One of the things I've noticed over the years is that some people cannot think outside the little lines that are set for them. These lines are either set for them by others, or they set them up themselves. For example, parking cars.
I usually get to my workplace early. I'm the guy that opens the doors, turns on the lights, and makes sure the scrubs have their coffee ready to go when they get there. As such, I usually park in the first spot in the area the big tech campus reserves for our small company. When I'm not there, people panic - not because they can't get in and turn the lights on themselves, but because something changed and they get nervous. I had one guy give me a five-minute dissertation on how he thought it was a holiday and he wasn't sure and blah blah blah until someone else pulled in...dude, I don't care. Yesterday, I came in later because I was rolling into town after going to a couple of shows over the weekend, and someone told me that he didn't see my car out there. I happened to park farther down the row outside of the reserved area because I came in at noon...and this dude literally parked beside me. (It also fucks people over that I have cars of different make, but are very similar in color and style.) I told him a couple of times that I came in late and our spots are full, but it was just blank stares as he repeated his "I didn't see your car" line.
So people are unable to think outside these little boxes they've set for themselves. I'm starting an experiment today...I'm going to start parking in different places, just to fuck with people. A psy-op on a micro scale, so to speak. Today, I've parked outside of the reserved area, in the next row over. Probably for the rest of the week, I'll park in my normal spot. Next week, maybe Tuesday, I'll park in the upper lot where you can still clearly see my car, but not in a reserved spot. Monday would have the best effect, but I don't want to abuse that one because after two days, people are just unable to think at all.
I'm going to keep track of how many frantic people I get telling me they didn't see my car out there, and how deep they go in their panic. I'll let you know.
One of the things I've noticed over the years is that some people cannot think outside the little lines that are set for them. These lines are either set for them by others, or they set them up themselves. For example, parking cars.
I usually get to my workplace early. I'm the guy that opens the doors, turns on the lights, and makes sure the scrubs have their coffee ready to go when they get there. As such, I usually park in the first spot in the area the big tech campus reserves for our small company. When I'm not there, people panic - not because they can't get in and turn the lights on themselves, but because something changed and they get nervous. I had one guy give me a five-minute dissertation on how he thought it was a holiday and he wasn't sure and blah blah blah until someone else pulled in...dude, I don't care. Yesterday, I came in later because I was rolling into town after going to a couple of shows over the weekend, and someone told me that he didn't see my car out there. I happened to park farther down the row outside of the reserved area because I came in at noon...and this dude literally parked beside me. (It also fucks people over that I have cars of different make, but are very similar in color and style.) I told him a couple of times that I came in late and our spots are full, but it was just blank stares as he repeated his "I didn't see your car" line.
So people are unable to think outside these little boxes they've set for themselves. I'm starting an experiment today...I'm going to start parking in different places, just to fuck with people. A psy-op on a micro scale, so to speak. Today, I've parked outside of the reserved area, in the next row over. Probably for the rest of the week, I'll park in my normal spot. Next week, maybe Tuesday, I'll park in the upper lot where you can still clearly see my car, but not in a reserved spot. Monday would have the best effect, but I don't want to abuse that one because after two days, people are just unable to think at all.
I'm going to keep track of how many frantic people I get telling me they didn't see my car out there, and how deep they go in their panic. I'll let you know.
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