Assignment 2

Bug List

1. When I have an appointment to get a haircut, and the barber is still an hour late.

This bug exists because other people are late, or the barber shows up late to work, so it causes everything to get backed up.


2. When I cannot find parking at The University of Florida during the day when I am trying to go to class.

At the University of Florida, we oversell the number of parking tickets to students.


3. When people talk over you and do not let you finish what you are saying.

People are either excited or mad, so they feel that what you have to say either doesn’t matter or they don’t notice it.

4. When people are rude to others for no apparent reason.

The person might have been going through a bad day and might not realize that they are coming off as rude.

5. People who yell in the student lounge when you are trying to sleep.

This bug exists because everyone does not go to sleep at the same time so when you sleep others are socializing.

6. When it rains in the middle of you walking home, and you do not have a jacket or umbrella.

Mother nature exists in our world, and we don’t always have protective rain gear.

7. Getting accused by someone of something that you never did.

The person may genuinely feel that this is the only way to sort the situation out, instead of asking a question.

8. When you call somebody back, less than five minutes after they called you and they don’t answer.

The person either is busy or does not have their phone on them at the time.

9. Group projects where everybody gets the same grade, but not everyone does work.

The workforce has a lot of group activities, so we are trying to prepare ourselves for how to deal with these situations.

10. People who smoke in areas that are not designated smoking areas.

We do not have enough smoking areas, or they are too far for smokers.

11. When people ask you to explain something, don't listen, then ask you to repeat yourself.

Others are not actively listening to when you are trying to explain information to them.

12. When people don’t wait in line when there is traffic on the highway or the street. Instead, they chose to drive to the front of the line and force themselves in.

Drivers are impatient and/or reckless, so they feel that they have to skip.

13. When doctors say they close at 4:30pm but you show up at 4pm and they say they can’t see you because they stop taking appointments at 4:10pm.

Doctors would be there all day if they did not initiate a cut off time.

14. When people at UF ask you to meet them at a particular time to study but show up 30 minutes to an hour later.

People lose track of time or just don’t appreciate others time.

15. When people on the Interstate in Florida slow up traffic to look at an accident.

Others want to be nosy and see exactly what the accident looks like. This causes more accidents from a lack of attention to the road.

16. When you tell your friends to “be ready to go” at a particular time, and you show up, and they aren’t ready.

People have situations that are going on that you don’t know about or are not appreciative of your time.

17. When organizations or jobs say that we are going to get out a meeting at a particular time but get out way later.

Jobs and organizations care about what they have to say to leave you and often times don’t realize that you have more to do than just this one thing.

18. When people drive to close behind you on the street.

You have people who are impatient or others who just cannot drive.

19. People who eat with their mouth open.

They were never told that eating with their mouth open was improper, they don’t notice, or they just don’t care.

20. Cars who drive slow on the Interstate but are in the fast lane and refuse to get over.

Some individuals feel that they are inclined to be in whichever lane they chose, and people have to work around them.

My reflection on the challenges I had when coming up with the list

I felt that the list was relatively easy to compile in the beginning. Once I thought about my day-to-day life and my campus interactions, the bugs just started flowing to me. Everyone has things that are pet peeves that they can immediately start writing about. The problem that I had was once I got to number 16 on the bug list, I had to take several hours to think about what actually bugs me.