Assignment 2A - Bug List

Assignment 2A - Bug List

1. People who come into the restaurant I work at minutes before we close.

• Why it exists: Some people can't make it there any earlier and they need food. Or they don't realize it's bothersome to come in right before closing because it keeps the closer from being able to start their work so that they can get out of there asap.

2. When people park poorly and you can't get in or out of your car.

• Why it exists: Some people aren't good parkers or they don't realize how close they are on the other side. Or the person parked next to them is close to the line and is forcing them to also park close to the line.

3. People who walk their dogs without a leash and can't control their dog from running up to mine who isn't friendly.

• Why it exists: Some people think that since their dog is friendly it's not a problem, but fail to think about whether the other dog is friendly and just make an assumption because they aren't used to an unfriendly dog.

4. When people throw up in the hallway of my apartment complex and it doesn't get cleaned up.

• Why it exists: Some people get really drunk and can't control themselves and then don't remember they did it so forget to let anyone know.

5. Waiting in line at bars forever

• Why it exists: Once a bar hits their capacity it becomes one in one out and only one person can go in as one person leaves which makes waiting in line take a lot longer.

6. Not having a crosswalk across University Ave in between 13th st and 15th st.

• Why it exists: It probably would hinder the flow of vehicle traffic having crosswalks so close together.

7. Pedestrians specifically in Gainesville just walk in front of your car without looking

• Why it exists: People just assume that cars are paying attention and are being cautious of them I believe because there is so much foot traffic near campus.

8. Waiting a long time to be seated at a restaurant when there are empty tables

• Why it exists: There aren't enough waiters working to handle anymore tables so they can't seat parties even if there are available tables.

9. The chipotle line at the University Ave location

• Why it exists: It's right next to campus and is very convenient for students to get on the way home so they get very busy resulting in the line to get extremely long.

10. When you sell something on certain online platforms and they take a percentage of the money you make

• Why it exists: They have to make money somehow. They can't just make an app for you to use and not make you pay for using it.

11. When my Roomba gets stuck on every little crevice

• Why it exists: The wheels are too small and easily get stuck in one place.

12. Trying to light a candle with a regular lighter when the candle is running out, but you can't

• Why it exists: The jar the candle is in is too deep and not wide enough for you to fit your hand in it to light it

13. When the shower runs out of hot water

• Why it exists: Usually too many people are showering at once.

14. When you travel and bring necklaces with you and you take them out and they're all knotted together.

• Why it exists: When necklaces are put in a bag together they're going to knot if they're all on top of each other.

15. When you order food and they make it wrong

• Why it exists: Employees don't always pay attention and can accidentally make something incorrectly.

16. When I'm paying for Amazon Prime and order something that is supposed to get delivered to me in 2 days, but my apartment complex takes a few days to process it and I don't get it for up to 5 days.

• Why it exists: The office in my apartment complex doesn't have a good system for organizing packages and they also don't have enough employees. It takes a long time and multiple people to sort through the packages and put them in our mailbox.

17. Having multiple exams on the same day

• Why it exists: Professors don't check to make sure their exams don't fall on the same day as a different professors exams. They stick to their own schedule and can't be expected to work around students other classes.

18. Living on a high floor in a busy apartment and have to stop on almost every floor

• Why it exists: When their is a lot of people leaving or coming from The Standard, usually during passing periods for class, almost all of the buttons get pushed in the elevator. So if you live on one of the top floors you end up having to stop on every floor on the way up or down.

19. When I go to chipotle and pay for a drink and then find out they ran out of lemonade after the fact.

• Why it exists: Chipotle doesn't give you the drink at check out so unless you go out of your way to make sure they have the drink you want then it's hard to know. 

20. When people drive really slow in the left lane.

• Why it exists: Some people don't realize the left lane is the passing lane and they just drive casually whereever they want. This can also happen if the driver isn't paying attention.

Reflection: I didn't find this assignment as difficult as I expected it to be. I usually don't have a very good memory and I did it in one sitting so I was concerned I was going to have a hard time with it. However, I guess there are a lot of things that "bug" me that stick in my head. Some of them I had to really sit and think about why it exists. That was interesting to me because that's not something most people ever think about. They just acknowledge that it bothers them and then they move on. When thinking about why some of these things exist I felt like it was prompting me to think of a solution.