Following on from
yesterday's blog about a boss's reaction to poor office kitchen etiquette, it seems appropriate to take a look at a survey published earlier this week by
Linkedin that looks at the most common
Pet Peeves in the office.
Everyone's pet peeves will be slightly different, but the research has shown that the top 5 global office pet peeves are:
- People not taking ownership of their actions
- Constant complainers
- Dirty common areas
- Starting meetings late or going long
- People who don't respond to emails
Start looking at the data on a country by country basis though, and there are key peeves that seem to grip entire nations. For example, you might want to think twice before discussing last night's Eastenders in Brazil as 83% of workers there voted excessive gossiping as a pet peeve compared to just 62% globally. Workers in India seem especially annoyed about loud or irritating mobile phone ringtones, and the workforce of the US are concerned with people who take food from the refrigerator that isn't theirs.
Overall though the prize for the most peeved country goes to India, with the least peeved population being Italy.
Let us know what your pet peeves are!
