Insurance Agent Gets Fired For Using A Client’s Restroom, Takes Revenge By Informing Them About The Situation So They Cancel Their Policy
Recently, a story from an insurance agent, Tosser_tin on Reddit, has caused quite a stir in the Antiwork community. “I just got fired for using a client’s bathroom….” says the headline of the post, so you can see where this is heading.
Turns out, while visiting the client, the author “ended up staying at this woman’s house for 3 hours today getting her, her two kids, and her sister signed up.” Moreover, “she offered me coffee (which our company says we ‘have to’ accept otherwise it would be rude) and I drank two.” Predictably, the need for the restroom followed and the client offered to let the author use the one in her home.
This could have been the end of the story, but it wasn’t. At the company Tosser_tin was working for, cups of coffee had to be accepted out of politeness, but the need for the loo on duty, apparently, is a big No-No. Read the whole story below to find out how it ended and be sure to share your thoughts on this whole situation in the comment section.
Recently, an insurance agent shared a story on the Antiwork subreddit about how using a client’s bathroom while on duty cost them a job
Image credits: Vadim Artyukhin (not the actual photo)
Image credits: tosser_tin
To find out what an expert had to say about this incident, Bored Panda reached out to Christine Mitterbauer, licensed and ICF-approved career coach and serial entrepreneur, who was happy to share some useful tips and insights. “It’s a shame that senseless rules and regulations sometimes mean more than common sense and normal decency,” Christine said.
“Unless the employee made a mess in the clients’ toilet, there’s no reason to discipline or even fire them for using the toilet. It doesn’t matter if the employee was aware of this rule or not, it’s simply an unreasonable and degrading rule, especially given the working conditions of that poor guy who spends most of the day working in his car,” she explained.
Later, the author added some more updates to the story
Image credits: tosser_tin
Although Christine has never heard or witnessed a similar incident in her career, she has seen people getting fired for the craziest reasons. “I have seen people get fired for taking home some out of date biscuits that were lying in the staff room. The argument from HR was that this amounts to ’stealing’, which again is an example of getting hung up on senseless rules rather than using your common sense.”
It seems like the incident caused a stir in the community and many people called out the company’s policy
One person pointed out that it’s best to stay silent about your work errands when it comes to talking with coworkers
Yes ... I have given this virtually 50 more upvotes and a fist bump but still name and shame..
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I once had a food delivery guy ask to use the toilet, said yes and he pooped and stunk up my house for over 10 minutes. I'm sure he was more embarrassed to have to do that in my home -especially when delivering food- than I was bummed about the time he spent and the stink he left (that was quickly fixed with some scented spray) when I was about to eat dinner. Did I like it? No, not 1 bit. Would I let someone do it again? Absolutely!
YOU are a good person. (unless you kick puppies in your spare time, or whatev) I wish more ppl had a similar attitude and a little common decency. 🏆
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Ridiculous. I always let contractors/salespersons/maintenance use my bathroom - I specifically make sure it is clean before they visit just in case. Geez, OP is only human.
How can they make it mandatory that you accept coffee from a client? Some religions do not allow their members to drink coffee, LDS for example. I happen to hate coffee just can't stand the taste. Some people can't drink it for medical reasons. I don't see how a company can force you to drink the customers coffee when offered. Also who the hell is going to call the company and report you for not drinking their coffee?
I was thinking the same thing. I love coffee, but my stomach cannot handle it. It seems like this company just has arbitrary rules, but they were probably made years ago in the mind of winning clients with extreme ass kissing and old-school style respect. That doesn't make these rules any less ridiculous though.
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Now I'm curious to know what company this is. What kind of dipshit makes such a boneheaded rule?
I'm more curious as to why the author omitted the company name to begin with!
