The Weekly Gripe

Swipe cards and people who tailgate
Lazy people don't use their swipe cards

Did you forget your swipe card?

I have become aware of this laziness and lead these people into a false sense of security so that they think I am leaving. However, suddenly I discover that I have a shoelace undone just as I get to the doors.



At my place of work we are required to use swipe cards for access to the buildings. However, I am fed up with lazy people who would rather follow me in than use their own cards.

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08-4-2007This is a moralistic view of what lazy people who exploit the goodwill of others are like and I totally agree. Whilst not bothered should someone quite by chance follow behind me, I too don't like those who wait for me to make the first move and rely on others to do their work. You may thi...moreMerthyr Railway Man
02-4-2007We have swipe cards also, it seems these "door hoverers" are a common beast in the workplace. Usually they have left their card on their desk and cant get back in top the office after a trip to the coffe machine etc. To taunt the "cardless" on the other side of the glass door...moreJoss
01-4-2007Yeah, I see where you are coming from. We have a similar system at work and have the same kind of people, lazy. They will wait by a door for me to get my card out, engaging me in minor chitchat trying to throw me. They won`t need anything from the stores unless I`m going, won`t want a cuppa unles...moreStevek
01-4-2007Somehow I think you need to see a SHRINK. Your one very SAD person.Nik
31-3-2007I totally agree with the other comment. If this is your only worry in life then you are one very lucky person. I would suggest you actually get a life and then this sort of thing wouldn't worry you at all.Buffy
30-3-2007Wow....... you really must have a boring life. If you only have things like this to worry about then I would consider yourself to be very lucky.Whywhingeaboutit!

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