New survey says these are the 3 most annoying co-worker habits—here’s how to handle them

The relationships you have with your co-workers are some of the most important in your life. These people can help you climb the corporate ladder.

Even if you love your job, a bad colleague can make you dread it. According to a new research from Quality Logo Products, more than 90 percent of Americans have a co-worker that irritates them, and more than 50% of people have considered quitting or leaving their jobs because of that co-worker.

In February, the company surveyed 1,902 U.S.-based employees about the behaviors they find most annoying in their colleagues.

More than half of people who work from home still get annoyed with their co-workers several times a week.

Slow responses to emails or instant messages, excessive background noise on calls, and eating on camera are some of the pet peeves of remote colleagues.

Quality Logo Products says that the three most annoying co-worker habits are:

Interruptions are one of the most common problems in virtual meetings as it is hard to tell when someone is about to unmute their microphone, speak or deal with an internet lag.

Career coach Letisha Bereola tells CNBC Make It that we all have to have some grace around technological issues.

Susan Peppercorn suggests politely calling attention to the issue if you are dealing with a chronic interrupter. If someone cuts you off in a meeting, you can say, "Could you please let me finish?" I will turn the floor back to you.

Peppercorn says you should appeal to the interrupter's pride if you notice that other people on your team are also introverts.

I notice that some people on our team don't speak up a lot, could you help boost their voice at our next meeting? Could you help her get the floor back?

Is working hard on a project more frustrating than having a co-worker claim it as their own? If it is a first-time offense, Bereola says to give them the benefit of the doubt.

If it happens again, you should be able to clearly state that you came up with the idea. You can take ownership with these templates.

My idea to explain the project would result in an impact.

Thank you for bringing that up, I know I shared it with you.

Peppercorn suggests keeping a paper trail of your projects and talking to your manager if it is a project that you are passionate about or could impact your performance review.

Being open about your life and hobbies can help strengthen your work relationships, but there is a fine line between healthy banter and getting too personal.

Politics, Covid-19, money, religion and relationships were ranked as the most annoying topics to discuss with a co-worker.

Peppercorn warns that these issues can be emotionally charged and quickly lead to arguments among co-workers, so it's smart to be aware of how often you bring them up with colleagues, and try to avoid office gossip at all costs.

If a non-work related conversation starts to get out of hand, pivot to asking your co-worker about a project they're working on, or call attention to something else in business news.

If you can leave the conversation by saying that you need to jump on another call or if it is a group, stay silent, then do that, Bereola says.

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