2A: Bug List 

  1. Noticing lights that have been left on in rooms that nobody is in at home.                              Why - Because people either never were taught to turn them off or have a habit of forgetting it a lot.
  2. Not being able to find parking around campus.                                                                         Why - There are 50,000 students around campus and thousands of employees and contractors, if parking wasn't controlled it would be more chaotic. 
  3. Missing the bus to campus because the time management on the app was off by a minute or two.                                                                                                                                            Why - The GPS system probably isn't the most up to date or traffic is difficult to estimate.
  4. Not being paid off from a bet that was made with a friend.                                                     Why - People either forget about it, or aren't really forced to do it because it is their "good friend"
  5. Having the smell of mold in my car when i first get in it.                                                            Why - Water has gotten into the car and hasnt been treated properly.
  6. Had to pay for an app called HostSchedules for management at my work to do scheduling, before scheduling was done through emails and was free and more convenient.                    Why - younger generation employees at work are less responsible and are causing more scheduling problems at work. 
  7. People arriving late when saying they will be ready/there at a certain time.                            Why - Time management is either not important to people or they honestly are oblivious to the realistic time they can meet with you.
  8. Having to pay $115 for online textbook McGraw Hill with no other possible solutions.       Why - Easy to conduct the class/lessons. 
  9. Navigation within UF website is confusing and getting in contact with the right person takes awhile to finally accomplish.                                                                                                    Why - So many departments and interconnecting pieces within UF. 
  10. Paying money for signing up for a test within three days of the dat on ProtorU.                    Why - Its the way for the third part to generate revenue for the company.
  11. Not being able to sign up for direct deposit at work.                                                                Why - Not enough employees have mentioned/complained about it, or the accountant doesn't have the technology capable. 
  12. Not being able to convince my mom to officially stop smoking.                                             Why - Addiction is a problem and theres nothing people can physically do to help them. 
  13. People who drive slow in the left lane on the highway.                                                           Why - They weren't taught how to drive correctly, and it causes more crashes on the highway. 
  14. Having to pay $200 Home Owners association fee every month and all they do is pest control once a week.                                                                                                                              Why - The fee is for the apartment complex to make money but doesn't provide enough value for the people living there.
  15. Being charged a monthly fee $12 by Wells Fargo for not meeting certain requirements such as maintaining a certain amount of money in savings or using debit card 15 times a month.      Why - Wells Fargo want their customers to be active within the account.
  16. Certain clothes have fuzz all over it after I take it out of the dryer.                                          Why - The dryer doesn't work properly or I forget to clean it out sometimes.  
  17. Not having lids for pans that i cook with.                                                                                Why - Either the lids are always missing or aren't the right size. 
  18. Paying skyrocket prices for parking at sporting events.                                                              Why - Its the only parking people know about around the area and there are no competitive prices.  
  19. Here and there i need a big truck for moving furniture but only have a small sedan. Always need to bug a friend with a truck.                                                                                              Why - Everybody cant afford a truck.
  20. Getting sunburnt at the beach.                                                                                                   Why - Sunscreen is applied enough or it doesn't work.
Reflection
The list was pretty difficult to come up with. I was able to get to 13 one night (about 1.5 hours). Then i slept on it and finished the rest the next morning. I think the problem is not noticing every detail on my day to day basis. Especially for me, I like to try and focus on positive things and not worry deeply about the things that bother me. So when trying to remember a bunch of things that bug me, it is a little hard. If you split the assignment up over a day or two, it does seem to come a bit easier. 

Comments

  1. Hello! I really enjoyed reading through your assignment, especially because it was short, concise, however the formatting was very difficult to follow. I am relieved that it was also difficult for you because I found this assignment very challenging. Your outlook on life was also very refreshing to read about because it will help you see everything about this world that is great!
    Going into more depth about your assignment, I found that I agreed with a lot of these points! I especially found numbers twelve and eight to be extremely large bugs that I forgot from my list. However, I did not agree with your bug in regards to ProctorU. I used to work for a testing company as a proctor and it is really difficult for us to reschedule exams in such a short time because we have to manage everyone changing constantly.

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  2. Hey Thomas, I liked your bug list, a lot of bugs on it were very relate-able. I'm sorry that your mom won't stop smoking, I hope that changes in the near future. Also I also find it annoying when people leave the lights on when they aren't being used as it's a waste of electricity and money. Also, that's really weird and stupid that your work switched to a scheduling program that you have to pay for.

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  3. Thomas, I am sorry that your is failing to stop smoking, I hope that the situation gets betters. I find your bug list interesting, I can relate with a lot of things you have presented. I find it dangerous and reckless when people drive slow on the left lane in the highway. Its really difficult to understand what they may be thinking or know what can potentially happen.

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  4. Hello Thomas,
    I found your bug list in particular to be very similar to mine. Bugs 2 and 3 make me chuckle in particular since those were at the very top of my list also! I also find that people our age are almost never on time (Bug 7). I think that is a great pet peeve to have which indicates you are typically on time but I do not think it's a great candidate for a bug list.

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  5. Hi Thomas! I thought your post was very realistic which I appreciated! Going through this assignment, you hit all the points that affect most students at UF. The bus system is critical since it is the only source to get to campus for students that are not walking distance from campus. You provided a reasoning for this and it is something very simple and important to take action. Bringing up the ridiculous fee UF students have to pay for textbooks is a "bug" that can easily be fixed as well. Keep up the great work!

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