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I know of a local HVAC company that will fire their employees if, they find out, that they used a client's bathroom. I just don't understand. I Always offer drinks to anyone that does any work in my home. Isn't it normal for everyone to potty? Maybe these folks need to spend the night with a good old fashioned UTI. JS
That coworker totally forgot that snitches get stitches. It’s an unwritten blanket rule that covers all situations. But the customer canceling those policies and ensuring her other family members did as well is comparable to a good beat down. I wonder if the snitchy witchy got fired for causing the cancellations of several new insurance policies since we’re firing folks for crazy reasons. Just a thought…
Being denied use of a restroom when needed as company policy is illegal and OP may have a lawsuit.
When we had a contractor over recently I specifically told them (knowing some companies don't allow you to use the clients bathroom, like my previous one did) that they could use my bathroom.
I always feel sympathetic for workers at my home and offer to let them use my bathroom, but the number of them that don't wash their hands really bothers me
It is so weird, to me, how many people think it's okay to not wash after using the toilet.
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I’d sue the company for wrongful termination, that doesn’t sound legal.
I'm an in home service tech and I would never take a drink in someone's home unless it was a sealed bottle.
Exactly! Do they have the same rules for their female employees? Seems like a pretty dangerous, and fake rule made up for the fake story. Sounds like it's time to just block bored panda from my suggested news sites! :)
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The rule that gets me is that they must accept a drink. Where I used to live in Florida, people weren't allowed to accept drinks. It was considered a safety issue. The drinks could be something they're allergic to, or it might have something that could hurt them or make them sick. (I still gave maintenance workers outside bottled water, cuz Florida summers are brutal!) But to force someone to accept coffe, which makes you pee and then fire them for needing the bathroom? That's like a boss needing their employee to come to the 5th floor, but firing them for using the elevator.
I always make sure my bathroom and toilet are extra clean if I have anyone coming around, whether it is friends or a tradesperson. I tell tradespeople where the toilet is when they arrive. I also make sure there are fresh towels etc. I can't imagine being so churlish as to deny people who are visiting to work your bathroom facilities or cold or hot drinks. Furthermore, why wasn't he told this when he started his job? Quite astounding all round. I would have been furious if I was the customer too!
I read all the comments and I agree with them even peeing in the boss face hehe. When nature calls you best have a plan. And what I'd demand is that boss be made to drink the whole pot of coffee and lock the doors to all bathrooms and hide the keys laughs. He be so in a panic to find something to pee in he be yelping like a pup. But if I was his supervisor Id let him pee his pants then sit in it all day. Then ask him if he's got any more great ideas. He might feel like he's walking on egg shells after I got done with him hehe. And no I am not your mommy to bring you clean pants laughs. Let's see if his common decency will kick in and he get off his hi rocker. Laughs.
The real lesson here, is keep your mouth shut. There are people that will rat you out to get brownie points. What you do is your business. Keep it that way.
Well, I'd get fired for not drinking the coffee. That s**t is nasty! 🤢
Too bad you don't mention the company name and see how many cancelations they get. I'd be gone before I finish the call. BUT I cannot figure out why they have such an idiotic policy Makes no sense at all. As for the rule saying YOU MUST DRINK THE COFFEE that too is dumb. I don't drink coffee and at best I'd ask for water or tea or a soft drink Lame insurance company..
I would have lost the job at being required saying yes to coffee. You can't make people drink that s h i t
I'm sure you could ask for tea or water or something. Maybe don't take things so literally.
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Not being allowed to use the bathroom is a form of sexual harassment as well as the posiablity of an ADA violation .... This is why people need to know the phone numbers to their state labor board as well as OSHA ... You may be able to take a long vacation after you are done with them
Was there a Gecko, General, Emu or Motaur involved? Was Jake or Flo there? Sounds like total Mayhem, but I'm sure the OP was in good hands and everything was covered.
I'd tell the women or man I went to see. Yes I have to drink your coffee. But my boss with be here soon to clean to wet spot of your sofa all because I am not allowed to use your bathroom. He brings his own cleaning supplies too. What a dork that boss is.
This in sane ok. If some one offered me coffee I'd say no because I don't drink it. Also if I do with in minutes I'll have the runs and no exit but stage right to the bathroom hehe. Unless that boss wants to come clean it up. I have heard in my time of crazy people but I'd sure tell him a thing or too and get every one to sign a petition against him or walk out and that's it. People like that have no brains to run a company let alone his own zipper. He'd be so messed up if I was his supervisor hehe. It's just sad they not have the come since to see where drinking coffee leads to.
