After working in a building where we have offices on multiple floors for 3.5 years, I have come up with the following set of elevator rules
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I think my workplace has the only elevator in existence where the door close button actually works. It's only a 3-story building though, so it's not like it does that much good.
I suspect there are elevators where it does. I can give visitors to our building some slack, they have no idea. People who have worked here longer than I do? They should know better. :P
It astounds me that people don't pay attention to #2 more often. I've actually said things like "It'll be easier for you to get on if you let me off first" to people.
Re #4: I don't like reaching either, so if someone doesn't ask me, I just ask them "Push 4, please". This has the same desired outcome. While it would be *considerate* of them to ask, I don't bet on it happening.
#5b: why bother telling people that the buttons will reset. They'll learn through the experience, and learn it better that way than being told. And even if they do know, they might done that on auto-pilot (most of our daily rote actions are performed on auto-pilor).
Hospital elevator etiquette is weird. The hierarchy goes something like this.
1. Stretchers with life support equipment and the two most important personnel with it. (as in "don't be surprised if you're asked to get off the elevator you're on to make room" 2. Stretchers with sick people (usually going for high-acuity tests) 3. Groups of doctors with their entourage (usually rounds) 4. Wheelchairs +/- patients (usually going to low-acuity tests) 5. People with carts (usually charts or the IV nurses) 7. People in white coats or scrubs 8. Everyone else (and we're usually annoyed at you because there's visitor elevators for a reason)
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Re #4: I don't like reaching either, so if someone doesn't ask me, I just ask them "Push 4, please". This has the same desired outcome. While it would be *considerate* of them to ask, I don't bet on it happening.
#5b: why bother telling people that the buttons will reset. They'll learn through the experience, and learn it better that way than being told. And even if they do know, they might done that on auto-pilot (most of our daily rote actions are performed on auto-pilor).
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4) I do that too, rather than reach. It would just be nice if people would notice they're blocking everyone's access to the buttons.
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1. Stretchers with life support equipment and the two most important personnel with it. (as in "don't be surprised if you're asked to get off the elevator you're on to make room"
2. Stretchers with sick people (usually going for high-acuity tests)
3. Groups of doctors with their entourage (usually rounds)
4. Wheelchairs +/- patients (usually going to low-acuity tests)
5. People with carts (usually charts or the IV nurses)
7. People in white coats or scrubs
8. Everyone else (and we're usually annoyed at you because there's visitor elevators for a reason)
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No farting.
No humming.
;)
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