Elevator Etiquette

It happened again!

I was waiting for the elevator at the ground floor of my office building and people made a bee line to the door as soon as they heard the elevator.

Talk about a Pavlovian reaction!

I wouldn't mind so much if they just waited until people exited the elevator before trying to get in!

My guess is that they are so keyed up jockeying for position in traffic on the highways that this is just another extension of that less than polite behavior.

My next pet peeve is that people don't automatically move to the back of the elevator. Even if they are the first person in the cab, they have to stay near the front.

Are they that anxious to get to work!?

Finally, even if it is crowded can't you ask someone to push the button for the floor instead of reaching over you?

People...Let's practice some basic civility.

Elevator Etiquette

1. Wait until people leave the elevator before entering.
2. Move to the back of the cab to allow others to fill up the car.
3. Ask people politely to press the button for your floor.
4. Move aside or even outside of the cab to allow others to exit at their floor.

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