My office urinal situation has exactly two side-by-side urinals and one stall.
The day after reading through RECEG, I entered the office bathroom, wherein I encountered exactly one senior manager using a urinal. As I pulled up next to him, my brain simultaneously flashed back to my RECEG reading as I said, "Hey, P---."
I briefly second-guessed my choice. Had I made an RECEG faux pas? But then I decided, nah, that'd be weirder, RECEG seems to only apply to strangers and celebrities and polar bears, not known work acquaintances? If I took the stall, that'd be weirder, as if I were deliberately trying to avoid him.
After working that out, and my business underway, I realized I had, in fact, made a social error. The senior manager's name was indeed a four-letter name beginning with P. But I called him by the wrong one, one of our other colleagues who's name begins with P and is four letters.
Aghast, I apologized and corrected myself. Awkwardly.
I am so sorry for your misfortune! Normally the RECEG discourages acknowledgement and fraternization during active urinal use, but exceptions are understandably made in service to polar bear (or other apex predator) placation. With regard to vocal misidentification, RECEG Chapter 7, Section 3 suggests a potential remedy: Pretend that the erroneous initial greeting is the chorus of a new hit song you just heard on the radio, singing it several times with a catchy melody and upbeat tempo. Then say something like, "Sorry, I've got this new hit song I just heard on the radio stuck in my head! How are you doing, [correct name]?" Your humiliating misstep will be quickly forgotten.
Hoping the RECEG has some guidance on the men who insist on pulling their under garments way below where it needs to be, voyeuristically exposing their ass. I work in a law firm with supposed PROFESSIONALS and this has happened more than once. Help me RECEG!
RECEG dictates that your line of sight in the common space of a restroom should remain level and averted from other occupants. If you’re seeing asses, your eyes are incorrectly oriented. That being said, RECEG strictly forbids ass exposure anywhere except within the confines of a private toilet stall. The best course of action is to deliver the RECEG to your offending colleagues with the applicable passages earmarked and highlighted for easy reference.
My office urinal situation has exactly two side-by-side urinals and one stall.
The day after reading through RECEG, I entered the office bathroom, wherein I encountered exactly one senior manager using a urinal. As I pulled up next to him, my brain simultaneously flashed back to my RECEG reading as I said, "Hey, P---."
I briefly second-guessed my choice. Had I made an RECEG faux pas? But then I decided, nah, that'd be weirder, RECEG seems to only apply to strangers and celebrities and polar bears, not known work acquaintances? If I took the stall, that'd be weirder, as if I were deliberately trying to avoid him.
After working that out, and my business underway, I realized I had, in fact, made a social error. The senior manager's name was indeed a four-letter name beginning with P. But I called him by the wrong one, one of our other colleagues who's name begins with P and is four letters.
Aghast, I apologized and corrected myself. Awkwardly.
I am so sorry for your misfortune! Normally the RECEG discourages acknowledgement and fraternization during active urinal use, but exceptions are understandably made in service to polar bear (or other apex predator) placation. With regard to vocal misidentification, RECEG Chapter 7, Section 3 suggests a potential remedy: Pretend that the erroneous initial greeting is the chorus of a new hit song you just heard on the radio, singing it several times with a catchy melody and upbeat tempo. Then say something like, "Sorry, I've got this new hit song I just heard on the radio stuck in my head! How are you doing, [correct name]?" Your humiliating misstep will be quickly forgotten.
Hoping the RECEG has some guidance on the men who insist on pulling their under garments way below where it needs to be, voyeuristically exposing their ass. I work in a law firm with supposed PROFESSIONALS and this has happened more than once. Help me RECEG!
RECEG dictates that your line of sight in the common space of a restroom should remain level and averted from other occupants. If you’re seeing asses, your eyes are incorrectly oriented. That being said, RECEG strictly forbids ass exposure anywhere except within the confines of a private toilet stall. The best course of action is to deliver the RECEG to your offending colleagues with the applicable passages earmarked and highlighted for easy reference.