2A-BUG LIST Assignment

1.    Bug: When I’m pulling out of my neighborhood and there is only one oncoming car, more than half of the time they don’t use a blinker to tell me they are pulling in which would allow me to go. I sit there and wait for them and then see they are turning right before me and I could have gone had they shown the courtesy.

Why: I assume people are focused on where to turn in and don’t want to miss it.

2.       Bug: Are box springs really needed for mattresses? We have a bed that has thick pillow tops and is over a foot thick. I doubt that the hard box spring underneath does anything.

Why: This probably was needed at one point because beds had springs in them that would get worn out. The box spring probably extended life and comfort.

3.      Bug: There is so much redundancy when you are applying for a job online. You upload your resume, then have to sign up for a portal with the employer, then type in manually all the same information that’s on your resume you uploaded.

Why: I hear that there are keywords and minimum standards that are easy to filter when people type in their info again. Therefore, they can skip looking at a resume if it doesn’t have some keywords or certifications.

4.       Bug: Employees tend to call in around income tax check time and after stimulus checks get sent out.

Why: They are focused on short-term needs and ignore the fact that they are actually losing money by not coming in.

5.       Bug: My wife and I share an Amazon prime account. When I order a gift for her, she can see the notifications, look up the order, and see what I searched. This ruins the surprise.

Why: I’ve heard there is a way to hide some of this but not completely if she wants to look for it. The company wants to provide as much info as possible to their consumers.

6.       Bug: When I get into my car and immediately start the engine and start driving, the Bluetooth connectivity takes about five minutes after I start driving to connect to my phone. The connectivity only takes two minutes if I stall before putting the car into drive.

Why: The fact that bluetooth exist is amazing, but the system is working hard to search for signals.

7.       Bug: In order to get help from a landscape company for weeds, you must sign up for a recurring account and spend money every month. I’d like to spend money for only a couple of months in the spring to knock out weeds before the growth begins.

Why: The financial model is much more profitable for the companies to do a recurring contract plus it may take more than a couple of months to get all the weeds out.

8.       Bug: Many perishable products have a “best use before” date that makes us cautiously use things after that date or throw them away.

Why: This is a great trick to get consumers to throw out perfectly good stuff and buy more.

9.       Bug: People who make the snort sound inside their head with their sinuses and sound like they are about to spit a “loogy”.

Why: Some may be just do to a nervous tick and unaware of what they are doing. Some probably have sinus issues that need repair.

10.   Bug: Putting a wet paper towel inside the kitchen sink. This occurs when guests are over at our house. Afterwards I usually find a wet paper towel inside the sink basin.

Why: I’m assuming because that’s what they did growing up but it was probably something you could reuse instead of a paper towel.

11.   Bug: People who chew with an open mouth and try to talk at the same time.

Why: Poor manners or habits and nobody has confronted them about it.

12.   Bug: People who click or tap a pen or some other object in their hands during a meeting.

Why: Probably nervous energy and unaware of what they are doing.

13.   Bug: People who wear large Bluetooth earpieces around all day. This is usually an older gentleman.

Why: For convenience and probably because nobody has told them how annoying it is.

14.   Bug: People who talk on their cell phone in speaker mode while out in public.

Why: Maybe hard of hearing or don’t like the phone up to their ear.

15.   Bug: People who talk loudly on their cell phone in public places.

Why: For convenience and probably because nobody has told them how annoying it is.

16.   Bug: When my wife insists on bring restaurant leftovers home when we both know she won’t eat it and I’ll end up throwing away a few days later in frustration.

Why: Guilt of wasting food. Having the possibility of more options for lunch the next day.

17.   Bug: People who show up at your door unannounced. This is usually a nosy neighbor or a friend dropping something off since they were in the neighborhood.

Why: Convenience for them and they don’t care what you need to do before opening the door for them.

18.   Bug: People who bite their nails. Especially in public.

Why: Because they must not know how many germs are under their fingernails and how bad the act of biting them is for their nails. Also, nervous habit as well.

19.   Bug: People in busy public places that stop in a group in the middle of the walkways. This happens at amusement parks the most.

Why: Fear of getting the group split up. Inconsiderate of others or unaware of what they are doing.

20.   Bug: People who say the word “literally” when they don’t mean literally.

Why: Poor vocabulary habits or a family member did it frequently when growing up.

Recap:

The first seven bugs were very easy because those were the ones that I have mentioned to friends and family more than once. Then I hit a creative wall. After a quick google search, the floodgates opened and I had more than 20 if I needed it. Most of these are pretty common it turns out.