Monday, June 27, 2011

Bathroom breaks. Is there a limit?

Last night was our staff meeting at work where we basically go over rules and concerns etc. Why did I open my big mouth? Now I have anxiety to go to my stupid job because I managed to reveal my uptight nature regarding workplace etiquette - or so it would appear in this crowd. I made a comment about how I had noticed a huge increase in bathroom breaks and that I thought we should beable to plan our bathroom breaks around lunches and coffee breaks. Not that you wouldn't ever need to go to the bathroom outside those times, but that it would be better if bathroom breaks weren't being abused and taken 10 times in a 2 hour period between breaks. I notice it because I'm usually the one that has to cover for people and I end up being on til all day because every person decides they need a bathroom break every time I come to bag for them. Worst is that they take a ten minute bathroom break and I see them wondering in the store talking to other workers, or when I'm on lunch I see them preparing their lunches, texting, and basically doing everything but going to the bathroom. Well apparently I just insulted everyone and now I am hated. I am actually scared to go to work because I fear people are going to give me the cold shoulder and make comments. I was met with remarks liek "excuse me it's none of your business what I do in the bathroom" (as though I wanted to know?), and "I can't help it I have a small bladder", and "I don't monitor other people's bathroom breaks", and " How do i know how much you hydrated today". In my opinion the point was completely missed - in any other workplace many of my co-workers would have been fired already for taking an unusual amount of breaks of all kinds. For some reason being considerate and actually doing work at work is a hugely unfair task. Anyways, I feel like people sincerely don't like me solely because I pointed out that as adults you should be-able to control when your bathroom breaks are. Does no one agree with this? Am i just a stuck up bitch? In most work places one might get labeled a "dog-fucker" for acting like how we do at my work. The work ethic is appalling. I almost want to go to safeway just to work in a stricter environment.

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