Workplace hygiene rant!

LauraMax

LauraMax

Cathlete
OK I think I've ranted about this before but it's gotten even worse! On the 2nd floor of my building we have one--that's right, one--bathroom. Naturally it's coed. I've been arguing w/my boss about putting the d*mn toilet seat down when he's done & he refuses. He says he doesn't have to b/c he's the boss (clearly chivalry, and even courtesy for that matter, is dead). I think he started leaving it up intentionally b/c he knows it really bugs me.

Well, twice in the last 3 business days I've gone in to find not only the toilet seat up, but (kind of gross) yellow splatters on the "usable" side of the seat. How disgusting is that? x(

I've resolved myself to using the public bathroom downstairs b/c we have a men's & a women's, & the women's is rarely used (although it's not all that clean either). Even though it's public at least I can be reasonably certain when I sit I won't be sitting on something wet.

Is there no place I can do my business without catching someone elses business at the same time? :-( Is there any way to trick my boss into cleaning up after himself in the bathroom? Wouldn't it be great if there was a seat that snapped shut as soon as the flow stopped? Am I just stuck holding it til I can get home for lunch? This is just so NAS-TEEEE!!!!!!!!
 
(I'd purchase that self-lowering seat too and have maintenance put in on!) But, lol, I thought that was why we do Cathe's "sit and stands" and nasty "low ends" so we don't have to actually sit on public toilets anymore. :+ Deb
 
> Wouldn't it be great if there was a seat that
>snapped shut as soon as the flow stopped?

How about one that snaps shut (emphasis on 'snapping'---as in 'something off') while the flow is still going? }(

Actually, I think I've seen an automatic toilet seat closer. Probably in one of those strange gadget catalogs?
 
I might just order that gadget........:7 I did put up a sign once that said "please shut lid when done" but he ripped it off & threw it out.

Anne, yes I can most definitely win. I love my life. I just enjoy a good b*tchfest now & then. ;-)
 
One of the girls in my office had the same issue. She equipped our bathroom with some gross looking black plastic thing that sat under & around the seat (like those bath mats you buy) and a package of those disposable toilet seat covers. After a week or so of that, everyone got the point and started being more courteous. ;)
 
You know, I have thought about this for a while today. It just bugs me. It's a clear sign of poor up bringing. Yes, I can understand the male argument that it's just as easy for a woman to put a seat down as it is for a man to lift it [meaning share the chore], BUT men are supposed to be raised as gentleman. Part of being one is to treat ALL women with courtesy and respect. It's a shame that our culture is loosing some of the civility that was once a standard. It's times like these that I regret not having a son and the opportunity to raise him as a strong and gentle man. My husband is very old fashioned and makes me feel like a princess. What a shame that your boss's wife will never feel that way. A man like he will just never get it. Put the seat up, line it with loads of paper, and be glad you don't live with HIM.
 
NO advice....but I just love your workplace rants. You're so tempermental. :7

On our floor, we had a whole new group move in a few months ago. Well, someone in the new group has a problem and stinks up our bathroom every day. It's very frequent that one of the women from my department will come back from the bathroom laughing our a** off because of what we've heard in there, or gasping from what we've smelled.

Sometimes, we'll open the door, get a whiff or hear a telltale sign...then just turn around and go back to our desks.
 
We have an office of two girls and 5 guys. Both have their own single bathroom. We came in one Monday and someone had gone in our bathroom and took a big dump and didn't flush on purpose. Then one guy took all of our toilet paper - even the half used one on the role - out of our bathroom and hid it in another co-worker's closet. Me and the other girl know who it is and he's such a jerk to begin with and just loves to stir the pot to make people mad. I feel like I'm working with fifth graders.

Kim
 
Oh how I long for the days when I worked in buildings w/ladies' rooms that had multiple stalls & a cleaning service that scrubbed the place down daily! :p

Ah well, all in all it's a good job. Too many hours, lots of egos (but true of any job, right?), but decent pay & working conditions. The town clerk told me just use her bathroom (her office is ladies only), so I guess I can bite the bullet & run up & down the stairs a few times a day. ;-)
 
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