This is from another board I visit.
"Something interesting things I've observed in the last few months in my office.
Observation 1: Support functions verses business functions.
My building has 24 floors. There are two elevator banks, one serving floors 2-13 and the other serving 13-24. The banks are on either side of the escalator which brings people from the ground floor to the lobby. The escalator is very narrow and does not allow you to walk up it if someone is standing.
The floors of our building are arranged so that floors 2-13 are support functions (accounting, graphics, purchasing, AR/AP, etc.) The upper 13 floors are the business units (Glad, Kingsford, Clorox, Armor All, etc.).
For the last few months, I've kept track of whether or not people walk up the escalator in the morning or ride it. My theory is that people in support functions are less connected to the businesses and, therefore, don't conduct daily business at the same "pace" as the rest of us. I've felt this for years and the elevator test suppported this.
Of the last 31 people who rode the escalator instead of walking up it, 29 of them went to the 2-13 elevator bank (the support area of the building) after getting off the escalator. Only two went to the 13-24 bank. Conclusion: people who work in support functions are slower and lazier than the people who are being supported.
Observation 2: Women verses Men.
Our building has a stairwell in each corner and an elevator bank in the center. The elevators are very crowded due to the fact that our building is at maximum capacity and we only run 2/3 of the elevators in order to help California with the energy situation (whatever).
I've worked in this building for 3 1/2 years. At least once per day, someone gets on the elevator and takes it one floor up or down. Obviously it's much faster to take the stairs than it is to ride an elevator one floor, even if the elevator arrives immediately. It also delays everyone else who's riding further.
In those 3 1/2 years, based on my estimation, I've seen about 1000 people take the elevator one floor up or down. Of those 1000, ZERO have been men.
Conclusion: Women are significantly lazier than men."
"Something interesting things I've observed in the last few months in my office.
Observation 1: Support functions verses business functions.
My building has 24 floors. There are two elevator banks, one serving floors 2-13 and the other serving 13-24. The banks are on either side of the escalator which brings people from the ground floor to the lobby. The escalator is very narrow and does not allow you to walk up it if someone is standing.
The floors of our building are arranged so that floors 2-13 are support functions (accounting, graphics, purchasing, AR/AP, etc.) The upper 13 floors are the business units (Glad, Kingsford, Clorox, Armor All, etc.).
For the last few months, I've kept track of whether or not people walk up the escalator in the morning or ride it. My theory is that people in support functions are less connected to the businesses and, therefore, don't conduct daily business at the same "pace" as the rest of us. I've felt this for years and the elevator test suppported this.
Of the last 31 people who rode the escalator instead of walking up it, 29 of them went to the 2-13 elevator bank (the support area of the building) after getting off the escalator. Only two went to the 13-24 bank. Conclusion: people who work in support functions are slower and lazier than the people who are being supported.
Observation 2: Women verses Men.
Our building has a stairwell in each corner and an elevator bank in the center. The elevators are very crowded due to the fact that our building is at maximum capacity and we only run 2/3 of the elevators in order to help California with the energy situation (whatever).
I've worked in this building for 3 1/2 years. At least once per day, someone gets on the elevator and takes it one floor up or down. Obviously it's much faster to take the stairs than it is to ride an elevator one floor, even if the elevator arrives immediately. It also delays everyone else who's riding further.
In those 3 1/2 years, based on my estimation, I've seen about 1000 people take the elevator one floor up or down. Of those 1000, ZERO have been men.
Conclusion: Women are significantly lazier than men."
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