Why do some people feel the need to trim their nails at work?

Question

Do they not have any work to do, or is it simply a matter of being lazy? Seems to me that it is a really rude and self-absorbed thing to do, not to mention unsanitary.

I trim my nails at home. Why can't they do that?

Answer 1

(I have been guilty of filing my nails at work as well as putting nail polish on) but then again I do it not cause I don't have time at home its cause I work in a cubicle with nothing to do.  I literally sit and surf yahoo answers all day and do my nails...

Answer 2

You are so right!!!  People at my office job does this and it is so gross.  It's like, how busy are you in life not to have 5 minutes to do personal hygeine like trimming your nails at home?  The thought of nail clippings flying everywhere grosses me out.

Answer 3

lol. well they are not being lazy, because they are taking care of themselves. they probably feel too comfortable at work. I think it is self-absorbed and unprofessional, but at lot of women do it.  

Answer 4

That is so gross!!!!  It is totally unprofessional and just plain nasty to trim your nails at work

Answer 5

Probably because they forget to do it until they are at work because their nails are too long to type with, and they need to do something about it to be able to work more efficiently.  If they do it, though, they should at least clip them on a bathroom break, and definitely over a garbage can.