Wow. I wonder your bathroom must look like.

When one "has to" use a restroom at a truck stop, there is often little expectation of good cleanliness, in fact, it usually a matter of how tolerable the conditions are. 

You would like to think in professional place of business that the employees there would have enough courtesy to not treat the bathroom as if it was a truck stop, but it seems that is sometimes not the case.

Mess on the seat (whether splash-back, or errant stream), toilet paper on the floor, and sometimes an un-flushed mess left in the bowl.  Seriously?

My take:  Anyone who has that little regard for his or her co-workers should be publicly humiliated via posters on the wall, and a massive posting on social network.  Manners clearly were never learned, so maybe the message will sink in with the Scarlet Letter treatment.

If the shoe fits... or doesn't?

Ok, so why would anyone buy shoes that do not fit properly, especially sandals?
In the hot days of summer I understand wearing sandals, especially for people who like to show off their feet (which is a whole other discussion), but do you not feel your feet scraping the ground, or notice your feet slipping almost completely out of the sandal as you walk?  It kind of kills the point to show off your feet if they are all crudded up from scraping the ground.
My take:  This often seems like case of buying shoes/sandals that "look cute" as opposed to buying footware that fits well or for being functional.  Depending on the site you read, anywhere from 50 to 90 percent of people in the world wear wrong fitting shoes at some point in their lives.  The best part of wearing wrong fitting shoes?  Jacking up your feet (for diabetics this could mean amputation), messing up your joints (i.e. ankles, knees, hips) for having to shift your walking, and possibly crippling yourself.

Loyalty? She left for greener pastures...‏

Remember the idea of a person getting a job, and working at that same business through their retirement? Through the thick and thin? Commitment by the employee and the employer to a mutual partnership for 25-30 years for the betterment of both? So what the funk happened?
- Within the past working generation, employees would often seem to be on the lookout for something bigger, better, and more lucrative, (meaning usually outside of their current company) to the detriment of the company that invested the time and resources training and providing said employee’s compensation and benefits. Although I will note in the past 2-3 years, with it being seemingly more difficult to get a new job, employees seem to be dug in if his/her pay is even close to acceptable.
- Companies, in cost cutting moves, will lay-off or dump their longer term workers to save themselves from the higher pay scale and benefits package. Why not bring in the younger, lower priced talent right? This may also relieve a company of a higher pension/retirement payout than by waiting a few more years.
- Off-shoring (you knew this was coming, right?)– why, in general, would a company pay a lazy, rude American 12.50 an hour plus benefits, who is going to show up only 4 out 5 days a week, average, and give his supervisor, as well as the clients an attitude problem, when you could get a nice person from India who will work 7 days a week for the equivalent of 3.50 an hour and not get one ounce of the static? Makes long term financial sense for a “bottom line”, right?

 My take: So what it will ultimately take to end this mutual “animosity” (for lack of a better term)? A company wants a committed employee and the employee wants a secure position that isn't going to be pulled out from under him/her at the worst possible moment. Outside of maintaining signed guaranteed contracts to protect both parties, I am not sure there is a simple answer.

Cynicism and Apathy - 2 friends stopped by‏

Believe it or not cynicism was not always negative. Originally it was a school of Greek philosophy which the belief was that a person should live a simple life, free from possessions, and to keep a healthy mind and body as nature intended. In doing these things, a person could be “happy”.
The problems of the world were hence created by the incorrect desire for wealth and what different societies placed value on, in general.
In modern times the cynic has lack of faith and or trust in societal values, institutions, and authorities. The cynic may be (or feel) disillusioned, frustrated, betrayed, or even hopeless, and may express this by pointing out or exposing the gap between a supposed ideal versus its appearance in the “real world”.
It’s this last part that many might point to me as being cynical, where I think of myself as realistic.

Apathy, on the other hand is just plain “not caring”, for any number of various reasons.

These two “cousins” in the world interact, probably daily, and really create part of the “mess” that I mourn for here.

Ok, just walk, the building isn't on fire

I hate people who "fake run" through their office, pretending to be in a hurry, especially when the distance is less than 15 feet.

My take: You look completely stupid and are only trying to draw attention to yourself.  If you are truly in a hurry you walk quickly with long strides, head up, with determined tunnel vision so no one casually stops you.  When you are 2 cubicles over, just walk and take the theatrics to the community theater. 

Too hot, too cold? Too bad...

Why would someone constantly complain about the weather, as if it being over 100 outside is really desirable for others?  And the same goes for anyone who lives the Northeast or the Rockies and wants to complain about snowfall during the winter months.  My thought: move away, please, I'll pitch in a few bucks for you. 
The biggest loser is the person who is always one extreme, no matter what the ambient tempature is.  My thought: see a therapist because the problem isn't the weather.