Ive let strangers with kids into my apartment to use bathroom and I'd encourage anyone working in my home to use it as well. . Like the book says, everyone (poops). After working in restaurants for 15+ years where i didnt have time to pee i messed up my bladder. Current job noone ever gave the morning opener woman breaks because she doesn't smoke so for 20 years she hasn't drank anything while at work. I realized this my first week and can't budge her on drinking but i do hang around her at key points of day so she can run if nature calls. How has not using the restroom become polite?!
This makes no sense & is unreasonable to expect someone to hold it.
Client's houses are basically their workplace. Of course eating their lunch etc won't be possible at someone's house but using a bathroom when client allows it should be perfectly normal. My mom would even feed workers like renovators when they were working in our house for many hours Also what the f**k is that rule about accepting coffee? Stupid af, you can not want coffee and not be rude about it by saying "no thank you"... I guess people who don't like coffee or have bladders are not welcomed at that company
BRAVO TV house flipper and interior decorator Jeff Lewis had rules strictly forbidding employees from using the toilets at work (his home was also the office) for bowel movements. Horrible sick controlling man.
Top 10 Best Insurance Companies in the World https://www.5minutescraft.net/2022/04/top-10-best-insurance-companies-in-world.html There are several ways to rank the size of insurance companies. Companies can be measured by their market capitalization (the value of the company on a stock exchange) or by using sales figures, such as net premiums written in a year or the number of policies sold. Here we look at the 10 largest insurance companies based on market capitalization, market share, and revenue. KEY POINTS Insurance companies are important players in the global financial economy, although they are not as flashy as investment banks or hedge funds. Insurance companies vary in size and specialize in different lines of insurance, from health to life to property and casualty. Market capitalization, or market cap, is the value of a company's outstanding shares. Some insurance companies are jointly owned, meaning that the policyholders are the owners.
I'm disturbed to read that construction workers "hold it" all day while working? That is a very dangerous practice, as it could cause serious bladder and kidney issues down the line. Please people - when the guys arrive, show them where the bathroom is, and tell them to use it if they need it!
Have always offered beverages to any tradies that had to come to the house and made a point to let them know that they were welcome to use the downstairs toilet next to the laundry so that they did not have to worry about taking off boots etc. I would also offer use of the shower in the laundry if they needed and always kept a few towels and basic toiletries. Most were shocked that I was that "nice". The only time I objected to a tradie using a bathroom was one guy that I showed where the downstairs toilet was etc etc and left him to the job as I was doing some housework. I come back to where the inside bathroom is to find the tradie CROUCHED on the toilet seat, in his boots, with the door open pooping his guts out. Full noises and stench that was eye-watering. He saw me and just kept going. I retreated in horror. After another 10 mins and then 5 of silence I dared to go check. He had gone back out and left the toilet unflushed, poop and boot marks on the seat and 3 rolls of TP gone
OMFG that is absolutely horrific!!! I reeeeally hope you had a talk with his superior (and that he wasn't his own boss)!!! I really hope you let others in your area (where you live) know allll about this disgusting "tradie" so he is never allowed inside anyone's home or bathroom again! Again, what an disgusting piece of crap he is! That was absolutely disgusting and what an absolutely ignorant pos of a "man", especially after you had been so nice and courteous to them from the beginning with ALLOWING them to use your facilities INCLUDING your shower!!! I seriously don't understand how someone can treat someone and their property like that. I am soooooo sorry you ended up dealing with that piece of crap so-called human! I am just so mind-blown with the fact that someone can (and HAS) done something so animal-like in someone's home. 😵☹️😳
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America: where you're not a mammal with biological functions, you're a numbered robot to be used, abused and run into the ground, then readily replaced without an afterthought. WELCOME TO THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN TH......oh god i'm not even going to bother....
