Annoying work habits

There are two things that really get on my nerves at work: over-noisy people and arse-lickers.

Unfortunately, in my office, I have one of each.

Firstly, we have a chap, lets call him D. He will laugh hysterically at everything he says, no matter whether it is remotely funny or not. Not only that, but his laugh is very annoying and loud - you know the type of laugh I'm talking about - the kind of laugh so loud and irritating you can hear it throughout the office. It's got the point where conversations with him don't last very long because the other person simply gets drowned out by his inane cackle.

Even as a write this, he's chuntering away, finding everything funny - god knows what he'd be like in a comedy club, they'd probably have to get a paramedic because he'd certainly get over excited and start hyperventilating.

Whatsmore, D is quite arrogant, big headed and not-at-all sensitive to people around him, so I don't think he's aware of the annoyance he causes to people. Trouble is, D's boss is a similar kind of guy. D and his boss can pointlessly rattle on for hours, neither listening to what the other says, both laughing at every single gap or pause in the conversation, both acting like arrogant dickheads.

Moving on, the 2nd most annoying office habit I currently suffer is arse-licking or brown-nosing. Now I think we're all a little guilty of this - aren't we? Everyone does (or should) treat their superiors with the relevant level of respect, and by definition, you probably don't apply that level of respect to your colleagues of the same importance as you.

However, there are some who take this to a new level. L works in my office and she is a master brown-noser, she must have studied it at uni she's so accomplished. She takes ignorance to a new level also, blanking people like me, yet whenever there is a manager (or higher) in the office for the day, she will always ask them if they're going to breakfast, going for lunch, if they want a coffee.

I dont mind L being friendly like this with her superiors if she shows a little respect and a similar level of respect to those around her, but she doesn't. Although I dont deal with L directly, I'm sure she'd be the type who would hesitate to step on you on her way up the ladder.