I take a fitness class at a ridiculously early hour in the morning on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Fridays are the weight room days. The people in the class with me are other faculty and staff members at my university. These are people that I would assume are well-educated and respectful of others and in most cases my assumption would be correct. This is in contrast to the student population who uses the facility other days and leaves weights everywhere for me to trip over.
Today, I saw that our students are really learning from us. I was waiting for another class member to finish up on the leg press. This person saw me waiting for the leg press. She finished her rep. Picked herself up and then walked away with the weights still on the machine. She didn't bother to ask if I needed those weights, which I didn't. This after our instructor specifically told us that we were responsible for putting away our weights each time we used them. Well, no wonder our students don't clean up after themselves... look at the example we're setting.
Pocket Susan Advice: If you're joining a gym or taking a class of any kind (fitness, art, whatever) make sure you understand the etiquette of that situation and follow it. In the gym, re-rack your weights. In your painting class, wash out your brushes. Talk to your instructor and go the extra mile to make sure that the other people in the class enjoy being around you. Don't be a jackass by participating ignorant of the class culture.
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