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To dislike a work colleague because.....

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ChocolateSqueezyyogurts · 02/07/2026 13:05

She types like shes playing a piano! Its so irritating but I dont know why. Its the most random way of typing Ive ever seen.

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WonderingWanda · 02/07/2026 17:06

This sounds quite normal for touch typing. How do you type op? With two fingers very slowly?

Winefride · 02/07/2026 17:04

Do you mean touch typing? As in, she doesn't have to look at the keys and types fluidly?

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ChocolateSqueezyyogurts · 02/07/2026 17:03

evilharpy · 02/07/2026 14:36

I'm trying to picture this. Is it that she has her wrists in the air rather than resting on the desk?

Its really hard to describe too, but its almost like her wrists are slightly raised and her fingers tap the keys very gently and dramatically. If you saw it you'd understand 🤣

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WhatHappenedToYourFurnitureCuz · 02/07/2026 15:04

I love a clicky clacky keyboard. But I find it painful watching one-finger typists.

Lexy2345 · 02/07/2026 14:54

Please explain more about the potato. Was it cooked or raw?

evilharpy · 02/07/2026 14:36

I'm trying to picture this. Is it that she has her wrists in the air rather than resting on the desk?

BarefootAndDancing · 02/07/2026 14:09

Not trying to excuse myself here, but in my case it's because I taught myself to type many moons ago, bashing away on my mum's old mechanical Olivetti. Silent touch-typing just wasn't a thing in those days ...

IReallyNeedATimeMachine · 02/07/2026 13:54

I get where you're coming from. I am currently sitting here listing to a colleague who types really loudly. There are 8 other people in the office & they can manage to type quietly. I can't even get away from it at home because my husband works at home in our spare bedroom & when I'm downstairs, it sounds like baby elephants tap dancing on the keyboard!

ReleaseTheDucksOfWar · 02/07/2026 13:30

... a potato?
I mean, fruit I can get. But a 🥔?

Ethelspagetti · 02/07/2026 13:28

I had a colleague who kept fruit and a potato on her in tray. She’d leave it to rot, throw it away and replace with fresh fruit and a potato! Never ever saw her eat any of it! Such a vicious circle continued for years!

cattreats · 02/07/2026 13:21

If you're that irritated, may I suggest that you're actually stressed about something else? How your colleague is sitting and typing shouldn't affect you. You're triggering yourself here and having all the stress responses that are making you feel worse.

LifeBeginsToday · 02/07/2026 13:14

Oh no, I have just started piano lessons after 20 years working in an office. Maybe I'm doomed and will play the piano like I'm typing.

BarefootAndDancing · 02/07/2026 13:10

I know I'm not your colleague as I work alone in my home office - however, I type exactly as you describe. Sorry OP, but if it's any comfort she's not the only one! 😂