Honesty Is A Step In The Right Direction

(I am a receptionist in a large office and often have to ask coworkers to escort repairmen to the location where they’re needed. In this instance, the coworker happens to be male while I am female.)

Me: *to my male coworker* “Can you please show the repairman to the south kitchen? They broke their coffee maker.”

Male Coworker: *points inquisitively north*

Me: “Uh, no…” *points south* “…that one.”

Male Coworker: “I don’t know these things.”

Me: “I thought men were supposed to be better at cardinal directions than women.”

Repairman: “No, that’s just something we say so we don’t have to ask for directions.”