Pet Peeves

[JimAde]

Kill her and take her stuff.

That's your answer to everything. Not that it's a bad answer, mind you...

My work environment is pretty peeve-free, but it gets pretty loud during the beer and snack parties on our balcony.

Really.

 

[Masquerade]

Sounds like the kind who would actually say, "Sounds like someone's got a case of the 'Mondays'."

Sounds like someone's been watching Office Space.

 

[Arbiter of Wyrms]

Kill her and take her stuff.

Thank you, Kluge. I laughed so hard and so suddenly, my back popped.
Sorry, everybody. It just struck me as funny. I have to quote it again.

Kill her and take her stuff.

As for the original post, I'd say confront the coworker, and tell her that her behavior is disruptive and that the phrase is overused for your taste and that you may not be the only one who feels this way. Express your desire to have her fit in well with the rest of the office. Document this for your own records.

When she doesn't stop (since she almost certainly won't), report her to management.

"COOL BEANS" is very annoying and worth complaining to friends about, on line or in person. The whispering is very nearly criminal. It fosters an unhealthy, distrustful work invironment, and, as you pointed out, is more distracting than conversation at a conversational volume. My general guideline is that anything you have to whisper about is not appropriate workplace conversation.

 

[freebfrost]

My pet peeve is people having pet peeves...

 

[BiggusGeekus]

On a whim I did a google images search on "cool beans" This is what I got....

Cool beans!

 

[kenobi65]

On a whim I did a google images search on "cool beans" This is what I got....

LOL! I look at that picture, and I can hear them saying:

"We used to play at the Ren Faire, but we decided that was too limiting, so we've branched out, and now we play at coffeeshops and bars, too."

Cool Beans: appearing at the Ground Round this Saturday!

 

[WayneLigon]

...yet I still have people on the other end ask "what's going on over there?".

"I'm sorry for the disturbance Senator, would you like to talk to our supervisor about it? It's quite annoying but we can't seem to fix the problem."

"The FedEx man came while you were off slacking off, Liz. Maybe you should pay more attention."

"And the next thing I remember Your Honor was them trying to remove the fax machine from where I'd ... placed it in her, and there was so much blood..."

 

[Vraille Darkfang]

Of course, the WORST Pet Peeve,

Is when the Pet Peeves on the bed.

 

[Old One]

Of course, the WORST Pet Peeve,

Is when the Pet Peeves on the bed.

The smell is SO tough to get rid off...especially cats !

~ OO

 

[Psion]

This one may be odd, or I may not be alone:

When, going through a set of double doors, someone entering as you are leaving won't bother to open the door on their side, but instead waits to dive through the door on your side after you. Quite possibly getting in your way by being too close to where you would be exiting.

I don't understand why so many people do this unless they have their hands full or something. Really, it's not that big of a task to pull a door open and it would be quicker than waiting for me to get out of the door.