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What would you do: Ignore it or do something?
There are all situations I've been in in the recent past... What would you do?
1) You see a contractor (HVAC, painting, moving, etc) sitting at a table with a couple of friends at the your workplace cafe. He has a hand-written sign on his back that says "for sale" or "will work for beer" or something else that leads you to believe that he didn't put the sign on his own back. Do you ignore it or say something?
2) You're walking down the street and see a guy that appears to be homeless and appears to be sleeping in a wheelchair. The wheelchair is in the middle of the sidewalk facing in the direciton of walking traffic (as opposed to backed up to a wall). As you pass, you can't tell if he's breathing just by looking at his chest. Do you walk on, try to wake him, examine him more closely (even if it requires touching him) to see if he's breathing?
3) You're waiting for you coffee order and you notice that there's a guy in line with his fly clearly open. Do you tell him?
4) You're in a meeting with some co-wokers. You're a guy. One female co-worker recently had a baby and is clearly leaking breast milk. What would you do?
5) You're riding on a bus and you notice that the woman sitting near you has something on her face. You can't tell if it's food or some other gunk, or if it's somehow attached. Do you tell her or ignore it?
6) You're riding on the bus during allergy season and you notice that someone else on the bus is sneezing a lot, rubbing his nose, etc. You can't tell if he has tissues, but you know that if you were in his shoes you'd want a tissue (or two or three). You have tissues, and even some over-the-counter allergy medicine. Do you offer either of them?
7) You're at a public restaurant with your young children and there's a group of guys at a nearby table who are using a lot of language that may be marginally appropriate in an adult conversation, but is not appropriate for your children. Yours are the only kids in the restaurant. What do you do?
1) You see a contractor (HVAC, painting, moving, etc) sitting at a table with a couple of friends at the your workplace cafe. He has a hand-written sign on his back that says "for sale" or "will work for beer" or something else that leads you to believe that he didn't put the sign on his own back. Do you ignore it or say something?
2) You're walking down the street and see a guy that appears to be homeless and appears to be sleeping in a wheelchair. The wheelchair is in the middle of the sidewalk facing in the direciton of walking traffic (as opposed to backed up to a wall). As you pass, you can't tell if he's breathing just by looking at his chest. Do you walk on, try to wake him, examine him more closely (even if it requires touching him) to see if he's breathing?
3) You're waiting for you coffee order and you notice that there's a guy in line with his fly clearly open. Do you tell him?
4) You're in a meeting with some co-wokers. You're a guy. One female co-worker recently had a baby and is clearly leaking breast milk. What would you do?
5) You're riding on a bus and you notice that the woman sitting near you has something on her face. You can't tell if it's food or some other gunk, or if it's somehow attached. Do you tell her or ignore it?
6) You're riding on the bus during allergy season and you notice that someone else on the bus is sneezing a lot, rubbing his nose, etc. You can't tell if he has tissues, but you know that if you were in his shoes you'd want a tissue (or two or three). You have tissues, and even some over-the-counter allergy medicine. Do you offer either of them?
7) You're at a public restaurant with your young children and there's a group of guys at a nearby table who are using a lot of language that may be marginally appropriate in an adult conversation, but is not appropriate for your children. Yours are the only kids in the restaurant. What do you do?
Mrs. Wallnut
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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