You definitely dodged a bullet! Not only is their company policy ludicrous, but it sounds like the co-workers are back-biting instigators! No job is worth your humanity! I only hope I'm not insured through this company!
When I was working for a large retailer we had guys that had to deliver furniture. One day my supervisor gets a call from a woman who is highly upset because the driver asked if he could use her bathroom which she agreed to let him do but then he went" number two "not number one! She proceeded to tell him how it was now going to take her hours to clean her bathroom and how distraught she was. What did she expect the bathroom was supposed to be used for? We had another driver who was having stomach issues that day and needed badly to use a bathroom in a client's home when he asked he was informed she didn't care if he pooped his pants but she was not going to let him use her bathroom. People are so rude and so insane that sometimes it just boggles your mind.
I'm in construction... I'm not allowed to use the bathroom all day either mostly because there isn't one anywhere close and by the time there is a toilet we're already on to the next job site that has no bathroom yet... It's a never ending cycle... And I have Chrones so it's never easy....
Oh man, that really sucks. I'm so sorry you are in this type of situation. 😞
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I wonder what would have happened if instead he peed in the bush outside in full view of the street?
This is lame. You give all the details except the insurance company name! Why protect them?
I used to be a community nurse. While using a client’s loo was not my first choice (it just felt a little “line cross-y”) sometimes it is necessary (especially when I was pregnant). My employer didn’t love it (possible OHS issues) and also didn’t love us accepting coffee etc., but left it to our professional judgement to make our own decision in the time and place. Almost all of the tradies we have ever had in our complex would run put to the road to use the MacDonalds when they needed, but I had one your chappie who my son had been watching closely for a week come and ask to you mine and I was VERY happy to oblige. Because he is a human and so am I.
As a delivery driver for over a decade now, (I've driven USPS, FedEx, a handful of non profits, Amazon, DoorDash, GrubHub), I will say that it's often very hard to find a restroom, and since coffee is a big part of staying alert most days...yeah, it's a problem. I usually use restrooms at businesses if I can but I had a furniture delivery and set up gig that had me in ppls houses for longer periods of time and never had anyone seem to mind when I asked to use the restroom. When I did a FedEx route with almost no businesses I kept a disposable container for emergency peeing in the truck, the back of my truck locked from the inside for some reason so I could just lock myself back there, take care of business, then be on my way. I hated it, but made it work. Moral: if someone is working on your home for more than thirty minutes, letting them know they're welcome to use the bathroom is awesome. If you are a business and a delivery driver asks, let them even if it's not for customers.
I once worked at a company where salespeople would go to assess jobs and give a price. The sales team wore suits and ties and and always looked polished. Apparently a salesman sat down on a chair thinking that was ok. The whole office heard this guy being chewed up by the boss for sitting.
Signed up 4 policies in one day! That all your fellow coworker heard and somebody felt like you were gonna take top spot in the competition so they pulled strings and got her booted out of the winners circle! NEVER tell your coworker/competitors your wins or loses... Just say "it was a good day" every time they ask and do not elaborate. They will want you to say more but just turn around and do whatever you were gonna do so they know your done with that conversation.
This isn't adding up. Firstly, you can't FORCE employees to drink or eat anything. You can't even make it "policy". Secondly, you cannot deny an employee the right to relieve themselves when necessary and firing them over something like that is just BEGGING for a wrongful termination suit. Working in law, I can tell you there is definitely more to this than OP is saying, if ANY of it is true. I'm actually putting together a suit as we speak for a client who worked for a 3rd party delivery service for a huge online store, and one of the particulars in the suit involves the owners trying to restrict and deny their delivery people the opportunity to use the bathroom when needed. This is the kind of thing state's attorney's offices don't play around with. So...I'm not buying this story.
You'd be surprised what kind of messed up rules companies will make. I got wrongfully terminated after the company I worked for made a rule on day that if you took a day off without a two week advanced notice or it wasn't a medical emergency, it would be counted as an absence even if you had hours to use. So apparently getting needed sleep after nearly 24 hours of NO sleep is seen as a sin.
