Finally Someone Said It: 30 Work Problems We All Pretend Are Fine

Not being paid a living wage.

Honestly mostly one of my bosses watched us on camera. Would send us footage of us if we ever took a 5minute rest, if we checked our phones etc. I felt like I was constantly being spied on.

People who don't do work or even can't do the work getting promoted because they can talk a good game

I had two guys who worked down the hall from me. Their desks were about 50 feet apart and they would spend the entire day yelling at each other from their desks.

My boss’s changing standards, poor memory, and micromanagement.

Micromanagement. Getting in trouble for taking two minutes to pee.

Meetings that served no real purpose.

Coworker clipped her toenails at her desk. Ate all day making horrible eating sounds. Her grown kids called nonstop. I resigned after 6 mo.

There's no air conditioning on the production floor. It's not a big deal now, but imagine the middle of July and it's 100F outside.

Knowledge-transfer is almost non-existent because those with the knowledge aren’t given time to share it.

Being there for 8.5hrs when it could be half remote or a half day.

being forced to come in the office more instead of work from home but the availability of meeting rooms is non-existent so it’s not even possible to meet in person anyway

My coworker listened to the same Spotify playlist of Pink songs all day every day for the last 6 months. She’s recently switched and now we are on week 3 of lady Gaga. I, a normal person, listen to my s**t with headphones on, hers is out loud.

clip finger/toe nails in the open cubicle area in our office.

I don’t have work assigned to me most of the time, I have to make my own work, and I always worry I’m not doing enough

One of our coworkers is really confused like all the time and then starts to cry when you tell him that he doesn't make sense. Every in person talk or phone call is the biggest test of my patience ever

Slamming keyboards is the worst. I have a coworker who slams her mouse every time her software crashes. I want to submit an IT ticket for her just so I never have to hear this again.

I have a coworker who loves trying to take over my projects. When she doesn’t understand why I made a certain decision she’ll schedule meetings (without me) to make her own decisions about my project. The disrespect is infuriating.

Slurping and then chewing and crunching on ice after their drink is gone.

So many, but I'd have to say bad co-workers. They can really drag you down with inconsistent answers and bad habits, or leaving unannounced in the middle of the day.