Yesterday at work
A manager for another site, here for a meeting, wanted to check her email at lunchtime. She powered off and on a locked PC and logged in, in the process killing the long running test it had been performing. On being asked about it she just shrugged, said "sorry" and swanned off back to her meeting.

I'd never do that, nor would anyone else I know. I had assumed that was a universal piece of modern etiquette - apparently not.

Any other bits of 21st century manners you can think of? Alternatively, have you seen some rudeness recently?
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 11:22, 12 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Yeah but what if someone had poked her?

(PsychoChomp, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 11:28, Reply)

Saying maybe to a facebook invite

So you can see if sometuing better comes along or saying no and not saying why.

I do both of these on a regular basis.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 11:37, Reply)

I got a friend request from some random bloke
who just wanted the extra "friend" that confers an advantage in one of the games we both happen to be playing. That's just mental - do I want a complete stranger reading my statuses?
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 11:45, Reply)

Facebook Gayblades

(Cancer Joy was short lived, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 11:49, Reply)

Are you suggesting
It was actually a gayer making a move? ONLINE?
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 11:56, Reply)

PIXELS ON A SCREEN
are serious, don't forget that.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 12:08, Reply)

Why do you have to give a reason not to go somewhere?
I don't think that's rude.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 12:12, Reply)

An acquaintance recently poured out her heart about her sudden split with the boyfriend
which had been precipitated by her reading his phone texts.

She mentioned that she didn't normally read his texts, but...

How rude.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 11:41, Reply)

Did you laugh?
And point out it was probably her own fault for being nosy?

Actually, laughing would be really harsh - I hope you hugged her in a sympathetic manner
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 11:56, Reply)

Not so much etiquette as general computer spazzery on her behalf possibly.
"Dere's nofink flashing on teh tv so it must not be doing anyfink."
(TheColonel, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 12:08, Reply)

some utter social cripple
works in our office.

They filled up the sugar bowl from the sugar tub, then instead of putting the empty tub in the bin they put it back in the cupboard.

An, Empty. Fucking. Tub. Of. Sugar. The same person probably didn't throw away the empty bag of teabags when they used the last one, didn't order any more and just expected the magical kitchen stock replenishment fairy to bring some more.

Some cunt also put a botlle of milk back in the fridge that had about 0.1mm of milk in it.

grrrrrr
(Halfy By light alone, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 13:31, Reply)

Hopefully
they aren't Kristine's new flatmate, eh readers?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 13:34, Reply)