img][/center][center]Let’s not throw pies in the dark (15) (we need a plan rather than a haphazard approach)I’ve got that on my radar (13)Push the envelope (12)Bring your A-game (11) (Be ready to do something to best of ability)Get all your ducks in a row (11)[/center] Quote
bitterkai Posted February 22, 2010 Report Posted February 22, 2010 haha.... good one... nice info.... *=: *=: Quote
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