Things that piss me off

[James Mypetgiress]

Cassio

Korrg

Yammaha

[Prog Snob]

Cassio

Korrg

Yammaha

Rolland

[Implode]

Cassio

Korrg

Yammaha

Rolland

Ferrarri

[Fiery Winds]

Shop assistants that are overly jolly and polite and chatty. It just comes across as completely phoney and it's uncomfortable to listen to because you know it's only because their managers

have told them to be super polite and say all this scripted nonsense.

It's worse when they same the exact same things to each and every customer. That actually has the reverse effect of making it look like you care about the customer and that you're doing it

just to make your company look good.

I was standing OUTSIDE a shop once and the cashier inside was like " HI THERE! !! CAN I HELP YOU SIR ? " . I just walked off.



The other thing I hate is when you're a regular at a coffee shop and when it's your first time - they're all super nice but if you've been there several times - you're lucky to get a word out of them.

If you haven't seen Office Space, you must fix that immediately: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZffr0HJwNc

[James Mypetgiress]

Cassio

Korrg

Yammaha

Rolland

Ferrarri

Allessiss

[Snow Dog]

When you've gone and taken your dump, you're just about through with wiping, and you feel the need to dump again. Like some aftershock, post-dump dump. Waste of time and paper, I tell you!

[Prog Snob]

[Adami]

Ghosting.


God damn ghosting. Just show SOME basic civility, people.

[NunoTenniscourt]

I know I stated it before a while back, but I am compelled to mention again that is pisses me off when hot brunettes go blonde. A friend of mine was one of the most gorgeous brunettes I've ever seen in my life, and she just colored it a blinding shade of blonde. Almost white. If that's not bad enough, she also cut her hair above her ears, and shaved her eyebrows off.

Yes, I know it's her appearance, and she can do with it what she pleases, but I am baffled as to why some women can never be satisfied with *one* look that works well for them for a while, instead of feeling like they constantly have to redefine themselves.

[IDontNotDoThings]

Yes, I know it's her appearance, and she can do with it what she pleases, but I am baffled as to why some women can never be satisfied with *one* look that works well for them for a while, instead of feeling like they constantly have to redefine themselves.

"The minute you stop exploring, then you just sit down & fucking die"
~Lars Ulrich

[Stadler]

When important threads of real relevance are locked without reason or explanation.

[Chino]

When important threads of real relevance are locked without reason or explanation.

If you're talking about that blog thread, I would have loved for it to remain open to continue discussing the psychological element behind the whole thing.

[Chino]

The guy two cubes down from me is a health nut and an aspiring marathon runner runner. Nothing against that lifestyle. I'd love nothing more than to have some self control and the ability to actually look forward to and enjoy running, but the dude doesn't shut up about it. For the last 15 minutes he's been talking about what you could replace with cauliflower. "Mashed cauliflower is a perfect substitute for mashed potatoes. If you were blindfolded, you wouldn't know the difference". "I went to a viewing party over the weeknd. I brought boneless buffalo cauliflower wings. They are baked and taste just like chicken, maybe even better!". Dude. Shut the fuck up. It's cauliflower. No matter how you prepare it, it will never be as good as properly cooked chicken or real potatoes loaded with cheeses and butter. Can you make it edible? Sure. But don't for a second call it an equivalent substitute. You're settling for a healthy choice, which is fine, but let's not kid ourselves and persist in delusion.

[kaos2900]

The guy two cubes down from me is a health nut and an aspiring marathon runner runner. Nothing against that lifestyle. I'd love nothing more than to have some self control and the ability to actually look forward to and enjoy running, but the dude doesn't shut up about it. For the last 15 minutes he's been talking about what you could replace with cauliflower. "Mashed cauliflower is a perfect substitute for mashed potatoes. If you were blindfolded, you wouldn't know the difference". "I went to a viewing party over the weeknd. I brought boneless buffalo cauliflower wings. They are baked and taste just like chicken, maybe even better!". Dude. Shut the fuck up. It's cauliflower. No matter how you prepare it, will will never be as good as properly cooked chicken or real potatoes loaded with cheeses and butter. Can you make it edible? Sure. But don't for a second call it an equivalent substitute. You're settling for a healthy choice, which is fine, but let's not kid ourselves and persist in delusion.

I always think people like that are so vocal about what they do because on the inside they truly hate it and they're just trying to convince themselves that what they're doing is cool.

[Stadler]

That's my ex-wife.  "Kale".  I have a running joke with my daughter that I am going to prepare an entire Thanksgiving meal out of nothing but kale.   The part where I really get her to laugh is the description of the kale gravy. 

[cramx3]

The guy two cubes down from me is a health nut and an aspiring marathon runner runner. Nothing against that lifestyle. I'd love nothing more than to have some self control and the ability to actually look forward to and enjoy running, but the dude doesn't shut up about it. For the last 15 minutes he's been talking about what you could replace with cauliflower. "Mashed cauliflower is a perfect substitute for mashed potatoes. If you were blindfolded, you wouldn't know the difference". "I went to a viewing party over the weeknd. I brought boneless buffalo cauliflower wings. They are baked and taste just like chicken, maybe even better!". Dude. Shut the fuck up. It's cauliflower. No matter how you prepare it, it will never be as good as properly cooked chicken or real potatoes loaded with cheeses and butter. Can you make it edible? Sure. But don't for a second call it an equivalent substitute. You're settling for a healthy choice, which is fine, but let's not kid ourselves and persist in delusion.

My ex would say the same thing about cauliflower!  One time she attempted to trick me with the mashed "potatoes".  I knew right away something was wrong.  Not even close to as good although it wasn't terrible.  It's not the same!

