May 12th, 2010 Things Of Which I’m Not A Fan, Part 2 
- I love coffee as much as the next person. Probably more, even. Still, I get really annoyed with people who act all, “OMG, I CANNOT FUNCTION BEFORE I’VE HAD MY COFFEE.” Look, I’m tired, you’re tired, and yes, coffee is amazing for a little pick-me-up, but COME ON. Suck it up, put on your big girl panties and be NICE to people, coffee or not.
- Speaking of coffee, I am SO not into the fact that the 17-year-old barista at Starbucks calls me “hon.” UGH.
- Apparently, I’ve got some sort of magnet that causes bad customer service to be attracted to me. From restaurants who royally screw up my night to companies saying one thing to doing another to the aforementioned “hon” usage above, I AM OVER IT. I’m not sure when it became socially acceptable to be awful to customers, but seriously STOP IT RIGHT NOW.
- My car has no air conditioner. Sadly, until this whole “layoff” deal is done and over, I’m not able to shell out the $1200 to fix it. Looks like those of you who are fortunate enough to hang with me can look forward to sweaty, windblown Amy indefinitely. AWESOME.
- I love my job. Or, I loved my job. Now that I know it’s over, it’s seriously difficult to focus. Thirteen days. And then, movin’ on up!
- Also, no offense to anyone who may or may not have made this comment to me, but if I hear one more time, “How can they let you go? YOU’RE A GOOD TEACHER.” I know. Thank you. Sadly, the system has nothing to do with performance and everything to do with seniority. It’s the pits, yo. Thankfully, things are looking up.
- People who drive slowly, who nearly rear end me, who weave in traffic, who stray from their lane, who don’t give courtesy waves. Basically, everyone on the road, I HATE YOU.
- When I mention not liking a food/song/movie and people GET OFFENDED. It’s not a personal affront to you because I don’t like tomatoes or whatnot. It’s a personal preference.
- This irritating thing that my students do when they can’t believe something, when someone gets in trouble, when ANYTHING happens really. It consists of this sort of gutteral “WOW” but extended so it sounds like, “WWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.” And it’s seriously annoying to hear “WWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW” all day long.
- Facebook in general, but Facebook statuses that include declarations of love, constant bitching about things you’re doing nothing about, bowel movements of your children, expressions of political beliefs and just about anything. Facebook should be lighthearted, silly and used for stalking, NOT a place for the airing of grievances with people you live with. That’s what REAL FIGHTS are for. Get off your laptop and do some old fashioned yelling!
- The fact that my blessed union, the California Teachers Association is running this “pro-teacher” commercial highlighting how awesome we are, etc. etc. YET 23,000 OF US ARE BEING LAID OFF. Um, why don’t you put some of that airtime towards SAVING SOME JOBS?! Just a thought.
- The fact that it’s only Wednesday and not Friday and not Vegas Thursday and not the last day of school.
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I agree with you about the bowel movement status updates. I seem to have a lot of friends who insist we all need to know what is going on inside their child’s nappy. I hate the bitchy ones too.
I also hate the ones that update their status every twelve minutes about how much fun they’re having somewhere. If they were having that much fun… surely there are more important things than updating your facebook status.
Good post!
i HATE it when pretty much anyone calls me ‘hon’ as well – i just call them sweetie back. catch them off guard, or at least relish in your passive-agressiveness.
and oh my gawd don’t even get me started on bad drivers. ROAD RAGE!{shakes fist}
Facebook annoys me, too. Especially emo updates about how sucky their life is, all to get sympathy.
Also with you about drivers. I have a problem with just about every driver on the road.
I don’t like when people act like they can’t function with out coffee either. Really? I understand it’s a morning ritual for some, but come on.
I can’t stand Facebook and the inane things people post. (Do I hate it enough to erase my account? Apparently not.)
And what is with customer service these days? I feel like having a good customer service experience is so rare, it’s worth having a freaking party in honor of the occasion.
I HATE when people say that can’t function without coffee . . . I’m addicted to it, I’ll admit, and a bit of a troll before I get it (lots of grunts and half-opened eyes) but I can function and keep my bitching to myself.
I hate the “hun” thing too . . . and “sweetie” or “darlin’” or any other term of endearment that my grandmother would use . . .
People actually talk about their kid’s bowel movements on FB?! What the hell?!
I hate bad drivers and there are way too many of them here. I particularly hate it when I’m backing out of my driveway onto a busy street and people act like I’ve committed murder or something. I need to leave, people!
I agree with basically your entire list, but NUMBER ONE! I want to shout number one from the rooftops!!! And not just about coffee, but about so many things! It’s time to grow up and just be pleasant to people!
I worked in customer service for many years and I HATE what people laughingly refer to customer service nowadays. It’s ridiculous how people behave.