Load More Replies... Most office people that grab a cup of joe at the office will be looking or heading to the restroom in a short time of enjoying it. But on the other hand if I was told I had to drink it, I'd say then your stupidity is deeper than the poop in your shoes laughs.
Went on the road with a salesman who explained he peed in a bottle. My response, "Yeah but there's a bathroom right there." I guess it became his acceptable method.
We had our house listed for sale, and when we returned after the realtor had shown a buyer around, I found the toilet lid up. This means that not only did the buyer use our toilet, we now had his pee spray on our bathroom surfaces. Disgusted me!
Just the fact that he left the seat up is a grave error.
Load More Replies... "Christine Mitterbauer, licensed and ICF-approved career coach and serial entrepreneur," I stopped reading here. Nobody cares about your unemployed wannabe coach that you're promoting. There is no such thing as a "licensed" coach, and the ICF only "certifies" people (for massive fees). Get real.
You may not like her as a source, but what she said actually made sense. Anyways there wasn't even much about her and I didn't feel BP was promoting her. But to skip an entire article over a few sentences seems extreme. There was more to this than that one source.
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Yes ... I have given this virtually 50 more upvotes and a fist bump but still name and shame..
Load More Replies... I once had a food delivery guy ask to use the toilet, said yes and he pooped and stunk up my house for over 10 minutes. I'm sure he was more embarrassed to have to do that in my home -especially when delivering food- than I was bummed about the time he spent and the stink he left (that was quickly fixed with some scented spray) when I was about to eat dinner. Did I like it? No, not 1 bit. Would I let someone do it again? Absolutely!
YOU are a good person. (unless you kick puppies in your spare time, or whatev) I wish more ppl had a similar attitude and a little common decency. 🏆
Load More Replies... Ridiculous. I always let contractors/salespersons/maintenance use my bathroom - I specifically make sure it is clean before they visit just in case. Geez, OP is only human.
How can they make it mandatory that you accept coffee from a client? Some religions do not allow their members to drink coffee, LDS for example. I happen to hate coffee just can't stand the taste. Some people can't drink it for medical reasons. I don't see how a company can force you to drink the customers coffee when offered. Also who the hell is going to call the company and report you for not drinking their coffee?
I was thinking the same thing. I love coffee, but my stomach cannot handle it. It seems like this company just has arbitrary rules, but they were probably made years ago in the mind of winning clients with extreme ass kissing and old-school style respect. That doesn't make these rules any less ridiculous though.
Load More Replies... Now I'm curious to know what company this is. What kind of dipshit makes such a boneheaded rule?
I'm more curious as to why the author omitted the company name to begin with!
Load More Replies... I know of a local HVAC company that will fire their employees if, they find out, that they used a client's bathroom. I just don't understand. I Always offer drinks to anyone that does any work in my home. Isn't it normal for everyone to potty? Maybe these folks need to spend the night with a good old fashioned UTI. JS
That coworker totally forgot that snitches get stitches. It’s an unwritten blanket rule that covers all situations. But the customer canceling those policies and ensuring her other family members did as well is comparable to a good beat down. I wonder if the snitchy witchy got fired for causing the cancellations of several new insurance policies since we’re firing folks for crazy reasons. Just a thought…
Being denied use of a restroom when needed as company policy is illegal and OP may have a lawsuit.
When we had a contractor over recently I specifically told them (knowing some companies don't allow you to use the clients bathroom, like my previous one did) that they could use my bathroom.
I always feel sympathetic for workers at my home and offer to let them use my bathroom, but the number of them that don't wash their hands really bothers me
It is so weird, to me, how many people think it's okay to not wash after using the toilet.
Load More Replies... I’d sue the company for wrongful termination, that doesn’t sound legal.
I'm an in home service tech and I would never take a drink in someone's home unless it was a sealed bottle.
