Things you hate II

And you didn't return afterwards to let down a couple of tyres?

 

Satisfying but likely covered by pub CCTV. Not worth the risk with retribution stuff anymore.

 

Mondays.

 

When your boss asks you bust a gut for 3 days to get a spreadsheet updated before you go away for a week.
And then on your first day back (after coming in early to clear all the backlog that has built up) they say its not up to date enough for their meeting tomorrow and can you re-do it.

When you then suggest that it's not physically possible - it's a 3 day job minimum to get it right and checked, they still want you to do it before the meeting.

Part of me wants to work like a nutter to get it done and the boss off my back, the other part of me wants to take up a job centre worker type attitude of, this is the pace I work at regardless of how many people are waiting and how much work I need to do and furnish them with a partially updated and hence broken spreadsheet for tomorrow along with a resounding "I told you so". The only difficult with that is it'll be my fault and I'll have to do it all again.

 

I'd have kicked one of the headlights in and said sue me.

 

When the uni put up the park and ride bus fair by 500% with no logical explanation. Cheers.

 

That's unfare.

 

People that cut up the inside line at a three lane junction then cut in-front of you proceeding to drive at 20mph.

 

That reminded me, a while back on Scotsbridge Hill going up towards Croxley Green some complete t**t overtook a line of about 4 cars going up at 30 then proceeded to turn right into the school, thus holding the 4 of us up as he needed a space between oncoming cars big enough to get a bus through. Also, why is it that the people who come out of side roads right in front of you suddenly lose all ability to navigate roundabouts once they've done that?

 

Me and my mates.

 

http://www.wfcforums.com/showthread.php?56316-Travelling-to-Vilnius-advice&p=1154611#post1154611

Me and my mates.

 

Misunderstandings.... don't you just hate them?

 

The Americanisation of British politics. I'm worried when I come back everyone will have flags flying proud challenging me to prove I love freedom by singing the national anthem and shooting a gypsy

 

If we ever get to the stage where as obvious a **** as Donald Trump is a serious candidate then I'm moving to Palau.

 

People who say 'that's a touch' in relation to something being good or having good luck.

A touch of what? Class? Bull****? Salt? What? Explain.

I used to work with a Bet Gilroy-esque character in an old job, 50 odd but thinking she was 'one of the boys'. She said it all the time in relation to everything.

Some bloke came over and said 'toilet light is working again'.

'That's a touch', she exclaimed. Despite it being regarding the men's toilets.

I'm not sure if I blame Soccer AM.

 

I can't be the only one on here that has never heard that phrase before, however I have a colleague who always says "I'll touch base with him" when asked to make an enquiry, why not say "I'll speak to him"?

 

I bet pedos say it all the time :]]

 

i have no idea what it means either

 

Couriers.
I've had 3 deliveries go wrong this week.

One misaddressed and delivered to our office. when informing DHL they should come and pick it up I was told I'd contacted the wrong branch of DHL. Eventually the recipient figured out where it had been delivered and she came & collected it.

A delivery I'd agreed to receive on behalf of my brother. DPD Were unable to find anyone in Wednesday and Delivered it on Thursday. Except It was to an office open 8:00 - 17:00 and the person they delivered it to yesterday is not one of my employees. In fact it took 20 mins to track down a method of contacting the courier to ask what's goign on and I won't hold my breath for a response.

An email from Amazon thanking me for cancelling an order and stating a refund will appear on my card in the next week. When I need the order for the weekend. On contacting them they were bloody quick in responding that it was damaged in transit and I'll need to re-order.

 

I've had some horrible dealings with various couriers, one time I wasn't in and I text them to say deliver it to my neighbour, they opened by bedroom window from the outside and threw it into my bedroom
hermes are the worst for me though, awful customer service and crap delivery

 

It's a **** job and you get paid bugger all so I always arrange to be in or for it to be delivered to work. I even have a helpful hint on the address as it's not immediately obvious form the road where our office is.

Yodel have been spectacular bad and also very good. Depends on who you get. UPS are normally good and Amazon have generally been decent.

 

I went through a phase of pretending not to understand these pathetic business phrases in meetings, making the moron saying it have to explain it in plain English.

That or translate myself:

Twunt: "I'll touch base with him"
Me: "Yeah, speak to him as well"

 

****: I have a window free this Friday.

Me: I said you buy one, you get one free.

 

I know an Amazon courier driver. He does around 120 parcels a day, starts at 8am, 6 days a week, for £400. Gets bonuses based on successful deliveries.

 

[video=youtube;lM3SRG7D21Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM3SRG7D21Y[/video]

 

Missing the pubs when the brother in law driving up from Stanstead phones and says he's running an hour and a half late ...

 

oh I would have but then there's the question of two not very smart cars that have forgotten how to drive themselves.

 

The address for my flat is 155B. The address for the Flat Downstairs is 155A. The Building is 155. Pretty easy to understand.

I set my electoral role when I moved last Monday as 155B (as listed on their site and the council tax site and EON) - this was confirmed by the council.

Royal Mail do not recognise them as two flats (even though they were converted 15 years ago).

When I then went onto the o2 website to order a phone and do a credit reference, they also didn't recognise my address as 155B, they only listed 155.

They asked for a deposit of £255 upfront for a contract because my credit file said I wasn't at the address. My credit rating is 922 out of 999!!

 

Are you Sherlock Holmes?

 

:doh: errrrr.....

 

Has anyone asked Royal Mail why they don't recognise the split?

 

Idiot fraudsters.

Some numpty somehow obtained my Amazon password this afternoon, signed my up for Amazon prime at £79 and then ordered a £6 strip of LED lights. He forgot to change my account email/password however so I got all the confirmation emails. Including his name, address and mobile number! Bit of a mystery how he got into my account as I'm pretty internet savvy. Money refunded, bank card cancelled and reported to Amazon, my bank and the police.

Now just mulling whether to give him a call. "Hello, Amazon Customer Services here..."

What annoying things can I sign him up for without an email address?