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12 Annoying Things You Should Stop Saying at Work
“Hey Max, I need this back ASAP!” the email dinged annoyingly.
That simple request may sound innocent, but it was the last straw. Everything with this guy was “ASAP” and his “ASAPs” kept becoming more stringent in what they meant. His poor planning always became my emergency and he made it so I had to delay other people’s requests to accommodate him. Finally, I had enough. I know typing while angry is forever so I restrained myself and just typed back the following.
“I won’t get this done until Friday.”
He called me right away complaining that Friday wasn’t “ASAP.” I had to explain what ASAP was short for and that Friday was As Soon As I could Possibly get it done and if he wanted things sooner he needed to request them sooner.
Anyway, besides ASAP, here are a few more phrases that annoy your coworkers.
I don’t mean you need to walk on eggshells around overly-sensitive people, but thinking about some of these can help ensure you aren’t the one someone is explaining “ASAP” to.
#1. “Whatever” or “I Don’t Care”
These mean the same thing and usually saying them doesn’t help anyone.
