Every person that walked into my office to read this today furrowed their brow. I almost added the implied sentence but decided against it. After all the responses I might do it different next time.
Here we are back at the do the right thing theme. If you see someone with their hands full, open the door. If you know someone has as tough deadline and needs some help and you have the tools to do it, you should help them. Do what is right. Not at the expense of your career or life, but helping each other is probably not the worst thing in the world.
You don't know what is going on with that person, they might appreciate just an acknowledgment of their existence. They might be feeling rather invisible and a simple holding of the door so they could pass might give them the feeling that they are seen.
More important in my book, is working with your own friend and colleague network to make sure you let people know you think and care about them. Drop them a line, offer to help them move without being asked. Something small just to let them know you are there.
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