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Discussion on: What are some co-worker attitudes you dislike?

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ItsASine (Kayla)

I'm currently sitting annoyed and bored at work, so this is more venting about my day than my coworkers ^^;

  • "You know I'm not technical" -- okay, but this is your job. There should be some responsibility for learning and growing into your role, not just saying it isn't something you know so you shouldn't be held accountable for it. See: QAs being moved from manual to automation, PMs writing Acceptance Criteria that isn't feasible in the slightest
  • Eating cereal during the 9 am to noon meeting marathon, slurping the whole time and I can hear you chewing. The meetings are dull and dead aside from 1 person talking and 1 person slurping, so it's super loud and noticeable.
  • "What would you say.... you do here?" -- The guy who thinks his code is perfect and either 1. QA is out to get him or 2. QA is useless and everyone should just develop all the time, but also gatekeeps development work as only for true, trained engineers while simultaneously having only an art degree. This one is highly specific, and I'm mostly just salty about his lack of self-awareness. I can ignore Know It Alls fine, but when their gatekeeping would keep themselves out, I just can't.