A few days ago, when I was in office washroom, I saw my colleague leave the tap opened while applying hand-wash. I asked him to never waste water like this again and quickly closed the tap. After that, he said that there is no water problem here. In reply, I said that it doesn't matter whether there is a water problem or not, you shouldn't waste water like this.The situation was about to get out of hand when my team lead approached and handled it calmly.However, things are now bad between me and my colleague.
So, my question is, how do I ask someone to stop wasting water like this without sounding rude or hurting their feelings, so I can prevent such situations in future?
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A few days ago, when I was in office washroom, I saw my colleague leave the tap opened while applying hand-wash. I asked him to never waste water like this again and quickly closed the tap. After that, he said that there is no water problem here. In reply, I said that it doesn't matter whether there is a water problem or not, you shouldn't waste water like this.The situation was about to get out of hand when my team lead approached and handled it calmly.However, things are now bad between me and my colleague.
So, my question is, how do I ask someone to stop wasting water like this without sounding rude or hurting their feelings, so I can prevent such situations in future?