What "type" of person drives you crazy?

[ErikaReadsTheDailyMail]

I was describing a woman at work to my DH earlier, and he said "oh I know that type, I work with a guy like that".

For context, this "type" of person (Erika in fact, hence the username):

Thinks Farrage has got a few good ideas actually, and he will definitely be getting her vote.

Doesn't think women should return to work full time after maternity leave because focussing on your career and not your children is just selfish.

Thinks that the people in boats should "go back to where they came from" and "stop taking our jobs" but "no wonder they come here, with all the free handouts we give them" (simultaneously, apparently)

Relishes in other people's unhappiness and uses it as some kind of horrible gossipy currency, ever terminal illness.

Has gleefully welcomed her (feckless) poor darling adult son back home after a messy divorce because his wife has treated him so terribly and he never should have married her in the first place. She's hoping he'll go for full custody of his daughter so that her former daughter in law can't poison her further (metaphorically, I assume).

I know I should be bigger, but she's just such a caricature of bigotry she really gets up my nose. She epitomises everything I dislike, all rolled into one person.

I wondered if anyone has one individual who really sums up everything they dislike? Bonus points if you name them!

I have a colleague who is rather dense. That doesn’t bother me, it’s her constant and delighted announcements of the fact. ‘Oh I’m too stupid to understand…’, ‘I’m as thick as a plank…’.

She wears it as a badge of honour and that is what drives me mad.

Insufferable know-it-alls.

She's not stupid she's lazy and manipulative

Men who call themselves lesbians, and their enablers.

I worked with one of these. Amazes me that a person who can’t handle life to that degree decides to have a baby 😂

I think I once worked with her DH. No working day could start without a full monologue discussion of that day's Daily Mail editorial which was, of course, taken as gospel.

Bloke in my local pub. Contradicts (and not in a good way) everything you say, takes the mickey and generally belittles anything you come out with.

Then, when you are leaving, says: "I didn't mean anything by it. It was just a bit of fun."

Wanker.

People who like to create drama out of nothing but then act as if it was for a noble reason. They are usually the type of post a 'warning' on local Facebook pages about 'dodgy looking vans' driving slowly around the estate when it's clearly just tradesman looking for a house number. Their concern is based on absolutely nothing but they enjoy the drama so they pretend they acted out of virtue.

The woman opposite us on the train yesterday from Kings X to Edinburgh. 4.5 hours of very loud performative parenting of her (lovely and quiet DD). I swear to God she didn’t rest her voice for one second.
Hope you’re reading this, silly cow. In a couple of years DD will refuse to be seen/heard in public with you.

These people aren’t happy guys. They should have our sympathy. I speak as an unhappy person

Sly, bitchy devious colleagues who use others' weaknesses to bring them down emotionally.

People who hoover up new friends constantly because they become bored / fed up with their old ones. Don't have much loyalty

Anyone who, uninvited, gives me their views on one or more of the following:
God
The Monarchy
My Diet
Humanism
The Need For A Written Constitution.

Please rest assured that in the unlikely event that I ever want, or need, your views, you will be asked.

"Wind up Merchants".

Disclaimer: I'm not British and have never came across this profile before. It's especially baffling and grating that said WUMs are proud of themselves!

"Wine-O-Clock". Their entire personality revolves around the fact they like wine and they get drunk.

Again, perhaps a cultural thing, but back home only gauche teenagers behave like this!

People who’ve been diagnosed with ADHD (or have diagnosed themselves) and shoehorn it into every conversation, for example “I was late, there’s my ADHD again!” or “I just couldn’t concentrate through the whole training session so I don’t really know how to do this, that’ll be my ADHD”, or “nice to meet you, I’m the crazy one who never sits still, blame my ADHD”.

Ill people who milk it when still coming into work

'I'm not well'

Yes you said 2 minutes ago

'Can't believe I'm ill again'

'I'm hurting!'

Oh fuck off home then

Yup - thick and proud of it really winds me up

Also reverse snobbery

Them - "Oh I couldn't, that's not for the like of us!"

Me - "I only offered you an olive"

The type who ask questions that they know full well you don't know the answer to, just so that can use it in a way to feel superior.

Eg:
Person: "Have you watched XYZ < eg a really obscure Korean TV series that is not shown on UK steaming services>"
Me: "No, I haven't heard of it".
Person: "OMG You've never seen it?!!?!?"
Me: Er, no.

Or
Person: "Have you ever tried double-cap-vice-bated-clark-filtered-inhibitor-green-leaf-blended-parma-rainbow-kittens-curtain chai latte?"
Me: "No, I haven't heard of that latte before".
Person: "OMG really? you've never heard of it?".

And then spends 20 mins explaining every single minute detail like they are the first person to ever discover it?

People who go to a village butcher like this:

[Booming voice] 'HELLO! Yes, I'd like some of your FINEST steak mince. Oh.. er, is that very finest stuff you've got? Well, ok. Right then. EXCELLENT! Where is your tip jar? You haven't got a tip jar?!'

Overhead recently, verbatim.

People who think they’re better than others, drives me absolutely mad.

Non-stop talkers.
Competitive pity-mongers.
Those who say "X here", e.g. "accountant here"...nah fuck off and die. You really can't find a better way to introduce yourself or enter the conversation?

Flakes. Either be friends or don't. Stick to a plan or don't make or agree to one in the first place.

My pet hate recently is those who post on social media about hearing sirens etc and hoping everyone is OK.
Just admit you're nosy and you want to know what happened.

Celebrating nepo baby's achievements that were orchestrated by parents. For context, there's two in the family.