I am currently formatting and checking a reference list for a paper. The author, when adding in a reference, consistently remembered to add the quotes at the beginning of the article name. Not ONCE has he managed to close the quotes at the end.
What is your current stupid pet peeve about your job?
People deciding for themselves when requests will be handled instead of coming to the damn meeting so everyone can discuss it.
The fact that I am stuck in SF with absolutely nothing to do when there is a huge pile of work I could be doing in Palo Alto.
People who do not understand that the word reimbursement means that they get money after they pay for something and present a receipt.
Just now, people who use apostrophes to make plurals. Especially in RFPs.
Just now, people who use apostrophes to make plurals.
AUGH.
I would also like to add people who hyphenate adverbs that end in "ly". "vertically-pointing" is NO NO WRONG.
My boss's persistant need to schedule completely unnecessary phone meetings to "introduce" me to the newest freelancer I'm working with, when there is absolutely nothing to discuss at this point and it would be far better to have stuff in writing via email.
In the future ALL restaurants will be Taco Bell!
I have that movie on my DVR waiting for a rewatch. I haven't seen it since I was...whatever I was.
Pet peeve - dude who is supposed to release the office supply order I input not ever releasing it in a timely manner who then yells at me for shit not being here.