What's a little corporate ranting amongst friends?

Things I hate about the corporate world, in general and Hawaii-specific:

1. People who answer the phone by saying their name.
ex: "This is Bob."
or
"Terry Smith."
No hello. Not even a Hi. I think it's rude. And unneccessary. 99% of the people who call know who they're calling when they dial the number. Sometimes, I get tricked and think it's a voice mail. And then I get embarrassed when I realize that I've been leaving a message to a live person.

2. Men who wear Aloha shirts over their suit slacks. It looks ridiculous, first of all. And secondly, it's not fair. Women have to wear actual business or business-casual attire. I suppose women could wear the lady counterpart of the Aloha shirt (it's a muumuu, by the way) but most women realize the sheer stupidity of the look.

3. Pleated front khakis - or any pants, I suppose. No matter what body type you have, the pleats do not flatter anyone. In fact, they make you look lke you have a frontal fanny. I have written of many of the attractive men downtown on the grounds of pleated front slacks alone. Pleats belong on skirts.

4. Over-stuffed business envelopes. As a professional mail opener, there is nothing more annoying than wrestling with an over-stuffed envelope, especially when I've got a mountain of mail waiting for me. Just use a larger envelope, people! It will cost the same amount of postage as well as save us both some trouble. The only things that should be over-stuffed are arm chairs and Oreos.

5. People who cut me off when I'm greeting them on the phone. I don't care what doctor you are or which law office you work in, you are not so important that you can be rude to me. These are probably the assholes who answer the phone with their name, too.

That's all I've got for now.

Mahalo.