Ten Festivus Grievances: Modern Annoyances - FIG YJ BLOG

Ten Festivus Grievances: Modern Annoyances

10 Grievances We’re Airing This Festivus
Ten Festivus Grievances: Modern Annoyances
Festivus is that special time of year when we gather around the aluminum pole and do what the season demands: air our grievances.  In that spirit, here are ten modern frustrations that many of us are ready to get off our chests. Meetings That Could’ve Been Emails If a 45-minute meeting produces one sentence of information, something has gone terribly wrong. Apps That Keep Updating for No Reason Just when you finally learn where everything is, an update arrives and moves all the buttons. “Limited Time Offer” That Never Ends If the sale has been running since January, it’s not limited—it’s misleading. Customer Service Bots That Don’t Help Typing “agent” twelve times only to be told to restart your device is a special kind of suffering. Traffic Caused by Nothing No accident. No construction. Just brake lights and confusion. Passwords With Impossible Rules Uppercase, lowercase, number, symbol, haiku, and the name of your first pet—yet still “too weak.” Streaming Services Raising Prices Constantly