Bug List!

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!