What annoys you? Office rage phone-in on BBC Radio 5 Live

The survey of 1,000 office staff found that people at work were being driven crazy by colleagues with a number of annoying habits.

DO: Make tea for all

Some 60% of those questioned said their irritation began when they walked into the office with colleagues not bothering to say good morning.

Pet hates included people who do not turn their mobile phones off in meetings, being untidy in the office kitchen and leaving the photocopier or printer for someone else to fix.

Others found their stress levels rose working with people who looked constantly depressed, or who stole staplers and pens from desks without returning them.

DON'T: Leave the copier jammed

Also on the list of office bad manners were the habit of loitering near someone on the phone, talking loudly about private lives, and spreading rumours.

Those who leave milk and tea stains over the office kitchen also raised their colleagues' blood pressure.

DO: Switch off that phone

Lindsey Petrie, operations director of Office Angels, which conducted the survey, said: "We spend more time at the office during the week than we do with friends and family and it is inevitable that people's habits or idiosyncrasies may end up annoying colleagues.