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Anthony Hazzard
July 30, 2024

Are there behaviors from your colleagues that annoy you? A recent survey revealed the most annoying behaviors which you can learn more about later in this email.

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😠 The Most Annoying Workplace Behaviors

Remote work robs employees and companies of serendipitous in-person collaboration.

While face-to-face interaction can be valuable, there’s also a downside. Some people can be, well, annoying.

Kickresume surveyed nearly 3,000 employees about workplace behavior from colleagues. Perhaps not surprisingly, 85% of respondents said they’ve gotten annoyed at a coworker. (The other 15% must either be Mister Rogers clones or lying.)

Nearly 60% of respondents say annoying coworkers “significantly” impact their productivity. And about one-third of employees prefer to deal with annoying coworkers by distancing themselves.

Here are the five most annoying coworker behaviors:

1. Stealing credit for others’ work: 33%
2. Micromanaging: 32%
3. Complaining constantly: 30%
4. Invading personal space: 30%
5. Stealing food: 27%

And here’s where those annoying behaviors take place:

  • In the office: 62%

  • Written communication (email, text, Slack, etc.): 44%

  • Phone calls: 37%

  • Video meetings: 29%

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