Random moan - what is it with people trying the cubicle door?

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Bored on a Wednesday morning...

What is it with people that try the cubicle door even though there is very clearly a red marker on the outside that indicates when it is locked and in use? :confused:

I was in the cubicle at work enjoying my post-coffee 'sit-down' and was aware that both other cubicles were occupied (both due to my eyes working as intended and seeing the red dots on the door lock, and from the ..er noise). So I hear a guy come in, he walks to the furthest one, tries that, then tries all the others in turn :confused: Now our doors are pretty secure but is it just me that thinks that's pretty rude? :p How hard is it to divert your gaze down to just simply look at the indicator? :mad:

When people do it in a public loo without a sturdy door and you have that moment of fear they might bust in on you... :o
 
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Bored on a Wednesday morning...

What is it with people that try the cubicle door even though there is very clearly a red marker on the outside that indicates when it is locked and in use? :confused:

I was in the cubicle at work enjoying my post-coffee 'sit-down' and was aware that both other cubicles were occupied (both due to my eyes working as intended and seeing the red dots on the door lock, and from the ..er noise). So I hear a guy come in, he walks to the furthest one, tries that, then tries all the others in turn :confused: Now our doors are pretty secure but is it just me that thinks that's pretty rude? :p How hard is it to divert your gaze down to just simply look at the indicator? :mad:

When people do it in a public loo without a sturdy door and you have that moment of fear they might bust in on you... :o
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Around 10% of men are R/G colour blind!

While there is anecdotal evidence that this confers the advantage of superior night vision (It certainly seems to do so for me, I can see clearly in light levels that my non-colour blind friends regard as pitch black)

It has the disadvantage that we really cannot distinguish between the red/green indicators on the typical cubical door!

(No, I am absolutely not kidding!)
 
1) The OP posted this when pooping.

2) Some people just like to hurry others along, throw them off their game or generally just be annoying.

Personally I find it quite amusing, especially when there's nowhere to drop anchor and they end up tutting or starting to panic. There was a dude at the place I worked once who said "Oh God" before shuffle sprinting out of the crapiere. Much lols were had.
 
My poops are deposited at home in the morning before I leave the house. I don't like using public toilets.
 
Given some of the noises that come from adjourning cubicles of work I can only assume that 99% of the population suffer from some seriously gruesome bowel disorders, hence the urgency.

Either that or you've picked the cottaging cubicle.
 
It's like a wet paint sign.

"IS IT?" *touches surface*.. "oh it is, now I have paint all over my hand :("

smh.
 
This is one of the things that bugs me most about living over here - people won't just try the door, they'll start knocking on it, and knock again every 30-60 seconds even after clearly making it known you're in there (in whichever way you choose :p)

I tend to make sure I stand up as tall as possible when I finally do open it, they don't often expect a large hairy white guy. I have also recommended that my wife's boss put a sign on the toilet door saying "If you knock on this door to ask anything other than "Are you ok?", the occupant is fully entitled to punch you in the face when they leave."
 
I'm colourblind, and can't always tell on the tiny little dots what colour it is.

Why we can't use vacant/in use any more is beyond me. It also annoys me that the cubicles at our work swing completely closed when not in use. Why not have the doors swung open when they are free?
 
But what if a prankster makes every cubicle appear to be in use by turning the lock and then just pulling the doors so they appear closed? ;)
 
I hate that sense of awkwardness when someone enters the cubicle you just been in. (I just pooped in there that is my throne)

I also get concerned when people try the door, one day a lock will break :/
 
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