No-Name Inc. CI 001.02-93a
Corporate Instruction Issue IV
Rules of Travel, and Code of Conduct for moving from room to room
while on company premises.
I. Code of Conduct when encountering other personel in hallways.
o Your conduct when meeting other personel in the hallway will be
determined by the distance between the two of you, and the level
of recognition you have.
o If you don't know the other person, you are not obliged to
acknowledge their presence. Simply look straight in front of you,
or look down at your feet when passing. You must not look at them!
o If you don't like someone, you can tell them so by not saying 'Hi'
in the hallway.
o If you know the other person and are at a distance, do not look at
them yet. You must wait until they are within arms reach to say
'Hi so-and-so'. This allows you to surprise them by knowing their
name, especially if they don't know yours.
o If you recognize a person, but can't remember their name, you may
not cheat and try to read their badge. They can tell you're doing
that, and they don't like it.
o If you are going to turn into another hallway, you may wave just
before turning. This is allowed only if you can do it so the other
person does not have time to realise that you are turning. That
way they don't have to wave since they were waiting to get within
arms reach to say 'Hi'.
o If you don't know the other persons name, you are better off
turning early instead of risking the emarassment of saying 'Hi, how
ya doing?' when the other person calls you by name. This way you
can perform the early-turn-and-wave procedure, thus putting them at
the disadvantage, rather than you.
(From the "Rest" of RHF)