Exactly! Do they have the same rules for their female employees? Seems like a pretty dangerous, and fake rule made up for the fake story. Sounds like it's time to just block bored panda from my suggested news sites! :)
Load More Replies... The rule that gets me is that they must accept a drink. Where I used to live in Florida, people weren't allowed to accept drinks. It was considered a safety issue. The drinks could be something they're allergic to, or it might have something that could hurt them or make them sick. (I still gave maintenance workers outside bottled water, cuz Florida summers are brutal!) But to force someone to accept coffe, which makes you pee and then fire them for needing the bathroom? That's like a boss needing their employee to come to the 5th floor, but firing them for using the elevator.
I always make sure my bathroom and toilet are extra clean if I have anyone coming around, whether it is friends or a tradesperson. I tell tradespeople where the toilet is when they arrive. I also make sure there are fresh towels etc. I can't imagine being so churlish as to deny people who are visiting to work your bathroom facilities or cold or hot drinks. Furthermore, why wasn't he told this when he started his job? Quite astounding all round. I would have been furious if I was the customer too!
I read all the comments and I agree with them even peeing in the boss face hehe. When nature calls you best have a plan. And what I'd demand is that boss be made to drink the whole pot of coffee and lock the doors to all bathrooms and hide the keys laughs. He be so in a panic to find something to pee in he be yelping like a pup. But if I was his supervisor Id let him pee his pants then sit in it all day. Then ask him if he's got any more great ideas. He might feel like he's walking on egg shells after I got done with him hehe. And no I am not your mommy to bring you clean pants laughs. Let's see if his common decency will kick in and he get off his hi rocker. Laughs.
The real lesson here, is keep your mouth shut. There are people that will rat you out to get brownie points. What you do is your business. Keep it that way.
Well, I'd get fired for not drinking the coffee. That s**t is nasty! 🤢
Too bad you don't mention the company name and see how many cancelations they get. I'd be gone before I finish the call. BUT I cannot figure out why they have such an idiotic policy Makes no sense at all. As for the rule saying YOU MUST DRINK THE COFFEE that too is dumb. I don't drink coffee and at best I'd ask for water or tea or a soft drink Lame insurance company..
I would have lost the job at being required saying yes to coffee. You can't make people drink that s h i t
I'm sure you could ask for tea or water or something. Maybe don't take things so literally.
Load More Replies... Not being allowed to use the bathroom is a form of sexual harassment as well as the posiablity of an ADA violation .... This is why people need to know the phone numbers to their state labor board as well as OSHA ... You may be able to take a long vacation after you are done with them
Was there a Gecko, General, Emu or Motaur involved? Was Jake or Flo there? Sounds like total Mayhem, but I'm sure the OP was in good hands and everything was covered.
I'd tell the women or man I went to see. Yes I have to drink your coffee. But my boss with be here soon to clean to wet spot of your sofa all because I am not allowed to use your bathroom. He brings his own cleaning supplies too. What a dork that boss is.
This in sane ok. If some one offered me coffee I'd say no because I don't drink it. Also if I do with in minutes I'll have the runs and no exit but stage right to the bathroom hehe. Unless that boss wants to come clean it up. I have heard in my time of crazy people but I'd sure tell him a thing or too and get every one to sign a petition against him or walk out and that's it. People like that have no brains to run a company let alone his own zipper. He'd be so messed up if I was his supervisor hehe. It's just sad they not have the come since to see where drinking coffee leads to.
Ive let strangers with kids into my apartment to use bathroom and I'd encourage anyone working in my home to use it as well. . Like the book says, everyone (poops). After working in restaurants for 15+ years where i didnt have time to pee i messed up my bladder. Current job noone ever gave the morning opener woman breaks because she doesn't smoke so for 20 years she hasn't drank anything while at work. I realized this my first week and can't budge her on drinking but i do hang around her at key points of day so she can run if nature calls. How has not using the restroom become polite?!
This makes no sense & is unreasonable to expect someone to hold it.
Client's houses are basically their workplace. Of course eating their lunch etc won't be possible at someone's house but using a bathroom when client allows it should be perfectly normal. My mom would even feed workers like renovators when they were working in our house for many hours Also what the f**k is that rule about accepting coffee? Stupid af, you can not want coffee and not be rude about it by saying "no thank you"... I guess people who don't like coffee or have bladders are not welcomed at that company
BRAVO TV house flipper and interior decorator Jeff Lewis had rules strictly forbidding employees from using the toilets at work (his home was also the office) for bowel movements. Horrible sick controlling man.
