11. During
exam week there are never enough seats in the Library.
(why)
There is an influx of students who are trying to study, maxing the capacity of
the library
22. Buying
a pair of clothing in your normal size but it turns out the clothing company uses
different dimensions for their sizes.
(why)
Some companies like to create their own styles, cutting clothing into different
sizes.
33. When
a restaurant messes up your food order.
(why)
There are communication errors between servers and chefs
44. Having
a doctor’s appointment and still having to wait for over 30 min.
(why) Doctors overestimate the time taken for each
patient.
55. Getting
to campus and my laptop cant connect to the school wifi.
(why) The schools wifi signal isn’t strong enough or
the processing speed isn’t fast enough.
66. Paying
for gas but the card reader needs 4 attempts to finally read your card.
(why) Card reader is outdated and needs to be
replaces. Mag strip reader is too old.
77. When
I have been waiting in a grocery line for a long time, then another employer opens
a new line for the customers behind me.
(why) Employer wasn’t using spatial awareness to
realize she was affecting those who had been waiting longer.
88. People
skipping lines at bars with no repercussions.
(why) There isn’t enough staff on hand so people
believe they can get away with anything.
9.9 McDonalds
on University serves another customer before me even though I ordered first.
(why) Might make more sense to serve them first to help
with their operations.
110. When
you use google maps and the app doesn’t update fast enough causing you to make
a wrong turn.
(why) I am in an area that has very little internet
connection, affecting the processing time of app.
111. When
a company website says their open, but upon arrival I realize they are closed.
(why) Company doesn’t feel it is necessary to update
their website.
112. Going
to BestBuy to buy a home appliance and upon arriving home realizing that not
all the parts are in the box.
(why) Wholesaler did not make sure the product was
ready to go before selling to BestBuy.
113. Going
to a public park and realizing all water fountains are out of order.
(why) State doesn’t have enough funds to fix public
property.
114. Being
forced to buy $100+ textbooks for a class I am already paying for.
(why) Textbook companies know you need the material so
they’re able to charge obscene prices.
115. When
catching a flight, I am stuck in the middle seat when I am 6’2.
(why) Unlucky ticket draw. Should have height to seat
options.
116. Going
out to eat at a restaurant and your server only comes to your table once every
30 minutes, leaving you without water or silverware.
(why) Terrible service and communication skills
on part of the server and staff.
117. When
you go to Wendy’s and their frosty machine broken.
(why) The workers are being incompetent and not
fixing the machine.
118. When
I have to drive my scooter in the rain.
(why) I don’t have a car so I am forced to get
wet while driving
119. Having
to drive a car early in the morning when its freezing out.
(why) It takes at least 5 min for the car to
warm up forcing me to freeze.
220. Picking
food up and they don’t provide silverware.
(why) They either forget, are out, or didn’t care
enough to provide it.
Creating this bus list was actually much more challenging than I initially thought it was going to be. Thinking off the top of my head was much harder to come up with than going through my daily routine and keeping track of them. There was also some difficulty in explaining why and how these things bug me.