Assignment 2A Bug List

Bug List

1.      Traffic on Archer road during rush hour after school.

WHY it exists: Most professionals in the area get out of work around the same time. Archer does not have enough lanes to fit the amount of cars coming to and from campus.

2.      The automated questions American Airlines makes me go through before actually being able to talk to an agent on the phone.

WHY it exists: American Airlines is probably trying to avoid having agents be bombarded with little questions that can be answered more easily online or over the automated machine. They also lack the right amount of people to answer all the phone calls.

3.      The noisy lawnmower outside my window every Wednesday morning

WHY it exists: The lawnmower is just a very noisy machine and my apartment is not insulated very well to keep out the sound. The person must mow their lawn every Wednesday because grass grows very fast in Florida because of the consistent rain.

4.      The noise my neighbors make above my apartment.

WHY it exists: The apartment is not insulated very well and the wood flooring tends to echo the sound of the person walking upstairs. Because I live in a college town, buildings are not made with such quality.

5.      Deodorant stains on white t-shirts.

WHY it exists: The deodorant has chemical components that turn the fabric a slight yellow color. This in turn does not come out well in the washing machine.

6.      People who skip me in line at Starbucks and think that I don’t realize.

WHY it exists: the lines at Starbucks in the morning are rather long and some people have very low patience levels to be able to wait In line.  Also, the Starbucks on campus always seems to be understaffed.

7.      When the outfit on a mannequin is out of stock in the store.

WHY it exists: Employees forget to change the outfit on the mannequin and no one keeps track of inventory.

8.      When the UF database offline system doesn’t work in my apartment when I’m trying to do research.

WHY it exists: The UF off-campus database system does not allow you to use the back button and students tend to forget and lose all their work. Also, when too many people are on the database, the licensing agreement with UF does not allow you to login.

9.      When I must do all the work in a group project.

WHY it exists: Some students don’t care enough about their grade or they know that I will do all the work so they completely slack off.

10.   When my roommate uses the blender to make smoothies in the morning and wakes me up.

WHY it exists: The blender is a very noisy machine that can wake up anyone in the apartment. The roommate does not realize that is waking me up because I am too lazy to get up and tell her to turn it off.

11.   When my roommate slams the door when leaving the apartment early.

WHY it exists: The door to my apartment does not have a spring or buffer to help muffle the noise when the door closes. My roommate is also late to all her classes so she slams the door in a rush.

12.   When my boyfriend puts on his snooze button multiple times in the morning.

WHY it exists: The snooze button allows people to stay in bed longer than they should without worrying about resetting their alarm completely.

13.   When one light bulb goes off in the ceiling light fixture but the rest are still working so the room gets just a tiny bit dimmer.

WHY it exists: The ceiling fixture has a set of four or three lightbulbs and not all lightbulbs work for the same amount of time.

14.   When my roommate puts a non-stick pan in the dishwasher.

WHY it exists: Some people don’t like to wash their pans by hand because it takes too long. However, if they don’t, the pan loses its non-stick abilities.

15.   When my car low tire pressure signal goes off even when my tire pressure is not low.

WHY it exists: The computer in the car sometimes is not calibrated properly to the actual tire pressure.

16.   When people spill drinks on me because they are dancing at a bar and don’t realize that their drink is spilling.

WHY it exists: The cups are not large enough to stop the drink from spilling. Also, the bartender tends to fill the drink all the way up to the brim.

17.   When the silverfish bug shows up in my bathroom in Gainesville.

WHY it exists: Silverfish bugs tend to hang out in places where there are high levels of humidity. My shower produces a lot of steam and therefore makes my bathroom the most humid place for a silverfish to live In my apartment.

18.   When I lose my Apple Tv remote in my living room.

WHY it exists: The Apple TV remote is very small and easy to lose in such a big area. It tends to fall in between the couch and in other unusually small places.

19.   When the clothes dryer is done drying the clothes and it plays a long song to let me know it is done.

WHY it exists: manufacturers wanted a noise that would be alarming enough to let the customer know the clothes are dry so they don’t sit in the dryer and wrinkle.

20.     When my pantry door squeaks when I open it.

WHY it exists: the door hinges are rusty from humidity in the air and they have not been changed in a few years.

Reflection:

I found this exercise to be very hard. I think it’s pretty ironic for me considering I tend to whine about everything that bugs me but I never actually have had to sit down and write about it. At first, I thought looking at the world this way is a tad bit negative; however, once I understood the way this could help entrepreneurs, it made so much sense. Whatever bugs us has potential to be fixed and modified. Looking at bugs in my world made me critically think of ways that I could fix them. I realized that even some bugs are fixable on your own. You just need to get creative. Solving people’s problems is a great idea for a company. People always want to make their lives easier when Americans especially live such hectic lives. Solving the simplest thing like a squeak in the door can make someone feel happier in their own home.