Not in the Elevator, Please

When asked to identify the most annoying elevator habits they see more commonly at the office, workers most often cited people talking on cell phones (35%), standing in close proximity for no apparent reason (32%) and deliberately letting the elevator's doors close when someone is approaching (33%). However, 16% of workers admitted to purposefully closing the elevator door when they saw someone approaching.   

Other annoying habits cited include:  

• Squeezing into an already crowded elevator – 32%; 
• Not stepping off the elevator to let other people out – 27%; 
• Holding the elevator doors open for an extended period of time while waiting for someone else to get on – 26%; 
• Cutting in line to get on the elevator when other people have been waiting longer – 23%; 
• Taking the elevator to go up one or two floors instead of using the stairs – 20%; 
• Pushing the wrong button, so the elevator stops at more floors – 17%; and 
• Facing away from the elevator door, instead of toward the door like everyone else – 7%. 

For some workers, elevator rides are a source of anxiety. Sixteen percent of workers said they are afraid of getting stuck in an elevator due to a malfunction.  

Rebecca Moore
editors@plansponsor.com