Corridor Etiquette

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I've always wondered how to behave when you pass someone in a corridor for the second time. I know when you pass someone for the first time in a day you should say hello, but if you keep passing them do you keep saying hello, or make a witty joke (Ill have to look up some of those) or what. Maybe there is a time frame of around one hour and after that you say hello to them again. Its begining to annoy me now because there are alot of people in my deptartment who I would know to see but would never really talk to and I can decide what to do when I see them for or five times a day.

Any ideas

If they say anything to me I say morning. If they don't say anything to me I don't say anything. And i walk in a manner which discourages people from talking to me quite effectively.

LOL would that be looking down, walking fast and going as close to the wall as possible?

Or just giving them an evil look?

I either have both my arms out, while i slouch, so it looks like i'm lurking. My face is a permenant scowl even when i'm happy or content. I feel I am just being Determined looking. Or i walk like Ren from Ren and stimpy walks. Or i walk fast, don't look at them, and don't swing my arms. Or i hold my left arm backwards like the back swing of a jog, and hold out my right arm like I am making a point.

If it has been awhile since the last time you passed, say a more relaxed "hi". If you JUST saw them like two seconds ago... I don't know. That still feels awkward to me. Sometimes maybe making a humorous statement like "Are you following me?" with a good-humored and relaxed smile is an option. I do something like this if I am comfortable with the person.

If I don't know them so well, I think sometimes I just nod again or something. Or even pretend they don't exist. (Though this last one might not be the best to do. It just happens.)

This happens to me a lot at work since the bathroom is down the hall....I just say "Hey, its you again!!" or "Hey you!!" or "ask "is this dajavu i'm having?" and smile at them.....or sometimes they come up with the remark and I don't have to worry about it.

I just smile and wave. Or say hi and tell them a sort of inside-jokeish comment. There's really no correct way to do it except that if the person doesn't make eye contact with you, then it wouldn't be wise to go too far out of your way to say hi to them.

Just smile at everyone, it makes everyone happy happy happy! A smile can change someone's life, and a simple greeting can do wonders, even though hardly anyone realzies it.

If you look at each other, I'd just give them a smile and a nod. If the person says hello to you again, though, then say hello back.

ignore them....





or repeat what they do. Look in their direction... if they say hello, do the same... if they crack a joke laugh and say something that might be witty... they will laugh irrespective as long as it isn't offensive. Third time.... Just say "we'll have to stop meeting like this".... then it gets embarrassing.... just revert back to hello.

This was a big deal for me when I started my old job.
I was in a warehouse, and I would pass the same people many times a day. It seems like if you know the person pretty well then it is not an issue. It is awkward in that period where they are just getting to know you.
For me, I think I avoid getting to know people. So I inadvertantly prolong this awkward phase. I have found two ways to deal with this.
1 get to know them a little as soon as possible, just have a conversation or something
2 just automatically pretend like you have known them for years (this one is not so easy) but it can put people at ease if done properly.

I just had another idea. Maybe try sticking your tounge out at them.
Or better yet give them the finger.

At my last job there was one guy whose behavior really puzzled me. Whenever we walked past each other in a corridor, even if the last time we did so was only five minutes ago, he'd say "Hi there, how are you?" and I always wanted to reply, "I'm as fine as I was five minutes ago NOW LEAVE ME ALONE AAGHGHHHH!" but I always just smiled and answered the question and asked him how he was, but a lot of the time he wouldn't answer me.

If I see someone for the first time during the day, I say "good morning". Later on, it varies. If it's a supervisor, I give a casual hi. If it's a coworker, I nod.

people tend to be annoyed when you say hi too much. like I passed this guy five times on the bleachers today, and i said hi each time and he finally yelled "I'ts FINE I Get it! HI! I know!"

At the office where I work, everyone speaks to each other and I mean everyone. It can get tiring due to their being over 100 employees so here I am, saying "Hi!", "Hello!", "Good morning!", "Hey!", "Buenos Dias!" (to our Spanish interperater ), and "How you doing?". This goes on aaallll day long and I sometimes wish I was mute and could just wave. And don't even think about not speaking or you'll be branded as being rude and disrespectful.

Arrgghh! That's southern hospitality for you.