What phrase do you hear ALL THE TIME during your working day, that makes you want to scream?!

[Ilovemychocolate]

So I’m a childminder.
Whilst out with the kids (presently four 2 year olds) I hear “you’ve got your hands full” multiple times a day!
Over and over again, and it’s SO hard to react with a smile sometimes! (But I do obviously)
When I worked in shops it was “printed it this morning!” if someone handed me a fresh note.
So what do you hear constantly whilst working, that makes you scream inside?!

Could you work X day as an extra?

NO I FUCKING CAN’T- I’VE GIVEN YOU MY AVAILABILITY- STOP FUCKING ASKING!!!!

AI

So it's not self service then?

Well fgfgfg can I agenda you to speak to this report?
Yes, but I won't get a response will I???? Would you like me to speak to the other humans in the meeting about the report? Also, what's with the agenda bollocks? Apparently these observations are 'unhelpful'.

'Out of my comfort zone "

Id like to put "our stamp on it "

Gives me the rage

I love this come back

I am a driving instructor so I don’t speak to people outside the car but I get fed up of people tail gating my car (with me or a pupil driving) when I/we am going the actual speed limit. They must be too stupid to know the limit despite there being repeated signs (called repeaters!) or they think we’re going slow just because we have a massive box on the top with an L in it. ALSO idiots pulling in front of me/us at the last minute because they are too stupid to estimate how fast we’re travelling. They look in their rear mirror and see a 50yr old woman driving and you can see their eyes stunned it wasn’t the learner driving.

Sharing is caring, on repeat from children who never share but expect (and at home get) whatever they want and are bewildered as to why they have to wait for a toy for more than a few seconds.

I am a firm believer that "reaching out" is only appropriate in a drowning/rescue situation. All other uses of the phrase are wrong.

God no.

Lovely freshly cooked food.

If people want to 'get it' 😁

Hearing myself say “pull your trousers up and stop sagging..” X100 times a day

Being called “Bro Miss”

Also hearing myself and every other colleague say “STOP RUNNING IN THE CORRIDOR” 100 times per day.

I read somewhere that when shop assistants ask “Do you need a bag?”, they hear the same tired jokes and lines all day… so now I just say “No, thank you” — and you can literally see the relief on their faces :)))

When working in a call center and you ask anything else? and they come back with "The winning lottery numbers"

A member of my team prefaces every query to me with “Random question….” I want to reply “Go ahead. But it’s not random is it? It’s extremely specific, that’s why you’re asking me!”

'Reaching out' and 'super' anything makes me feel stabby. Both along with the speakers can fuck right off.

Using ‘absolutely ‘ when a simple ‘yes’ would suffice.

Oh and ‘can I get’ instead of ‘can (may) I have’.

constantly being said in coffee shops/bars etc. The temptation to ask if they are going to hop over the counter/bar and serve themselves is sometimes overwhelming.

The awful thing is I’ve heard my son say it now. 😱

Not always a man in my case.

One I hear way too many times is:

Will it hurt?

Yes it will actually asked the leaflet mentioned!

Yes I find a lot of business jargon quite irritating. People used to say they would talk about someting in a meeting.. now they say 'talk to'. I then find it more irritating as more and more people start using the odd wording

Not remotely exclusive to your team.

Teacher here, there is a cure for this type of repetition called 'not staring at childrens bums'.

What’s 3-2-1 star?
lady of leisure here, too 🤣

is this Swedish ?

Touch base. It just makes my teeth hurt.