Commonly, we will step into the lift and turn 180 degrees and facing back at the lift’s door. If it is very crowded in the lift, at most we will stand sideways, having our backs facing the side of the lift.

Why nobody would stand with their back facing the door, and face facing inside the lift?

No matter how pack is the lift, if the space is only left for 1 last person to step in, this person for sure will turn around and have the back facing the rest of the passengers, and face towards the door that you could almost kissed.

If you ever in the situation whereby you are in the lift with your face facing inside the lift and the rest of the passengers, if you will find yourself in a very awkward position. The rest will have the strangest ever eye contact with you, as if somebody just broke into their bathroom and sniffed their underpants and they suspect you are the one.

However, if you are in the train, no matter how or where you stand, people just don’t care about you. Even if you are standing upside down. Ok, maybe not.

Why would I know, because I tried it before, just to find out how other people feel about your present in the special position. Best yet, try to look into their eyes.

Try it yourself and experience the “excitement” you won’t get it elsewhere.

Some building comes with single/multiple lift(s), single/multiple lift lobby(ies), lifts positioned in a straight lines or facing each other in a two lines position.

Those lifts placed in a straight line position is easy, because whichever lift you go into, if your office is on the right wing of the building, when you step out from the lift, your office will be always on your right. No big deal, end of story.

Tricky part is, if your office’s lifts are facing each other, in a two lines position. Due to this, you will not only utilize the lift on one side, but both sides, which also alter the direction of your office.

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It could be confusing, because so many direction changes once you stepped into your office lobby, for example, 90 degrees turn into lift lobby, another 90 degrees turn into the lift, 180 degrees turn to face yourself towards the lift’s door (will talk about this more next) while it is taking you to your desired floor, another 90 degrees turn towards your office doorstep. A whopping 450 degrees (or more in different office design) of turning that you made just to go to work. And that is a lot of hard work!

Of my observations, many got confused and don’t know their way round to their office once they stepped out of the lift, because it look the same from both side, then they will do the Michael Jackson’s Thriller dance! Head turn left right, shoulder turn left right, body turn left right, hee hee!

If you are new to the building, that is completely fine! But if you have been there working for a long time, and you still having a hard time identify the direction to your office. Here are some tips might be useful for you:

1. Remember it the hard way. For example, if you are taking the lift on the left and your office is on your right, then if you are taking the lift on the right, your office would be on your left.
2. Look and identify for small indication on the floor that you are going. For example, floor markings, wall decoration, placing of dustbin.
3. Identify your colleagues on the same floor and the direction that they are heading, give them way to step out of the lift and after them. Just make sure your colleague has a clear sense of direction, else both of you will do the dance together! Best part, it is captured on CCTV, hee hee!

If you are alone and no CCTV is on the floor monitoring, it is completely fine if you lose your direction, because nobody will catch you. This is a tiny winy matter, no big deal even if you get all of your direction right in the office, there will not be extra benefit or gain respect from your colleagues. However, if you get caught by your colleague not knowing your direction, they could have slight negative thoughts about you.

We are working in the office environment, people loves to gossip at your back, and it is a fact that human loves to find fault on others. Why let others find fault on your where you can avoid it being happened?