Ausborne Blog

I’ve realized some things lately that just bug me.

• People who talk over other people. For example, when one person decides that what they have to say is more important than anything that anybody else has to say. One person in particular really has mastered this technique of “Josh Frustration.”
• People who don’t return phone calls. My co-workers and I routinely call people to help them with their computer issues. Every time we call and leave a message or send an email, we note it in the help desk request that the end user submitted. There are so many examples of us having to leave 10 voicemails for people before they’ll call us back. Do they not realize that their issues will get resolved sooner if they just do their part.
• This one’s not a work-related one (well, it’s not current employer related, at least), but it’s still frustrating. I absolutely hate it when somebody asks me a question about something I have expertise with, then they don’t believe my answer. If you’re not going to believe my answer, don’t ask me the question.
• I really don’t like it when people take advantage of my wife’s generosity. My wife is one of the most giving people you could ever imagine knowing, and she’d do anything to help people. When people use her, though, it just drives me nuts. Some advice: Don’t take more than you give when you are her friend.
• Have you ever known a person who just always has to one-up you on everything? Yeah, so have we. It seemed like no matter good thing we had experienced in our lives, whoever we mentioned it to had to tell us about how their life was better. When Melanie miscarried, they had to talk about how lucky we were because (insert some traumatic event here) had happened to them. When I bought Melanie some fancy-schmancy new gizmo, somebody else had to got get some other new gizmo, then kept going on and on about how it was so much better than Melanie’s. I’ll be honest, that gets pretty old. It’s not some friggin’ competition!  Don’t act like it is.
• People who run red lights. Seriously, what the hell is wrong with people!? I see so many people each day who simply MUST make it through that light that they will still be pouring into the intersection after the light has been red for 3 or 4 seconds. Don’t people realize that this is how other people get killed? Does the safety of oneself and the safety of others just not matter to people?
• Last but not least, one thing that bugs me is that I get bugged so easily.