OP, I feel you. I had a coworker a couple years ago that kept clearing her throat. Every 2 effing minutes (I timed it as I was so distracted). It drove me nuts but I knew there was nothing I could do. When she quit I was the happiest. Now I work from home so it a non-issue.
My friend has a new coworker who dips all day, and spits it into a clear bottle. So that's what she hears all day, and sees if she makes the mistake of looking in that direction. So it could be worse!
I feel like this could be requested to not be done at work since it's a nicotine product
I think there's a difference between something that annoys you personally and something you would make an issue with your direct report. There are people at work who do things that annoy me that I don't say anything about because it's a me thing. My co-worker's ring tone drives me nuts but I keep it to myself and ignore it the best I can. If it's affecting work performance, I bring it up. I had a terrible boss once who wrote on my review that I need to stop complaining about the weather (which I did like twice when it was in the negatives and everyone was having a conversation complaining about the weather). That's a her thing. If she doesn't want to be around the 30 second conversation complaining about the weather, she can leave the room.
I think there's a difference between something that annoys you personally and something you would make an issue with your direct report. There are people at work who do things that annoy me that I don't say anything about because it's a me thing. My co-worker's ring tone drives me nuts but I keep it to myself and ignore it the best I can. If it's affecting work performance, I bring it up. I had a terrible boss once who wrote on my review that I need to stop complaining about the weather (which I did like twice when it was in the negatives and everyone was having a conversation complaining about the weather). That's a her thing. If she doesn't want to be around the 30 second conversation complaining about the weather, she can leave the room.
omg I would not be able to keep myself from *positively* mentioning the weather in every single conversation involving her.
OP, I feel you. I had a coworker a couple years ago that kept clearing her throat. Every 2 effing minutes (I timed it as I was so distracted). It drove me nuts but I knew there was nothing I could do. When she quit I was the happiest. Now I work from home so it a non-issue.
My partner sometimes does this mini cough thing every few seconds. Seconds! I can hear it from another room, too. He's lucky he's still alive.
I think there's a difference between something that annoys you personally and something you would make an issue with your direct report. There are people at work who do things that annoy me that I don't say anything about because it's a me thing. My co-worker's ring tone drives me nuts but I keep it to myself and ignore it the best I can. If it's affecting work performance, I bring it up. I had a terrible boss once who wrote on my review that I need to stop complaining about the weather (which I did like twice when it was in the negatives and everyone was having a conversation complaining about the weather). That's a her thing. If she doesn't want to be around the 30 second conversation complaining about the weather, she can leave the room.
omg I would not be able to keep myself from *positively* mentioning the weather in every single conversation involving her.
"Hey boss, channel 5 said it *might* snow 7 days from now, are you so ready for a snow day?"