Corporate Restroom Etiquette.
This is especially bothersome in the office atmosphere, where you will be dealing with these people outside of the bathroom on a regular basis.
Here are some guidelines you may wish to post in a conspicuous bulletin board at work.
"I'm not exactly here to chit-chat. Do not try to talk to me about work or kids or my weekend plans!"
Restroom offers little rest
Chances are, the typical office bathroom offers few options for relaxation and rejuvenation. Visitors generally are on a mission to achieve their goal and leave immediately.To this end, please refrain from attempting to make small talk with someone in the next stall. They may be concentrating very hard on the task at hand.
And please, out of respect for others: silence your cell phone, and end all conversations before admitting yourself to an available seat.
Be generous with the use of soap and water, yet expeditious so as not to make others wait their turn.
Be about your way and take care not to impede incoming traffic. Yield when necessary. This is not the appropriate time to ask how the progress is going on an important project.
Which stall?
The most important question ... which stall to use?
Imagine this scenario:
You enter the office restroom. Four stalls are available. By all indications, all are clean, free of debris and fully stocked with paper. Equal in all things considered, except for distance from the door.
Okay, why?
Why did you choose that stall?
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- Jul 28, 2009 @ 1:44 pm
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- PerryWilliams PerryWilliams Feb 19, 2009 @ 3:40 am
- Because the farthest stall let us pass the time nicely. We don't have to leave the stall early because most of the people who are waiting for the farthest stall will use the other one when that one will already engaged.
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- kab kab Jun 17, 2008 @ 11:17 pm
- For ladies in the stall, I don't think it matters, although I always chose the second from the far end, so I too would pick #3.
For men at the urinal however, there is a right and a wrong. Check out this Choose a Urinal Challenge: http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_nov2003/Challenge.htm
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- Susan52 Susan52 May 7, 2008 @ 11:52 am
- I chose the third. Not sure why, but I always do that. Do I have a loose screw? Did I make the wrong choice? I must read on to find out more . . .
Research revealed
Years ago, an investigation into public restroom cleanliness (or lack thereof) revealed that the stalls farthest from the door were the dirtiest because they were used the most.It is highly likely that since that study, the habits of many "informed" bathroom users have changed to where they now avoid the farthest stalls, making both the first and last stall equally as contaminated.
My advice: Go for the middle, err on the side of nearer the door.
Can you spare a square?
Always, always offer at least 10 or more squares to the occupant of the next stall if they find themselves in such dire need that they must verbally request assistance.
Passing over just 2-3 squares is simply rude.
Office Space
Unable to endure another mind-numbing day at Initech Corporation, cubicle slave Peter (Livingston) gets fired up and decides to get fired. Armed with a leisurely new attitude and a sexy new girlfriend (Aniston), he soon masters the art of neglecting his work, which quickly propels him into the ranks of upper management!
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Ever spend eight hours in a "Productivity Bin"? Ever had worries about layoffs? Ever had the urge to demolish a temperamental printer or fax machine? Ever had to endure a smarmy, condescending boss? Peter spends the day doing dull computer work in a cubicle. His coworkers in the cube farm are an annoying lot, his boss is a snide, patronizing jerk, and his days are consumed with tedium. Director Mike Judge has come up with a spot-on look at work in corporate America circa 1999. With well-drawn characters and situations instantly familiar to the white-collar milieu, he captures the joylessness of many a cube denizen's work life to a T. -Jerry Renshaw
ATTENTION ALL EMPLOYEES
The prolonged application of hairspray, perfume or cologne that will require breathing assistance apparatus to be supplied to fellow employees within 50 feet of your cubicle is strictly forbidden in the office bathroom.
The Office
In this hilarious and faster-paced adaptation of the popular British comedy series, Steve Carell is Michael Scott, the egotistical, insensitive and almost supernaturally incompetent regional manager of the Dunder Mifflin paper supply company. Michael sees himself as the office funnyman, a fount of business wisdom and his employees' cool friend. He has no clue that his staff merely tolerates his inappropriate behavior because he signs their paychecks. Michael acts as the obnoxious tour guide for an omni-present documentary crew who unflinchingly capture his many shortcomings along with Dunder Mifflin's petty workplace politics, simmering romances and side-splittingly awkward moments.
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Office manager Michael Scott (Carell) believes he's the beloved leader of the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of a paper products company--but his relentless and painfully forced efforts at comedy creep out everyone around him, including paranoid Dwight (Wilson), nervous receptionist Pam (Fischer), and aimless salesman Jim (Krasinski), who's smitten with the already engaged Pam. The Office turns diversity training, an office birthday party, and a basketball game into excruciating yet hypnotically funny rituals of humiliation. -Bret Fetzer
YOU'VE BEEN WARNED
The funniest true sticky note story you will ever read:
I think these are defective
Get a tissue first.
Give us a courtesy flush.
Share your best public restroom tips here.
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- shajo shajo Jul 23, 2009 @ 9:38 pm
- Funny! People really should use proper etiquette when using a public restroom. Some are very rude and just plain obnoxious! Very cool lens!!
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- mbrownauthor mbrownauthor Dec 21, 2008 @ 10:28 am
- Ha! Love it. Great lens!
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- tandemonimom tandemonimom Aug 10, 2008 @ 10:36 am
- Lots of great tips ... though after being home with four kids and little privacy, the talking thing probably wouldn't phase me, LOL. 5 stars and a lensroll!
The Battle Hymn of the Toilet
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- Susan52 Susan52 May 7, 2008 @ 11:56 am
- This is just hilarious. Love it! Great job! I promise to choose a better stall next time - and to flip over my stick notes when appropriate.
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- ThomasC ThomasC Feb 25, 2008 @ 12:58 pm
- Great lens, well done. I give you a 5 rating! I guess I need to change what stall I use next time I have to use the public toilet!
Thomas
Personal Space
Upon entering the restroom, survey the current stall usage.
If you can use any stall that puts at least one empty stall between you and any present occupant(s), do that.
If there should be a row of unoccupied stalls, and one occupied stall when you enter, there is absolutely no good reason to occupy any stall immediately adjacent to the first occupant.
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