A recent survey by Opinium Research summarized the results of its survey of 1,836 people on the things that annoy them about work. Turns out that lots of things bug lots of people – including workplace safety. In fact, it made the top 10 list!
Top 10 Office Annoyances
The survey found the top 10 office annoyances were (in reverse order):
10. Too cold/cold air conditioning (15%)
9. People not tidying up after themselves in the kitchen (15%)
8. People not turning up for meetings on time or at all (16%)
7. Poor toilet etiquette (16%)
6. Too much health and safety in the workplace (16%)
5. People speaking loudly on the phone (18%)
4. The use of office jargon or management-speak (18%)
3. Small talk/gossip in the office (19%)
2. Slow computers (36%)
1. Grumpy or moody colleagues (37%)
Although some of these annoyances may seem trivial or minor, they can impact people’s lives. For example, nearly two-thirds of the people surveyed said their stress levels had been increased by office irritations—and one in 10 had left a job because of these annoyances.