r/GrindsMyGears • • 2h ago

We need to ban telemarketing

30 Upvotes

Have you ever stopped to think about how INSANE it is that phone calls, arguably the greatest invention in modern communication has been completely lost to telemarketers?

I don’t even pick up the phone anymore from an unknown number because it’s non stop ads, and solicitations, and scams. How is this legal?

Okay fine, strangers can call my phone whenever they want whatever, i’ll deal. But TEXTS now too? I’ve gotten SO MANY election and spam texts recently if I don’t regularly clear them out my entire messages is basically unusable. Why is this allowed? How do I stop this? My premium $1000 iPhone has basically turned into a 2000s corrupted desktop.

No i’m not voting for you! No I don’t want your products!!


r/GrindsMyGears • • 14h ago

When people always assume a lack of ambition or drive is always due to laziness or lack-of-effort

10 Upvotes

I am not sure if people forgot that there other legit reasons why somebody could be struggling to get the ball rolling, but is not always this: And I am not sure if people are that willfully ignorant or just as usual uncaring and un-empatethic: But either way, it is plain disingenuous and I am getting heckin tired of it.

Hmm, I don't know. Have we forgotten about other possible caveats here: Like you know, anxiety, PTSD, mental health problems, exposure to constant failure, burnout and maybe possibly a lack of good INCENTIVE MEASURES?

Seriously, people learn to actually give the benefit of the doubt FOR ONCE. It is not that hard.

Is like so many people operate in the "perfect world" fantasy where people forget not everybody is gonna have the same circumstances afforded to them. Seriously, get a grip!


r/GrindsMyGears • • 4h ago

People who are afraid of driving, don’t fucking drive

6 Upvotes

Basically it. Biggest pet peeve of mine is a super timid driver who’s filled with anxiety and terror while driving. Simple fix; don’t drive. Figure out how to do life without it, you are a huge annoyance to us capable drivers. Please shut the fuck up in my passenger seat or back seat as well, if you’re afraid of driving I don’t want you in my car or driving any other car.


r/GrindsMyGears • • 5h ago

Answer it or silence it

4 Upvotes

People who just let let their phones ring in public... loud as fuck... like there aren't other people around. Answer it or silence it.

Also people who insist on having their conversation on speaker at max volume, like we want to hear it.


r/GrindsMyGears • • 6h ago

People who have to use idioms and metaphors every sentence

5 Upvotes

You don't have to say "I'm so tired I feel like I just plowed the whole field with a two legged mule on a sunday after pot luck at gramma spencers house in the middle of the night!"

You can just say "i'm fucking tired man."

"It's hotter than a chili cookout on the 4th of july on the hottest summer of the century after a cold shower with a one legged mule on a cotton field on the 4th of july during a 4th of july party!"

you can just say "it's damn hot."

I used to work with a guy like this. I suppose i would've disliked him less if he wasn't always perving over every female he saw.


r/GrindsMyGears • • 2h ago

The page readjusting the moment before you click

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r/GrindsMyGears • • 48m ago

When a phone app change sound output from earpiece to loudspeaker because the other side of the call wants to do video chat

• Upvotes

I don't know if it's only one app (LINE) or it happens on most apps but when I am on a voice call with someone and they turn on video call, the app doesn't have a sound indicator that the other side is switching to video call.

The app just put my phone on loudspeaker full blast and everyone around me can hear all the conversation because the app assume that I am willing to do a video call in public. And there's no way to decline video call request, there's no way to stop the sound from coming out of loudspeakers. I have to hang up the call and call them again.


r/GrindsMyGears • • 5h ago

Academics

1 Upvotes

I work in IT for a college. Faculty have some of the worst reading comprehension and listening skills by far of any group of people I've ever worked with. I guess I expect more of them being that they're educated... They also all throw tantrums when they don't get their way, and refuse to abide by basic policies--our networking people constantly have to make exceptions for them. It drives me crazy


r/GrindsMyGears • • 21h ago

Is anyone else noticing a change with ground turkey?

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r/GrindsMyGears • • 6h ago

How do you teach etiquettes to people who don't have them?

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r/GrindsMyGears • • 19h ago

Hans Zimmer Pissed me off last night.

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Hans Zimmer grinds my gears! His show was too long. I dont want to be out for 4 hours, I want to be out for 90 mins.