I know you know what I'm talking about. The "Elevator Side-eye" is the look people give someone who takes the elevator from the first floor ALL THE WAY to the second floor. Or the second floor to the third floor. You get the point. It the look reserved for people that take the elevator up ONE floor. Now, you would think that I am writing this post to bash all the "One Floor Ellies" (People that take the elevator up one floor), but I'm not. This post is about the ignorant Elevator Side-eye givers. Now the term ignorant is not to be derisive at all. It is merely a correct adjective used to describe these Elevator Side-eye givers. They are ignorant. They think this person is taking the elevator merely because he or she is lazy. Even if he or she were, it is their right. The elevator is here for all to use and you are going to get to where you need to be.
Anyway, here are just a few things an Elevator Side-eye giver might be ingnorant of:
- The stairwell door leading to the floor I need to get to is LOCKED. Meaning I either stop one floor below it and ride the elevator up or I stop one floor above it and ride the elevator down. Either way, I'm riding ONE FLOOR!!
- I walked to the Metro, stood on my feet for 6 hours at work, and walked from the Metro to my dorm. I walked up the stairs leading from the front door to the levels with the elevators and I don't feel like taking any more stairs.
- I just got done working out. I'm freaking tired.
- According to my dorm manager, I am not allowed to use the stairs that lead me DIRECTLY to my dorm room. The other stairs that lead me to my room are unneccesarily far. I'm not taking those unless I'm feeling energetic.
I just get so annoyed. I understand that Elevator Side-eye givers can get frustrated if they live on the 7th floor and people stop on EVERY floor. I get it. But seriously, it's an elevator. You're going to get to where you're going, but slower than you would have if you would have run up the stairs. You've seen it in movies #comeonson. When the good guys run up the stairs, they usually catch up to the bad guy in the elevator. So if you are in such a rush, run up the stairs to your destination. Trust me. I've done it. It's much faster.
