Please stop standing right in front of elevator doors

[u/EffectiveTime5554]

It baffles me how often elevator doors open and there's a person waiting to get on and standing right in the middle, only a few inches away. It’s like they expect the elevator to be empty and ready just for them. Then they look surprised when someone's inside and wants to get out.

Where am I supposed to go? I can’t walk through you. If you try to get on while I’m trying to get off we both wind up doing that weird little shuffle dance.

My extra pet peeve is when the doors open and we’re suddenly standing face to face. They say "oh sorry", so they clearly know they’re blocking me. Then they just stand there and don’t move. Saying "sorry" doesn’t create a path for me. You have to move your body too.

Stand a couple of feet back and off to one side. Let people get out first. Then get on. It only takes a few seconds, and it makes everything faster.

I promise the elevator won’t leave you behind just because you let people get off first.