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LynnCS wrote:I wouldn't have any problem asking the users of the bathroom to use a different bathroom with more ventilation. Keep it simple. Don't say too much. Just ask them to take their business elsewhere while you..you know...hold your nose. Why worry about embarrassing them? I would say something as they walk out that DOES embarrass them. They should already be embarrassed and they've embarrassed you by coming down there to create a stink and leave. BTW...there are basic laws about light and ventilation for homes, at least. Maybe you could appeal on the basis of some basic needs of clean air and ventilation.
I would say something, as they walk out like, "You know there's no real ventilation in there, right? When you leave, you are leaving a little memento of yourself." I'd be coughing and holding my nose...Then tell them to take it elsewhere.
The next time, I would say, "If you do that here again, I'm going to make you stay and enjoy the after effects with the rest of us."
You could all stand up and applaud. Then say that you want them to take it to a better ventilated bathroom. You don't just want to be passive aggressive about it. After the nose holding and applause...you have to tell them what you want. Have a little fun with it, but be clear too.
CarrotTopsRGreen wrote:Well-ventilated bathrooms around here are nonexistent anyway. This is a 19th Century building and the owners (read: my bosses) make that their excuse for the poor condition everything is in and the fact that we do not have 21st century quality facilities. Walls are crumbling, it's filthy etc. I doubt my office has seen a coat of paint in 35 years. I'm not kidding. Whatever money doesn't go into facilities improvement goes into their pockets. There aren't even any ventilation fans in any of the lavatories. This is a small town and I've never seen an inspector come through our doors in all the years I've been working here.
My co-workers and I always say that we really don't want to think about what we are being forced to breathe down here. I told my boss it was depressing in here once and he looked at me incredulously. To him, it looks fine. We should all just be grateful we have a job is the mantra. So we just control what few things we can. Something I may be able to control is the use of toxic sprays in my immediate vicinity. I just have to figure out how to do it.
We would give Dickens's villainous workplaces a run for their money, LOL!
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