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Saturday, May 12, 2012

How Strict Should Stores Be About Employees-Only Bathrooms?

While retail stores all need someplace for employees to wash up and occasionally relieve themselves, many stores have a "staff only" policy for access to the toilet. But are there situations where the store staffers should make an exception in the name of saving a customer from embarrassment?

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

No.

Anonymous said...

Absolutely!!

Anonymous said...

For a quick lesion on public and bathrooms go in them and look around, the public is the filthiest, nastiest people in the world. probably because they don't have to clean it.

Anonymous said...

if these people have a problem , wear depends.

Anonymous said...

At our store in Ocean City if someone asks we always let them use the bathroom. It's not like someone asks every day. It's quite rare as a matter of fact. In almost 30 yrs we have never had a problem with letting someone other than an employee use it.

Anonymous said...

May 12, 2012 2:01 PM



Sorry to hear traffic is that low at your store!

Jack K Richards said...

You can bet if I thought I was going to poop in my pants anyway, I would stand right in the middle, let it fly and then waddle out and leave the staffe to clean up one ugly mess. Bet the next time they would have a different attitude.

Anonymous said...

I was in South Boston Va. last week helping a friend set up an art studio and stayed in a Days Inn. The first night I called the front desk and told the lady I had a leak in my bathtub. She said, That's ok, you paid enough for the room.