Living in the south, everyone is called hon, sweetie, darling or ma’am (I AM NOT A MA’AM) so I’ve had to just accept it.
Man, I hope you feel better by putting this stuff out in the blogosphere. Because reading it has made me all sorts of stabby.
I agree with SO MANY of these! I don’t even know how many times I’ve had people get all crazy when I tell them I don’t like watermelon.
And the FB updates– you seriously think we want to hear about your kids poop? You are WRONG. I have two kids, I have to deal with enough of it here, I don’t want to read about it on facebook.
And oh MAN, the teaching thing. My mom teaches (high school in CO) and her school is laying off teachers, but somehow they have enough money to ADD a NURSE (in addition to the one they have) and to add FOUR MORE counselors. To bring the school total to SEVEN. It is not that big a school. Good thing they’re doing so well “saving money.”
Definitely with you on the no AC front. I know Kansas is not California, but we have no shade to speak of, so it WILL be hot!
And your Teacher’s Union—that bothers me, in a very big way. In fact, The Store I work for is the major sponsor of both major league teams here in town, yet they cannot bother to pay their employees decently and say they cannot afford to hire more people.
I’ve been accidentally calling people HON when it’s not appropriate…
Facebook and I used to be great friends. These days? We’re toeing the line of being foes. It’s a sticky situation, to say the least.
I totally agree with that first one about the coffee. BE KIND. No matter how much caffeine you’ve had. Coffee does not make you kind. BEING KIND makes you kind. And I drove my last car for two summers with no AC. It wasn’t THAT bad, but it wasn’t awesome either. Then again, I lived in Minnesota and not California, though… how hot does it get up there in the summer anyway?
I AGREE WITH EVERY SINGLE THIS ON THIS LIST. Ahhh! And not just because I’m agreeable. And also not just because I hate everything.
I am going to take you home from Vegas with me; I will put you in my pocket and you will like it.
I AGREE WITH EVERY SINGLE THING ON THIS LIST. Ahhh! And not just because I’m agreeable. And also not just because I hate everything.
I am going to take you home from Vegas with me; I will put you in my pocket and you will like it.
I’m all about the old fashioned yelling! I did it to someone on the phone just now and it was magical.
The whole “hon” thing is so aggravating, isn’t it? I always end up feeling disrespected! Similar feelings arise when waiters squat down at the table to make their introduction. GAH
Hehe the “wwooooowww” thing is totally cracking me up because I know EXACTLY the ton and length for which that type of “wow” is said.
re: FB- that’s the reason I don’t check it much these days. I hate it when clients who are my age call me ma’am, or when someone younger calls me ma’am. I may have gray hair but I’m only 26!
I’m also over this semester of school, my finance class in particular and the fact that my brain is totally fried. I can barely function.
HERE HERE to everything on your list! (Well, minus the air conditioning – sorry about that :-/ )
Seriously, though! The Facebook/Twitter/Blogging about your kids’ poop/barf/pee/potty training: STOP. IT. (Also, feel free to slap me – HARD – should I do any of this when I have kiddos.)
Here are some of my additions, in case you care
Along the same lines as your food pet peeve, I hate when someone asks what I brought for lunch and I tell them and then they go into the whole, “EW! NASTY! GROSS!” thing. Umm, thanks? I was about to eat, but now I’M NAUSEOUS. Ass.
I know driving pet peeves are a dime a dozen, but man oh man, I hate it when people switch lanes erratically during heavy traffic. It’s like, Dude, NONE of us are going anywhere. Stay put or you’ll cause an accident. Ass.
I, too, hate everyone on the road. EVERY SINGLE PERSON. Especially people who drive really really big vehicles A)while on cell phones or B) without the driving aptitude to handle said big vehicles. This is made even worse by the fact that the roads in my area are really narrow and those big a** vehicles tend to run me off the road at any given chance.
So the 7th/8th graders at my school are not the only ones who say “WWWWWWWOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW”? It’s so annoying!!!
Bugs, gigantic spiders in particular, that cause me to wake up my husband to take care of them–yeah, I’m not a fan of them.
Oh girl.
I can one-up your “hon”.
My motherfucking barista (who cannot be more than 16) called me “ma’am”.
MA’AM.
WHAT HAS THE WORLD COME TO? I am not old enough to be “ma’am”-ed!
Sorry about the no air conditioning thing. I’d be dying already.
*sigh* I love a good rant. Thanks for the smile tonight.
Yeah that’s like the 18 year old kid at the gym calling me “ma’am.” OMG really??
“Facebook should be lighthearted, silly and used for stalking”
Bahahahaha YES! I updated lots the last few weeks to keep family and friends updated on my travels, but for the most part, I use Facebook solely for STALKING