Bug List

We've been tasked with the challenge of compiling a list of 'bugs'. These bugs will be events or occurrences that frustrate me in day to day life. This post will include my bug and the root or what I believe is to be the underlying cause.

1. During the busiest part of my workday, my computer sees fit to either: run extremely slow or stop working all together. This slow down will significantly decrease the amount of work I'm able to start, progress or complete.
This interference with the computer's performance could be a direct reflection of several things including available memory, updated software, installed viruses or just 'outdated'. 

2. When I call a friend or family member and they do not pick up but I see them active on social networking sites. 
 People no longer value voice conversation. They may find their time, at that moment, should be spent checking the latest posts, pictures and articles. 

3. At work, I am usually one of the top performers. The people who are disengaged and never seem to hit goal are left alone while I'm consistently pushed to achieve more.  
I have always been completely engaged in what I'm involved in. It's easier to hold coaching conversations with people who care about the end result than people who do not. Management would probably find the conversation with low performers to be much more difficult and cause some level of anxiety. 

 4. When I get to the point of having almost no gas and I pull up to a pump that is not currently accepting credit cards. I have to get back in my car and pull around to another pump. 
It is more than likely a big expense for the company to continually call out technicians to service the technology within the pump. 

 5. I take the highway to work everyday and drive about 9 over. Cars on the highway flash their lights behind me or aggressively cut me off in the middle of rush hour traffic. 
People think they will get to their destination faster if they drive in this manner. It could also be that the person had a bad day and it's demonstrated in the form of 'road rage'.

6. Friends that make plans with you on a weekend and sell you out for a new girlfriend or boyfriend.
I'm still searching for the TRUE answer to this but it could be the desire for love. Most people want to love and be loved so that can take top priority against everything else. 

7.  Going to a specific restaurant you've been craving but your order doesn't come out well and it's a let down. 
The restaurant could have hired a new cooking staff since you last dined. They could also have changed product, recipe or just have too many orders at one time. 

8. When I tell people I have a staffordshire and a blue nose pitbull but they insist on demonizing my dogs due to their breed. 
Many stories have depicted certain breeds as dangerous and vicious. People do not trust what they don't know. 

 9. Trying to have a conversation with someone but they monopolize and talk over everyone to prove how much they know. 
This personality trait could be a compensation for an insecurity. 

10. My car is driving differently or acting up while I drive it above a certain speed, but once I bring it in, it's fine. 
This happens because my car likes to make me the laughing stock of the car shop. 
Also, it could be that there was nothing truly wrong or that the conditions in which the car was 'tested' were not equivalent to the ones in which I was driving.   

11. My dogs misbehave a jump on the bed while my husband is in the other room and once he comes in they stop and act like they've been behaving the entire time. 
Clearly, my dogs are more intimidated by my husband and directly affiliate him being around to consequences for bad behavior. 

12. I got to a specific place that I enjoy to dine and the waitress is rude to me during my visit. 
The waiter/waitress could be having an 'off' day. Something could be directly impacting his/her behavior to affect your dining experience. 

13. When Walmart knows that every midday Saturday they're extremely busy, but only keep 3 registers open. 
The longer we spend in line waiting to cash out, the longer we have to stroll additional aisles. We tend to buy more products that we may have not purchased had we not been waiting an additional 30 minutes.      

14. I find a new dress online and when I receive it, it looks nothing like the picture posted on the company's website. 
Some companies may do this so they do not accurately depict the poor clothing they are pushing to clients. It's far more difficult and frustrating for you to return your clothing and ask for a refund than to just keep the item. 

15. Watching the presidential debates to see if any candidates are going to bring up any topics that you're concerned about, yet they continue to spend time bashing each others spouses and personal appearance.   
These attacks could be avoid discussing much more complex issues at hand and to appeal to a specific group of people's emotions for additional votes.  

 16. I open a new bottle of water and it's filled to the top so the water spills on me once it's opened. 
The manufacturer puts as much water as possible which leaves no room for additional pressure to be applied while opening. 

17. At work my coworkers turn the air conditioner down to 71 degrees and freeze me out for their personal preference. 
This could be due to us each having different internal body temperatures which allows for us to feel the current temperature differently. 

18. Telemarketers calling your cell phone at all hours of the day and interfering with your normal phone calls. 
This is in hopes they'll obtain a sale from you. Thank goodness for call blocking on my phone. 

19. Being around people who complain all day and barely have anything positive to say, ever, at any time. 
People look in the wrong places for happiness and never truly obtain any form of it and we have to pay for it by enduring their pessimistic attitude. 

 20. The expense of college textbooks. 
The college and textbook company makes money off furthering your education by charging astronomical prices for books you will never use again.    

Reflection

It was a lot more difficult than I though because you're consistently thinking about things you dislike which can affect your mood. Sometimes, it can also be difficult to truly understand why something happens the way it does.  It also made me think that there are much bugger things that should 'bug' me more. These things were just a lot easier to think of.