Top 10 Best Insurance Companies in the World https://www.5minutescraft.net/2022/04/top-10-best-insurance-companies-in-world.html There are several ways to rank the size of insurance companies. Companies can be measured by their market capitalization (the value of the company on a stock exchange) or by using sales figures, such as net premiums written in a year or the number of policies sold. Here we look at the 10 largest insurance companies based on market capitalization, market share, and revenue. KEY POINTS Insurance companies are important players in the global financial economy, although they are not as flashy as investment banks or hedge funds. Insurance companies vary in size and specialize in different lines of insurance, from health to life to property and casualty. Market capitalization, or market cap, is the value of a company's outstanding shares. Some insurance companies are jointly owned, meaning that the policyholders are the owners.
I'm disturbed to read that construction workers "hold it" all day while working? That is a very dangerous practice, as it could cause serious bladder and kidney issues down the line. Please people - when the guys arrive, show them where the bathroom is, and tell them to use it if they need it!
Have always offered beverages to any tradies that had to come to the house and made a point to let them know that they were welcome to use the downstairs toilet next to the laundry so that they did not have to worry about taking off boots etc. I would also offer use of the shower in the laundry if they needed and always kept a few towels and basic toiletries. Most were shocked that I was that "nice". The only time I objected to a tradie using a bathroom was one guy that I showed where the downstairs toilet was etc etc and left him to the job as I was doing some housework. I come back to where the inside bathroom is to find the tradie CROUCHED on the toilet seat, in his boots, with the door open pooping his guts out. Full noises and stench that was eye-watering. He saw me and just kept going. I retreated in horror. After another 10 mins and then 5 of silence I dared to go check. He had gone back out and left the toilet unflushed, poop and boot marks on the seat and 3 rolls of TP gone
OMFG that is absolutely horrific!!! I reeeeally hope you had a talk with his superior (and that he wasn't his own boss)!!! I really hope you let others in your area (where you live) know allll about this disgusting "tradie" so he is never allowed inside anyone's home or bathroom again! Again, what an disgusting piece of crap he is! That was absolutely disgusting and what an absolutely ignorant pos of a "man", especially after you had been so nice and courteous to them from the beginning with ALLOWING them to use your facilities INCLUDING your shower!!! I seriously don't understand how someone can treat someone and their property like that. I am soooooo sorry you ended up dealing with that piece of crap so-called human! I am just so mind-blown with the fact that someone can (and HAS) done something so animal-like in someone's home. 😵☹️😳
Load More Replies... America: where you're not a mammal with biological functions, you're a numbered robot to be used, abused and run into the ground, then readily replaced without an afterthought. WELCOME TO THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN TH......oh god i'm not even going to bother....
You definitely dodged a bullet! Not only is their company policy ludicrous, but it sounds like the co-workers are back-biting instigators! No job is worth your humanity! I only hope I'm not insured through this company!
When I was working for a large retailer we had guys that had to deliver furniture. One day my supervisor gets a call from a woman who is highly upset because the driver asked if he could use her bathroom which she agreed to let him do but then he went" number two "not number one! She proceeded to tell him how it was now going to take her hours to clean her bathroom and how distraught she was. What did she expect the bathroom was supposed to be used for? We had another driver who was having stomach issues that day and needed badly to use a bathroom in a client's home when he asked he was informed she didn't care if he pooped his pants but she was not going to let him use her bathroom. People are so rude and so insane that sometimes it just boggles your mind.
I'm in construction... I'm not allowed to use the bathroom all day either mostly because there isn't one anywhere close and by the time there is a toilet we're already on to the next job site that has no bathroom yet... It's a never ending cycle... And I have Chrones so it's never easy....
Oh man, that really sucks. I'm so sorry you are in this type of situation. 😞
Load More Replies... I wonder what would have happened if instead he peed in the bush outside in full view of the street?
