Man Expresses His Impatience To A Family While They Were Holding The Elevator Doors For Their Grandma

"He definitely isn't one of them, those people are nice..."

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• May 4, 2023

Every person values their time. And if you look around, you'll notice that practically everyone feels that their time is one of their most valuable things.

Given this, keeping someone waiting is one of the ultimate and most effective ways to irritate them. Even though most individuals are somewhat understanding, keeping them waiting shows disdain and a lack of appreciation.

The understated message is, "my time is more important than yours." Or do you really believe that your time is more valuable than anyone else's?

Then, doesn't it make sense that everybody else has the same feeling? If it's like that, how do you think the world will turn out?

In today's story, the OP shares how he's on vacation at a resort. He wanted to head to the lobby, so he took the elevator, only for it to open for a family of five.

The normal thing would have been for them to enter, the door to close, and the elevator to keep moving, but that wasn't the case. The girl stands in the doorway with her hands on her hips, preventing the door from closing.

The OP looked at them only to be told that they were waiting for their grandma because they wanted to ride with her. The OP was impatient, as he considers it rude to make him wait for their grandma.

Read the whole story in full as you scroll down. 

The story kicks off but not without a title

A family of 5 steps onto the elevator the OP's in and the girl stands in the doorway with her hands on her hips

OP says they don't have to hold the elevator but the mother says that they all want to ride with Grandma

It seems rude to jump onto the elevator and make him wait for Grandma to come out of her room

The Reddit post got more than 600 comments and we've gathered a bunch of them for you to read through below

They wanted the OP to wait for the same person they could not wait for

This Redditor's first reaction is usually to get annoyed or angry at everything

This Redditor talks more about elevator etiquette as they believe that the OP isn't the AH here

You cannot hold someone for 20 seconds on an elevator

They should have waited for grandma before stopping an elevator

It is not as if that was the last elevator of the day

This Redditor thinks the OP needs to relax more than he has so far

The OP probably took longer to write this story then he had to wait

Everyone knows, deep down, that no one enjoys waiting. Therefore, keeping others waiting is very stressful because you are aware that you are disappointing someone.

You might be preventing them from fulfilling personal or professional obligations, which might enrage or resent them. Drop your thoughts about this story in the comments section below and share this post to others as well.

Maryjane