Originally Posted by Aviatrix
...Was my annoyance justified?
Yes.
While it does not happen often in my experience, sometimes those who appear to be the MOST frequent flyers are the slowest things there are. They have absolutely no concern for how much they may be holding up production. They're simply too important to care about things like this when it applies to lesser beings.
Thankfully, they ARE in the minority. Most get the job done with a minimum of wasted motion.