I’D LATHER NOT...THE 50 EVERYDAY TASKS WE LOATHE MOST
1. Scrubbing the bath 44%
2. Call centre queues 44%
3. Cleaning the oven 36%
4. Deleting spam emails 33%
5. Customer services reading out the Ts&Cs 32%
6. Filling in online forms which don’t work 31%
7. Finding the start of the sticky tape 30%
8. Picking paper from laundry after someone left a tissue in their pocket 28%
9. Waiting in for a delivery 27%
10. Taking a call from automated recording 26%
11. Scraping dog mess from your shoe with a twig 24%
12. Waiting for a film to load/ buffer (the spinning wheel of death) 24%
13. Changing passwords – on every device 23%
14. Waiting in a queue at the post office 23%
15. Changing sheets 22%
16. Updating your phone or computer’s system 22%
17. Weeding 22%
18. Getting bird poo off car 21%
19. Having to wait while someone finds their purse at a checkout 20%
20. Vacuuming behind the furniture 20%
21. Reading the instructions of flat-pack furniture 19%
22. Picking up a missed delivery from the depot 19%
23. Restarting wifi router 19%
24. Trying to find a phone charger 19%
25. Looking at someone’s phone pictures 18%
26. Getting a full rubbish bag out of the bin and it splitting 7%
27. Having to make small talk with a neighbour 17%
28. Matching up socks 16%
29. Peeling potatoes 16%
30. Partner asking you to explain the plot of a TV show 15%
31. Putting shopping away 15%
32. Hunting for the remote control 15%
33. Cleaning a cheese grater 14%
34. Having to sign into Netflix again 14%
35. Rewashing dishes by hand after the dishwasher didn’t do a good enough job 14%
36. Freeing trapped paper in a printer 13%
37. Ensuring all your emails are read 13%
38. Trying to end or change a mobile phone contract 12%
39. Cleaning out the kitchen recycling bin 12%
40. Helping older relatives with technology 11%
41. Listening to someone tell you about their dream 12%
42. Looking at a colleague/ friend’s baby pictures 12%
43. Listening to your father/ father-in law tell you about the route they took to get to your house 9%
44. Sewing on a button 9%
45. Waiting for bluetooth speaker or headphones to connect 8%
46. Putting up a tent 7%
47. Having to pick up spilt peppercorns 7%
48. Getting the right video meeting link and password 7%
49. Helping your child make something for their homework 6%
50. Waiting for your pics to post on social media 6%