[pogoowner]

Yeah. That stuff is all fine. It really is (though badly prepared kale can be pretty awful). But don't tell me it's just as good as the real thing. That's just nonsense.

[ZirconBlue]

Yeah. That stuff is all fine. It really is (though badly prepared kale can be pretty awful). But don't tell me it's just as good as the real thing. That's just nonsense.

Cauliflower is good when well-prepared.  No need to dress it up as fake something else, though.

[Kotowboy]

Boss' daughter bringing in her 3 kids for free food and not disciplining them in any way when they all 3 run around the cafe doing whatever the hell they want.

[Chino]

Boss' daughter bringing in her 3 kids for free food and not disciplining them in any way when they all 3 run around the cafe doing whatever the hell they want.

Work your way up to be the boss and don't allow that shit.

[Kotowboy]

I don't want to work there for much longer after the summer.

[Kotowboy]

Me and my Gramps went to see Star Trek Beyond and we were having a coffee before hand and I casually mentioned that I did 36 hours at work last week.

And he basically reacted like that was *nothing* ...

Ah senior citizens and " we used to work 36 hours a day 10 days a week and you have it easy "


That's still nearly 8 hours a day 5 days a week.

[black_biff_stadler]

40 hours itself isn't hard at all. It's the conditions in which you work that make it difficult. Even 20 hours a week at the shithole I currently work at is more mentally draining than the 70-80 hour weeks I used to put in at my two favorite jobs.

[gmillerdrake]

I'm getting old and cranky.....and while sitting in traffic this afternoon on the way to a meeting only to find out that the hold up was a single police car with it's lights on behind a stalled vehicle.....both pulled far off onto the shoulder.....in NO way impeding traffic.....I realize that I have grown to despise the 'general public'.

I genuinely love a good 45-50 people in this world.....care for and like another 100 maybe.....but all in all I think 'life' is wearing me down and I am turning into an angry, cynical old man.


And for whatever reason it doesn't bother me like I think it should.

[Kotowboy]

40 hours itself isn't hard at all. It's the conditions in which you work that make it difficult. Even 20 hours a week at the shithole I currently work at is more mentally draining than the 70-80 hour weeks I used to put in at my two favorite jobs.

Yes but it's pretty standard these days.

Unless you worked in a mine under water for 300 hours a week then it's not a real job to your grandparents

[Evermind]

40 hours itself isn't hard at all. It's the conditions in which you work that make it difficult. Even 20 hours a week at the shithole I currently work at is more mentally draining than the 70-80 hour weeks I used to put in at my two favorite jobs.

I mean, I don't really know how it is in the US or UK, but isn't 40 hours a week some kind of standard amount? Because in Russia it kinda is. I'm working more than that - like 50 hours a week maybe - since I'm logging in some OT hours as well to get better money - but 40 hours is a standard for us.

Not angry or pissed off at anyone, just curious about it.

Edit: alright, Kotowboy already answered me in that ninja-post.

[Chino]

I work 50-55 hours a week if you count the time I'm sitting in traffic.

[Scorpion]

In Germany, 40 hours/week is pretty much standard.

[Evermind]

I work 50-55 hours a week if you count the time I'm sitting in traffic.

Oh, if you count the time I spend on the road, which is 1.5 hours to get to work and about 2 hours to get back from work each day, yeah, that would add up to some unpleasant amount. And to think when I was applying for the job, our office was like 5 minutes walking distance from my home.

[Prog Snob]

under-cooked pizza

[pogoowner]

I work 50-55 hours a week if you count the time I'm sitting in traffic.

I was doing 50-60 hours a week at my last job (not counting commute), and while I certainly don't want to work any more than that, it wasn't the number of hours that got to me. It was just that it was different every day. Start at 5:00AM today, start at 12:00PM tomorrow, 8:00AM the next day, 5:00AM after that... that's when it's exhausting to me.

[Kotowboy]

under-cooked pizza

Or when you put it in the oven for 20 minutes and half is overdone and the other half is underdone.

 

[Prog Snob]

Put it directly on the rack.

[Chino]

I work 50-55 hours a week if you count the time I'm sitting in traffic.

I was doing 50-60 hours a week at my last job (not counting commute), and while I certainly don't want to work any more than that, it wasn't the number of hours that got to me. It was just that it was different every day. Start at 5:00AM today, start at 12:00PM tomorrow, 8:00AM the next day, 5:00AM after that... that's when it's exhausting to me.

That's funny. Last weekend I was thinking to myself about how that's the one thing I actually miss about retail. It breaks up the week and makes every day not the same. I have such a problem getting into Doctors' offices because I'm booked 6:30am-5:30am every day. Having a day or two a week when I didn't have to start working until 11 would be fantastic. Hell, just to have the ability to not have to set an alarm a day or two a week would be fantastic.

[ZirconBlue]

I work 50-55 hours a week if you count the time I'm sitting in traffic.

I was doing 50-60 hours a week at my last job (not counting commute), and while I certainly don't want to work any more than that, it wasn't the number of hours that got to me. It was just that it was different every day. Start at 5:00AM today, start at 12:00PM tomorrow, 8:00AM the next day, 5:00AM after that... that's when it's exhausting to me.

That's funny. Last weekend I was thinking to myself about how that's the one thing I actually miss about retail. It breaks up the week and makes every day not the same. I have such a problem getting into Doctors' offices because I'm booked 6:30am-5:30am every day. Having a day or two a week when I didn't have to start working until 11 would be fantastic. Hell, just to have the ability to not have to set an alarm a day or two a week would be fantastic.

You work 23 hours a day?!