Survey Finds the Most Annoying Office Habits
Many of us spent a long time working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
And if you're now back in the office you might still be getting used to working in the same space as your colleagues again.
Perhaps you're enjoying working around other people — or maybe you're already finding it difficult to put up with their annoying habits!
But what is the most annoying thing your colleagues do?
Is it taking your drinks from the fridge, having untidy desks — or maybe even singing while they work?
A jobs company called Robert Half has been finding out.
According to the company's survey, American workers' top "pet peeves" — the habits that they find most annoying — are people talking loudly and people gossiping.
More than 800 people were surveyed, and 40% said loud talkers annoyed them, while 39% said gossip in the office was their pet peeve.
And 36% said they don't like their colleagues' "meeting etiquette."
Dawn Fay from Robert Half said some of these habits could make it hard for people to do good work, and affect their relationships with colleagues.
She added that, after working from home during the pandemic, some people might even have come back to the office with new annoying habits!
So what can we do about loud talkers at work? The answers are simple, according to jobs coach Brandon Smith.
He told CNBC you could wear headphones, try speaking about the problem to the loud talker, or — if that doesn't work — tell the boss!
