Escalator Etiquette and Other Things...

After working for more than a decade in the restaurant industry, I decided to get out and start in something a bit more professional and got a job upstairs in a downtown building.  After a few weeks here, I've started noticing that things might be professional on the surface, when taking a closer look people seem to forget to respect others around them.  I suppose it is this way in many aspects of life, but there are couple of things I noticed about it right away when I started.

Where I notice this the most is in the way we get to and from work.  Everyday I park in a garage a few blocks away from my building, in which there are stairs and elevators as ways to get up and down.  Maybe it is the long work day, maybe it is our culture as lazy Americans, or both, but it is truly mind blowing to hop onto an elevator with a handful of people, only to see that half of those people are getting off on the VERY NEXT FLOOR.  This is an embarrassment and a waste of everyone's time.

New rule: when getting on an escalator, your trip should take you up a minimum of two floors with an amendment pending for those with a handicap or over the age of 65.

The next problem in the world of office transportation are the escalators.  Not only are they dangerous (an issue brought to the world's attention by Jason Lee), but they are a huge wasteland of laziness.  When people are busy, can't wait for the elevator and have multiple flights to go up, running, or at least walking, up the escalator is a great way to make up time.  This all comes to a stand still, though, when the people in front of you are, well, at a stand still.  Just because the machine is taking you up, doesn't mean you have to stop.  If you want to, fine, but it is not acceptable to stand in the way of a person who clearly needs to move forward at a quicker pace. 

New rule: standing while the escalator is moving is acceptable except in cases of someone behind you who clearly needs to move ahead with the exception of those who are mentioned in the amendments of the previously mentioned elevator rule.  At the very least, at the next floor, take a step away from the flow of traffic to let those waiting to move on ahead.

That is all,

Daily Deebies