Bug List
11.
My back yard faces my neighbor’s back yard and
he owns a little, "yappy" dog who barks the whole time it is outside and usually
very early in the morning.
-Why it exists: I can hear this annoying
dog barking at early hours because sound proof fences do not exist.
22.
When people are glued to their phones while you
are spending quality time together.
-Why it exists: The evolution of technology
has succumbed us all to the constant need for contact. We cannot enjoy each
other’s company one on one anymore.
33.
We do not recycle at work, besides cardboard,
and could easily implement a system. For example, we could put bins for the
public to throw water bottles and other items in as well as in our break room.
-Why it exists: It is too expensive for
businesses such as fast food restaurants to profitably implement a recycling program.
There is also not much space for it.
44.
When the recycling people do not accept certain
items and will throw them into the yard and take what they need leaving a mess.
Why it exists: We are told that numerous
amounts of items are recyclable but the companies who come door to door will
only accept certain things while your average person is not aware.
55.
My boyfriend never turns lights off when he
leaves a room. He will even close the door behind him and forget to turn the
light off.
-Why it exists: We are told every day we
need to conserve energy, but we were not taught this at a young age, it is a
“newer” movement and therefore many of us do not think about it daily.
66.
Sometimes my car won’t start unless I turn the
key multiple times and of course I start to panic, then it starts, and nothing
is wrong with it.
-Why it exists: Nobody wants to deal with
their car breaking down because it is so expensive. Automobiles are a much more
common belonging than they used to be therefore prices should not be as high as
they are for repairs.
77.
When my employees call out sick then post all
over social media that they are out doing something with their friends. This happens
all the time.
-Why it exists: Most people have done this
once in their life but because social media is so big these days, they think it
is okay to post and then get caught. There should be a class taught in school
about the dangers of social media.
88.
When a piece of equipment at work breaks and
instead of troubleshooting it, a manager calls for service and we have to pay
for the service call when it could have been fixed in house.
-Why it exists: There is not a
comprehensive list of phone numbers and/or ways to trouble shoot in the
restaurant. If a manager has not been taught, they do not know what to do or if
they have they often forget.
99.
My dog is full of energy and does not let me
work on schoolwork. He runs around under my feet/the desk, gets into things he
shouldn’t be, barks, puts his ball in my lap, etc.
-Why it exists: He is a very active breed and
there are not many toys he can entertain himself with so he needs my attention.
110.
I hate when trash bags rip and then you must
double bag it and waste another one. Also, when this happens to the trash
people and they leave a huge mess all over the yard.
-Why it exists: Most trash bags are not
heavy duty enough to handle more than a light amount of trash but not
everything one throws away is light as a feather.
111.
My boyfriend tends to leave cabinet doors open.
I didn’t think something like this would bother me but it drives me crazy.
Close the door! (I sound like my mother).
-Why it exists: Self-closing cabinet doors
do not exist as the drawers that can close themselves.
112.
I work on my feet all day for 9 hours or more
and often my feet will hurt and not always the same part so I never know
whether to wear an ankle brace, get new shoes, etc.
-Why it exists: Everyone’s foot is
different so even expensive shoes that are said to be good for pain may not
work for someone.
113.
When I’m trying to work and my dog gets tangled
up in my phone charger so I have to quickly stop what I’m doing and untangle
him before he rips everything down and breaks something. Thus, I loose my train
of thought and have to start all over sometimes.
-Why it exists: Chargers and cords are
everywhere with the increasing amount of technology one uses consistently.
114.
When you sit down on the couch to eat dinner and
watch TV then realize the remote is all the way across the room once you
settled and comfortable.
-Why it exists: No one wants to get up when
they finally get comfortable and voice control TVs do not exist to the full
extent.
115.
The turn lane traffic light at the intersection
of Alafaya and Chapman in Oviedo takes forever to change in the morning but
only let’s a tiny number of cars through and makes me late almost every day.
-Why it exists: The traffic pattern in the
past probably was adequate to the way the lights function but currently it does
not work anymore. The city needs to implement a new study or redo the grid
system.
116.
When you
think you lost your keys and find them still outside in the lock when you used
them to get inside.
-Why it exists: Keys are easy to lose and
automatic front doors on houses are not common.
117.
When you leave your bagel in the toaster too
long and it burns.
-Why it exists: Toasters have timers but do
not have sensors for degree of toasty-ness.
118.
When an employee breaks a company policy then
states that they were not aware of said policy.
-Why it exists: My company currently does
not have a formal way to introduce policies. New hires are told them verbally
at orientation but most of the time they are forgotten right away.
119.
When I leave the house to go to work and forget
to turn the air conditioning up and then my electric bill is high that month
-Why it exists: It is blazing hot in Florida
and HVAC systems are not capable of changing the temperature for themselves.
220.
When you think you connected a device to charge,
especially a phone, and it actually is not and you go to use it and it’s dead.
-Why it exists: Most devices must be
plugged in to charge because wireless charging is not universal. It is only
available on a very specific list of items.
Reflection: I very quickly came up with a
list of items, however, with some of them I was not able to be specific or they
played off another bug. Therefore, I chose to delete all of those and start
over as the days went on and chose things that happened to me within the last
week or so (as the explanation suggested). I kept notes in my phone throughout
the day and sat back down to write the list and found it much more intriguing. Having
to think about why a problem exists was challenging and really gets one
thinking in the way of an entrepreneur!
