For as long as I’ve worked in offices with multi-stall facilities, I’ve been somewhat captivated by what I’ll call The Restroom Standoff: The waiting game that exists mostly in your head, between you and at least one other person in the stalls–a battle to remain the last one in the restroom so that you can be alone and, ahem, catch up on some reading in peace. If you give up and resign yourself to just trying again later, you lose. Other variations of the Standoff include waiting for someone to finish up doing their hair or makeup, washing their hands, inanely gossiping, etc. All so that you can have the bathroom to yourself and won’t be embarrassed by anything unpleasant that might occur whilst doing your business.