I complain about work to anyone who will listen. I try not to do it publicly or on social media but sometimes I can’t resist. However, this is not a rant about my work specifically, this is about work in general. Things that I have experienced at more than one workplace or things that just piss me off in general.

5) Overly Peppy Morning People

I classify myself as a morning person. I have more motivation and energy in the morning and am generally more pleasant in the beginning of the day but that doesn’t mean I want to share it with you. My first real job was at Starbucks and I had to greet people starting at 5:30 am. Most people are in a rush or on their way to work so you can be polite and pleasant without being obnoxious. But then you have the customers I called the cheerleaders. The type of people who speak 3 or 4 decibels higher than everyone else and pronounce “Hi” with 2 syllables. The type of people I would purposely give decaf to. What these people don’t understand is that at 5:30 am, it sounds like you are yelling at me. At my current workplace, I do not work in customer service and yet I still manage to bump into overly peppy people. Even old men at work act like they are pooping out Lucky Charms for breakfast. If the time starts with a single digit, assume I do not want to talk to you.

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