While they’re great comic relief in movies and office sitcoms, annoying coworkers are far less amusing in real life. Whether they chew too loudly, make awkward jokes, or fail to carry their fair share of the workload, annoying employees can bring down the morale of their coworkers and hurt camaraderie and overall productivity.
Often, employee behaviors may be annoying but technically perfectly permissible. There likely isn’t a policy against loud chewing in most company handbooks. Therefore, it’s often up to employees themselves to be aware of what behaviors might rub their colleagues the wrong way. An article for Welcome to the Jungle written by Pauline Allione and translated into English by Andrea Schwam discusses five specific habits employees should avoid.
