Microwaving fish and stealing people’s food have been revealed as the worst habits in the workplace.
Furniture site, Furniture At Work, has unveiled its office charter, voted for by British office workers, aiming to finally banish those insufferable habits.
The number one most annoying office habit has been revealed as stealing other people’s food from the fridge, that was followed by those who choose to stink out the office by microwaving smelly food then those who have loud phone calls at their desk, all things many office workers have been able to avoid when working from home.
The top ten worst office habits that made the charter are:
1. Stealing people’s food from the fridge
2. Microwaving smelly food e.g., fish
3. Having loud phone calls at your desk
4. Chewing loud food at your desk
5. Encroaching onto your ‘desk neighbours’ desk
6. Listening to loud music
7. Opening windows/turning on the air con without asking
8. Loud typing
9. Tapping feet or hands constantly
10. Taking your shoes off at your desk
A spokesperson from Furniture at Work commented on the office charter:
“We’re used to providing the office furniture that helps keep employees comfortable, but we’ve decided to take it a step further and create an office charter that aims to finally banish those awful workplace habits!
“Who wants the waft of someone’s smelly feet coming across their workstation? Or the freezing breeze of an open window in December hitting you? Well, we’re determined to help get rid of those habits and help to make the office a more comfortable place.”
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