Now that we've all had a chance to settle back into the office, you might be starting to remember all the things you used to HATE about it.
Designers in the UK have created an image of how offices may look if co-workers return to their old nasty habits!
A survey polling 2,000 office workers revealed the most common moans have evolved during the pandemic with a fifth no longer liking it when colleagues get too close.
Another quarter - just as pre-lockdown - judge others for coughing and sneezing without putting a hand in front of their mouth.
People seemingly not washing hands after using the toilet, failing to sanitise regularly or opening windows without checking with colleagues nearby also annoy many.
While reams of paper being used on the printer and others spreading themselves out also made the top 50 list.
Staff also get frustrated with colleagues who leave lunch dishes lying around and think nothing of discarding paper towels on the floor.
As many as 42 per cent of employees admit they are far more irritated with their surroundings now they have returned to the office.
And four in 10 are less tolerant of colleagues, the boss and customers than they were pre-pandemic.
Here are the top 50 modern day office gripes:
1. People speaking loudly
2. People coughing and sneezing without putting their hands in front of their mouth
3. People coming into work when ill
4. Computers being slow
5. IT issues
6. Smelly toilets
7. People who leave dirty dishes in the work sink
8. People not washing their hands after using the loo
9. Filthy toilet seats / bowls
10. Computers crashing
11. People not cleaning the microwave when their food spills
12. People who get too close when talking to you
13. People that wear their face mask under their nose, when asked to wear
14. Printers breaking down
15. Someone sucking up to the boss
16. Someone cooking smelly food at lunch
17. Someone calling in sick when you know they aren't ill
18. Food left in the fridge which is past its use-by date
19. The phone ringing constantly
20. Someone who opens the window in the winter when it’s cold and the heating is on
21. Freezing cold air conditioning
22. Covid / vaccine conspiracy theorists
23. People who think nothing of discarding paper towels all over the toilet floor
24. Having to sit in small meeting rooms with lots of people
25. Lights left on in rooms unnecessarily
26. People leaving packets/rubbish on desks/in meeting rooms
27. Lunch dishes left lying around on desks
28. Hotdesking
29. People who refuse to recycle
30. People who open the windows without checking with people nearby
31. Grubby fingers on shared keyboards/mouse if hot desking
32. Not being able to wear comfy clothes
33. People not putting a new toilet roll on the holder
34. People who don’t sanitize regularly
35. Empty milk cartons left in the fridge
36. People leaving half eaten food in the fridge/kitchen
37. People printing off huge documents and wasting paper
38. Not being able to listen to music
39. People ‘spreading out’ their desks onto yours
40. The wrong things left in recycling bins
41. Fighting over parking spaces
42. No one ever saying thank you
43. People who start a phone conversation without any pleasantries first
44. People who sing or whistle without realising it
45. No recycling bins
46. People putting food in bins right next to your desk
47. Someone who turns the air con on and then opens a window
48. No air conditioning
49. Someone stealing your favourite cup
50. People who hang up the phone without saying goodbye
Via SWNS