This is lame. You give all the details except the insurance company name! Why protect them?
I used to be a community nurse. While using a client’s loo was not my first choice (it just felt a little “line cross-y”) sometimes it is necessary (especially when I was pregnant). My employer didn’t love it (possible OHS issues) and also didn’t love us accepting coffee etc., but left it to our professional judgement to make our own decision in the time and place. Almost all of the tradies we have ever had in our complex would run put to the road to use the MacDonalds when they needed, but I had one your chappie who my son had been watching closely for a week come and ask to you mine and I was VERY happy to oblige. Because he is a human and so am I.
As a delivery driver for over a decade now, (I've driven USPS, FedEx, a handful of non profits, Amazon, DoorDash, GrubHub), I will say that it's often very hard to find a restroom, and since coffee is a big part of staying alert most days...yeah, it's a problem. I usually use restrooms at businesses if I can but I had a furniture delivery and set up gig that had me in ppls houses for longer periods of time and never had anyone seem to mind when I asked to use the restroom. When I did a FedEx route with almost no businesses I kept a disposable container for emergency peeing in the truck, the back of my truck locked from the inside for some reason so I could just lock myself back there, take care of business, then be on my way. I hated it, but made it work. Moral: if someone is working on your home for more than thirty minutes, letting them know they're welcome to use the bathroom is awesome. If you are a business and a delivery driver asks, let them even if it's not for customers.
I once worked at a company where salespeople would go to assess jobs and give a price. The sales team wore suits and ties and and always looked polished. Apparently a salesman sat down on a chair thinking that was ok. The whole office heard this guy being chewed up by the boss for sitting.
Signed up 4 policies in one day! That all your fellow coworker heard and somebody felt like you were gonna take top spot in the competition so they pulled strings and got her booted out of the winners circle! NEVER tell your coworker/competitors your wins or loses... Just say "it was a good day" every time they ask and do not elaborate. They will want you to say more but just turn around and do whatever you were gonna do so they know your done with that conversation.
This isn't adding up. Firstly, you can't FORCE employees to drink or eat anything. You can't even make it "policy". Secondly, you cannot deny an employee the right to relieve themselves when necessary and firing them over something like that is just BEGGING for a wrongful termination suit. Working in law, I can tell you there is definitely more to this than OP is saying, if ANY of it is true. I'm actually putting together a suit as we speak for a client who worked for a 3rd party delivery service for a huge online store, and one of the particulars in the suit involves the owners trying to restrict and deny their delivery people the opportunity to use the bathroom when needed. This is the kind of thing state's attorney's offices don't play around with. So...I'm not buying this story.
You'd be surprised what kind of messed up rules companies will make. I got wrongfully terminated after the company I worked for made a rule on day that if you took a day off without a two week advanced notice or it wasn't a medical emergency, it would be counted as an absence even if you had hours to use. So apparently getting needed sleep after nearly 24 hours of NO sleep is seen as a sin.
Load More Replies... Most office people that grab a cup of joe at the office will be looking or heading to the restroom in a short time of enjoying it. But on the other hand if I was told I had to drink it, I'd say then your stupidity is deeper than the poop in your shoes laughs.
Went on the road with a salesman who explained he peed in a bottle. My response, "Yeah but there's a bathroom right there." I guess it became his acceptable method.
We had our house listed for sale, and when we returned after the realtor had shown a buyer around, I found the toilet lid up. This means that not only did the buyer use our toilet, we now had his pee spray on our bathroom surfaces. Disgusted me!
Just the fact that he left the seat up is a grave error.
Load More Replies... "Christine Mitterbauer, licensed and ICF-approved career coach and serial entrepreneur," I stopped reading here. Nobody cares about your unemployed wannabe coach that you're promoting. There is no such thing as a "licensed" coach, and the ICF only "certifies" people (for massive fees). Get real.
You may not like her as a source, but what she said actually made sense. Anyways there wasn't even much about her and I didn't feel BP was promoting her. But to skip an entire article over a few sentences seems extreme. There was more to this than that one source.
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