The restrooms on my office floor are seldom peaceful. Owing to the fact that there is a construction site on one side and lifts on another, it is not exactly a hushed haven of solitude. For someone with possibly the most shy bladder in the known world, the situation is not ideal.
You know what makes it a little worse? When someone in the cubicle next to you starts asking you questions. Hearing builders faintly through the windows is one thing but, as I found out today, being cross-examined while you have your jeans around your ankles is not hot.
So, once my colleague broke the fourth wall, I was left sitting there wondering when a good time to leave was. Would we exit the cubicles and wash our hands together? There was really no need for me to be there anymore. Although still containing 2 cans of V and an Up & Go, my bladder had hung the “back in 20 minutes” sign on the door. Consequently, I was spending time looking around me, trying to guess who the hell had been clipping their toe nails in a work bathroom cubicle…
As it happened, I was beaten to the punch. I stepped out into the light and was alone. That’s right. My new friend is not a hand washer. Our bathroom cubicles are already adorned with notes on bathroom etiquette. Now I am wondering if perhaps the sink area requires similar attention.
The person who left their toe nails should really pick them up and flush them or put them in the bin. Because sitting them on top doesn’t count. If they don’t get their act together, there are going to be a number of complaints about the state in which people are leaving the bathrooms. Have a nice day
Conversation should not be allowed in washrooms. Unless you enter into the washroom on purpose WITH the person (ie. when us females have to go together to the loo, because it’s what we apparently do), Or if you sit down and realize you’re out of toilet paper and are all “hello…hellooooo anyone there?”
I’m horrified by the lack of handwashing etiquette in our bathrooms! More hand disinfectant tomorrow!