>be me
>enter work
>mailman catches door behind me and also enters
>he tosses some letters on the ground and turns and departs
>I notice the secretary come and stand and stare at the mail
>She wants me to notice her staring
>I carry on with my tasks
>Eventually she sees me finish up and approach her
>she repositions herself to stand in front of the mail and stare at it when I enter the office
>she'd left it on the floor for this purpose
>I enter the office and say nothing
>she directs my attention to the mail on the floor
>asks me why the mailman would throw mail on the floor when the desk was right there
>perhaps he was in a hurry
>it's only three extra steps
>Well, I suppose we'll never know then

I fail to see what was so scandalous about the mail being on the floor, or why it was necessary to go to such lengths to draw my attention to this floormail. I knew the mail was on the floor, I watched the mailman put it there. They really do think that if I don't acknowledge something, it means I haven't observed it.