None shall pass!

You too can be passive aggressive through interior design.



The view from the other side.



At least the note says "please."

Where I work the building is separated into two parts. One side is the sales side and the other is the accounting side. There are two ways to get from one side to the other. You can use the hall way near my office or you can use the door that connects the two sides. The problem is the door is in a sales assistant's office.

I can appreciate that it could get a little annoying to have people walking through your office, but it doesn't happen that often. Now, I suppose it would cause concern if you were afraid people would see you on your cell phone, or the internet, or paying your bills, or doing anything but your job...'course this is just speculation on my part.

My friend, who left and recommended me for the job I have, is back working two days a week while Disney is out on maternity leave. She was used to the office's prior occupant not having a problem with her using that door. So, she went ahead and used it several times in one day.

The next morning (I should note here that this is a morning my friend would not be in to work) the offended assistant took the time to move a long, folding table away from the side wall to now block the door. She also went to the other side, used a smaller table to block that door, and put up her note.

I will freely admit that I have written plenty of notes in my day, but it was usually after repeatedly speaking to people, whether they were booksellers or management. I will also admit that I am not above passive aggressive behavior, but I'm working on getting better.

Still, it seemed the perfect, high school-ish reaction by this person. And the bonus bit is, the person cutting through her office is her cousin! She couldn't even just ask her cousin to stop going through the door. Instead she has to use the table, etc. Sigh. It would be so much cooler if she would just ask us about our quest, our favorite color, and the velocity of a swallow.