🪜 Tiers for Fears.
We have a popular and growing TierMaker account that supports our mission to democratize work wisdom with our gray-area hacks. The Hackquire™ TierMaker is based on our A-Z of Work Annoyances WhatsApp Stickers, which have been downloaded loads. Here, we explore insights into what people have identified as key work annoyances.
🪜 Below is a quick index of this blog notes post.
The Opportunity
The Solution
The Impact
🪜 1/3. The Opportunity:
The opportunity was to see what insights can be gathered from the wonderful Hackquire™ community—to spot the biggest OGs of work hell and why our gray-area hacks matter so much. You matter, we all matter, so these insights will matter too. This is all part of our vision.
🪜 2/3. The Solution:
We analyzed three Hackquire™ community submissions on TierMaker to identify the ultimate OGs of work hell—proving why our gray-area hacks matter. You matter. We all matter. While we reviewed them all, we’ve shared details of three key submissions below—with a massive, fun report coming soon, like our book.
🪜 3/3. The Impact:
The impact has been huge for us creators and the wider teams, leaving us thinking, “WTF?” It’s clear that even the most “perfect” working cultures have fissures and cracks, and even the so-called “best places to work” are filled with work annoyances that people see as the worst.
🪜 Ranking Explained:
You have 27 A-Z work annoyances to choose from (including two ‘H’s—H for Hackquire™, sorry not sorry), based on the WhatsApp stickers we created. You can then rank each one by the following levels of annoyance. Also, if it’s more to the left, it’s even more annoying within that ranking—so even more c@@p. The rankings are:
🤬 I Quit
🤯 Seriously
😠 Not Cool
😏 Meh
🙃 All Good
🪜 Results Summerized:
We’ve listed five short insights into what we’ve observed. If you haven’t already, head to the TierMaker page to do your ranking or download the A-Z Work Annoyances WhatsApp Stickers here. Take a look at this—and if you’re truly vibing and want to see more of our stuff, check out our InstaHam account.
1. Cognitive Overload:
Policy edits drain focus.
2. Fairness Instincts:
Food theft fuels resentment.
3. Physical Discomfort:
Cold offices reduce productivity.
4. Sensory Sensitivity:
Loud eaters disrupt concentration.
5. Work Control:
Messy desks increase stress.
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🪜 1/3. @Camila Ladiesproleague:
Top 5 Work Annoyances for @Camila Ladiesproleague, who submitted their list on our Hackquire™ TierMaker page under the name “Merci, Hackquire – From a highly entertained fashion company buyer team”, and explained: “Merci beaucoup, nous aimons votre marque.” @Camila Ladiesproleague we are here for you.
[🤬 I Quit] 🪑 Absent Teams.
[🤬 I Quit] 🤮 Rumour Fans.
[🤬 I Quit] 🥱 Dull Tasks.
[🤯 Seriously] 🥶 Cold Offices.
[🤯 Seriously] 🦹♂️ Food Theives.
🪜 2/3. @Daz:
Top 5 Work Annoyances for @Daz, who submitted their list on our Hackquire™ TierMaker page under the name “uk fashion brand” and explained: “It is what it is, great place—just calm down the admin!” Yeah, it seems like this could be an admin-heavy role without a way to make the time go by or turn the boring stuff brilliant.
[🤬 I Quit] 📧 Idle Emails.
[🤬 I Quit] 📋 Policy Edits.
[🤬 I Quit] 🗓️ Yealry Goals.
[🤬 I Quit] 🦹♂️ Food Theives.
[🤬 I Quit] 🥶 Cold Offices.
🪜 3/3. @Eraldo Hartmann:
Top 5 Work Annoyances for @Eraldo Hartmann, who submitted their list on our Hackquire™ TierMaker page under the name “haha our team just did this” and explained: “From the creative team—we should have been working, thanks @Hackquire.” Well, yeah, you should have been working, but some cathartic self-expression can help.
[🤬 I Quit] 💩 Gross Toilets.
[🤬 I Quit] 👃 Smell Foods.
[🤬 I Quit] 🥵 Hot Offices.
[🤬 I Quit] 🥶 Cold Offices.
[🤬 I Quit] 😬 Loud Eaters.
