Pet Peeves

[Miss Vicky]

Most of mine are work related:

-People who call up my office to schedule an appointment, then have no idea when they want to come in, so they say "I'll have to look at my schedule and call you back."

-People who don't show up when they're supposed to. (This applies not only to the clients and coworkers at my job, but to any situation)

-People who - after I've answered the phone with "Vacaville Pet Vet Clinic, this is Victoria, how can I help you?" - ask me "Is this the Vacaville Pet Vet?"
No, dumb****s, it isn't. I just felt like answering the phone that way.

-People who insist on telling me the life stories of both themselves and their pets. Okay yeah, whatever. As if I give a ****.

-People who ask for a quote on services, then start going on about how "Back in my day, it only cost _______." That's nice. Welcome to 2007.

-People who call to make an appointment and, when asked why we need to see their pet, answer "Well I don't know. I'm not the vet." Well, you called us for a reason, right?

-People who ask "What's the earliest I can drop my pet off?" and when told that "We get here at 8:00 a.m." they say "But I have to be at work then." Guess what? So do I, and I'm not coming in any sooner just so you won't be inconvenienced.

-People who want to "just get some medicine" instead of bringing their pet in for an exam when a) We've never seen the animal before b) We haven't seen the animal in a long time or c) We've never seen the animal for that problem and get angry when told that doing so would be both unethical and illegal.

Other, not necessarily work related pet peeves:

-People who burp, fart or make any other obnoxious noise without apologizing/excusing themselves.

-People who leave the microwave door open after heating up food (especially since I bought our new microwave).

-People who eat all of my snack foods and never buy/bring in any to share.

-Parents who don't discipline children who are misbehaving in public. Also, parents who bring babies to restaurants, theaters, etc. and refuse to take them outside when they start crying.

-People who insist on trying to make conversation with me when I'm riding the bus. Look, if I've got my headphones on and am not making eye contact with anyone, that's not an invitation for you to talk to me.