'When people start randomly talking to you at work': 25+ people's pettiest pet peeves

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Jan 28, 2024 4:00 PM EST

Sure, people's various passions, interests, and worldviews make them unique individuals, but sometimes it's your specific pet peeves that make you truly stand out. For instance, there are a lot of people in this world who are interested in science fiction movies, but not a lot of people in this world who are annoyed to no end by the breathing patterns of their nearest coworkers. We all would like to think that it's the positive aspects of our personalities that make us special, but we should be honest with ourselves: what frustrates us can make us just as interesting, if not more so.

These folks shared their pettiest pet peeves via this thread on r/AskReddit. These pet peeves range from annoying colloquialisms to people with self-awareness issues. Keep scrolling below and share your pet peeves in the comments section below. When you're done reading, here are some funny stories about adults having temper tantrums.

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    r/AskReddit . Posted by u/meerkatherine: 8 What is your pettiest pet peeve? 3.0k Comments
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    gatorinmypocket I hate it when a book is made into a film, and then they change the original cover of the book to a still from the movie. 5.2k ↓ Share
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    25Hams People who comment on what I'm eating. Look lady I'm eating it not you. 2.8k Share
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    eatenface People who leave cook time on the microwave instead of hitting clear 2.7k 2.7k Share
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    On_my_way_slow_down. Blankets that are too small 1.7k ♡ Share
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    1maginaryProfessor. People who don't knock before opening a door 1.1k Share
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    CoffeeChans "I can't hardly sleep." I can hardly stand to hear that. 1.1k Share
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    riftrender My dad not getting the hearing aids he needs. He blares the tv, forgets his headphones half the time, and just being really loud in general. It is to the point I am not calm when he is home because of how much noise he makes. And that is the tip of the iceberg of his weird habits and behaviors, but it is the pettiest. 965 Share
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    pg_oofy. Tossing your cigarette out the car window 901 Share
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    [deleted] When people are telling a story and get lost in irrelevant details. "Last Tuesday, I went... wait, maybe it was Wednesday? No, it was definitely Tuesday because that's garbage day..." as I'm just sitting there, eye twitching. 834 Share
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    FollowupJiggle. People who don't watch where they're walking. ↑ 826 Share
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    kittenz502. Hearing people chew their food actualllly irritates out of me. Share ↑ 813
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    [deleted] 2 If you say you're gonna be 10 minutes, I expect 10 minutes. I can understand if you just say "just doing such and such be there soon." But do not give me a timeframe if you can't keep it 589 Share
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    Con SomewhereinOregon. People who use acronyms you're not familiar with, then don't explain what they mean. Share 568
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    B_e_p_i_s_ When the room is silent and someone keeps sniffling but refuse to blow their g d nose even after you offer them a tissue. 564 Share
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    [deleted] People spelling my name wrong. Nearly every job I've had in my adult life, I've received a welcome email in which my name has been spelled wrong it's not even an odd or uncommon name- it's like they didn't even read my resume or any of the documents I had to fill out in order to work there. 528 Share
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    HotFlamingo7676. "No offense..." 477 ↓ Share
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    vortexdog I hate it when i'm leaving my parking spot and someone is waiting for the spot with their blinker on. I feel so rushed. 466 Share
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    pdxgrassfed When I cook for you, and you let the food get cold because you're doing something else. I said dinner is ready you 451 Share
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    kitty-boots People who claim to having ocd but very clearly do not have ocd "Oh I just tilt my straw, I know I'm sooo ocd!" 398 Share
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    FloridaManCometh When my wife and I go grocery shopping together she insists on walking on the side of the cart and keeping her hand on the cart at all times. I know I'm the crazy one and this shouldn't bother me but it drives me absolutely nuts. 371 Share
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    EpicThunda When you tell someone "I don't like food" and they act super dramatic about how great food is. Nobody likes EVERY food, but if you don't like a food someone else likes, they act as if you are disrespecting them personally. They forget that there is food they don't like and it is inconceivable that you don't like the same things they do. I don't like corn, and the amount of people who act like I told them I pee :after out my learning this is annoying. 368 Share
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    Figgy2005. Windshield wipers up when the car is turned off. 356 Share
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    MackeralSky Abandoned grocery carts in the middle of the aisle. 323 Share
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    Sandpaper_Pants. Clean the big food off your dishes before leaving them by the sink, please. *eye twitching* 285 Share
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    PushingDaises13. When people randomly start talking to you at work. I'm busy I don't want to talk to you about nonsense. 249 Share
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    That1Gemstone. As an introvert, one of my pet peeves is when extroverts as me "Why don't you talk?". The reason I don't talk is because I don't like you. 243 Share
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