Fine wait for the next elevator....

[candyshopgirl]

So I think this is a sighting since one of my coworkers experinced it. So one of the housekeepers came in to buy a snack and she told me this story,it just made me want to


So she was coming back from the restroom one day and she was waiting for the elevator. This snotty hotel guest would not get on the elevator with her because as the idiot put it,She was the hired help.

When did people become so snotty that they can't be on the same elevator as the "help".
Some people need brought down a peg or five. The housekeeper says it happens at least a few times a week.The crazy thing is the housekeeper is probadly making more money then the snotwad.Our housekeepers make about 15.00 an hour and have full health insurance.

[GiftShopGirl]

Sheesh, some people really are too big for their britches, aren't they? Pretty much anyone with a job is "hired help"; they don't have to be a jerk just because they work somewhere else.

[Broomjockey]

The only reason I ever wait for the next elevator when the cleaners in my building are already in it is they sometimes have a huge honkin' cart, and there's physically no ROOM for me to get on. To wait longer for an elevator, just so you're not with the cleaner? I'm surprised he didn't demand she get off and let him use it. Grr.

[Stormraven]

Oh, I wait for elevators all the time. I have mild demophobia - fear of crowds. And to me, more than two people in an elevator is a crowd.

I can handle it if I get on and more follow, but if I have the option, I'll hang out and try to get one alone.

That said, I can never fathom the minds of people like the twidiot in the OP.

[bainsidhe]

Playing devil's advocate, some cleaning staff (and especially their carts) smell strongly of the cleaning supplies they use. The ammonia or bleach or whatever the hell our staff uses brings tears to my eyes and induces the gag reflex. I'd wait for the bathroom to air out after cleaning, but when ya gotta go ya gotta go...

If a customer really mentions the reason is because housekeeping staff are *gasp* employees, then they are twits who have never worked in the service industry. Some countries demand mandatory military service of their citizens. I wish we demanded retail/food service experience.

[MystyGlyttyr]

That's when you run off the elevator and give the customer a BIG HUG!

[blas]

A few weeks ago, I was walking out the door at work. There are two doors. I saw a guy with a coffee mug in one hand and his newspaper tucked in his armpit, and it appeared he was headed towards the door I was going out.

I opened the door and left it open for him.

What does the stupid pig do?

Gives me an odd look and goes in the other door.

This is why I'm not very nice anymore.

[Stormraven]

Well, I can actually see that one, though his reaction was still wrong.

In school, we were drilled to walk on the right. So when given the option of a double door, I always take the right hand door.

You'd have been coming out of the left-hand door, which would seem 'off' to someone with that mindset. Now, for myself, I'd still have taken the door and given you at least a nod of acknowledgement - hence his reaction being wrong - but I can see why he might have given you an odd look.

[Primer]

A few weeks ago, I was walking out the door at work. There are two doors. I saw a guy with a coffee mug in one hand and his newspaper tucked in his armpit, and it appeared he was headed towards the door I was going out.

I opened the door and left it open for him.

What does the stupid pig do?

Gives me an odd look and goes in the other door.

I am finally getting to be the age that lots of people, especially younger men, tend to hold door open for me, whether my hands are full or not. I just smile and say, "Oh, thank you!" and proceed on through whichever door they are holding open for me.

Of course, the opposite is also true. I hold doors open for other people, too.