My boss seems to think I spend too much time in the bathroom

[xSauronx]

my bathroom breaks are discusses weekly.

"Last week you used 11 breaks for 28 minutes. How can we get those numbers down?"

"Put a funnel at my desk?"

i couldnt tolerate a job that bugged the bejesus hell out of me like that.

 

[Marinski]

When ya gotta go, ya gotta go. I had my boss say something to me one time when I went to the bathroom. I just said "would you rather I shit in my pants??. He didnt say anything after that.

 

[EMPshockwave82]

good gawd. can't people wait to shit at home? i have no problem doing that.

Getting paid to take a shit is pretty high on the scale of awesome.

 

[Avalon]

People use anything they can to waste time it seems and then at the end of the day wonder why they don't get things done.

An old office of mine allowed me to view our lobby, a lunch area and outside smoking area.

Some fuckers literally got there about 1 min before getting dinged for 9:15 instead of 9:00am, went and made coffee/talked for 30 mins. Went outside and smoked...came back in and did coffee...went to the restroom...made another coffee and went out and smoked again.

Sometime around 10:30-11am they went upstairs, which is about the time I take my lunch usually. a little prior to noon they were back down and out to lunch until just past 1am and clocking in. More coffee, go out for another cigaratte, usually a LONG restroom break with a book and get another cup and head upstairs sometime close to 1:30-2pm. Then about every hour downstairs for a 15min cigarette social break until one last final one where they just watched the clock until 4:52pm to clock out at 5.

They probably ended up working 3 hours in any given day.

Sounds like 90% of my co-workers. They come in between 8:00 and 8:10, then hang out in the break room and have "breakfast" and/or fix coffee for 15 minutes. They probably start working around 9, then take a 10 min smoke break every hour. For lunch they usually go 15-20 minutes over time, and then stop working around 4:30. They usually leave at around 4:55.

And the boss loves them. Hates me, though.

 

[airdata]

Sounds like 90% of my co-workers. They come in between 8:00 and 8:10, then hang out in the break room and have "breakfast" and/or fix coffee for 15 minutes. They probably start working around 9, then take a 10 min smoke break every hour. For lunch they usually go 15-20 minutes over time, and then stop working around 4:30. They usually leave at around 4:55.

And the boss loves them. Hates me, though.

It's the cigarette smokers union. They stick together.

Break the coffee pot, they throw fits. Take away their cigarette breaks, and you'd probably have people quitting.

That's how I justify a long bathroom break if it's needed. I don't stand outside 30-45 minutes every day smoking and gossipping..

 

[xSauronx]

Sounds like 90% of my co-workers. They come in between 8:00 and 8:10, then hang out in the break room and have "breakfast" and/or fix coffee for 15 minutes. They probably start working around 9, then take a 10 min smoke break every hour. For lunch they usually go 15-20 minutes over time, and then stop working around 4:30. They usually leave at around 4:55.

And the boss loves them. Hates me, though.

wow

i work at a hospital in the IT building...people can slack off at times, but its nowhere near that bad.

/likes not getting seriously hassled pretty much ever

 

[IndyColtsFan]

That's how I justify a long bathroom break if it's needed. I don't stand outside 30-45 minutes every day smoking and gossipping..

I love when companies have policies like "you can have two 15 minute smoke breaks per day" but never enforce them. I worked at a place once and a coworker probably spent at least 2 hours every day on smoke breaks and he was not atypical.

 

[Avalon]

I forgot to mention coffee breaks. Those are usually 5 minutes, every hour, as well. I've never seen people so dependent on coffee before. Fuck, just get some sleep. It's not that goddamn hard to stay awake. I could understand one cup in the morning as a pick me up, but they're just ridiculous.

 

[mvbighead]

I forgot to mention coffee breaks. Those are usually 5 minutes, every hour, as well. I've never seen people so dependent on coffee before. Fuck, just get some sleep. It's not that goddamn hard to stay awake. I could understand one cup in the morning as a pick me up, but they're just ridiculous.

Can they not drink coffee at their desks?

 

[Saint Nick]

I forgot to mention coffee breaks. Those are usually 5 minutes, every hour, as well. I've never seen people so dependent on coffee before. Fuck, just get some sleep. It's not that goddamn hard to stay awake. I could understand one cup in the morning as a pick me up, but they're just ridiculous.

I've never understood this either...old boss of mine chugged coffee like it was going out of style. Sure, I like a cup of coffee in the morning, especially Saturday and Sundays when I'm hungover...but, why do they have to chug coffee all day? Like you said...get some damn sleep.

 

[Avalon]

Can they not drink coffee at their desks?

Most of these employees are warehouse workers and not desk workers. There's 7 of them, and they wonder why nothing gets done...

 

[PingSpike]

Sounds like 90% of my co-workers. They come in between 8:00 and 8:10, then hang out in the break room and have "breakfast" and/or fix coffee for 15 minutes. They probably start working around 9, then take a 10 min smoke break every hour. For lunch they usually go 15-20 minutes over time, and then stop working around 4:30. They usually leave at around 4:55.

And the boss loves them. Hates me, though.

Maybe if you got into that public toilet and finally shit out that stick stuck up your ass he'd like you a little better!

This thread is hilarious. I can't believe people spend so much time thinking about (and brooding over) other people's toilet habits. If you don't shit on the seat I'm happy.

 

[oddyager]

I forgot to mention coffee breaks. Those are usually 5 minutes, every hour, as well. I've never seen people so dependent on coffee before. Fuck, just get some sleep. It's not that goddamn hard to stay awake. I could understand one cup in the morning as a pick me up, but they're just ridiculous.

Some people drink coffee like its water. Not so much for its pick me ups.

 

[nageov3t]

smokers used to make me rage in my old department.

because it's not bad enough that they have to take a 15 minute break every 1-2 hours, but they also have to take the breaks in a giant group (causing them to spend even more time on their break as they stand around shooting the shit)... meanwhile, I'd be the only person left on duty to respond to every single phone call.

 

[MotionMan]

smokers used to make me rage in my old department.

because it's not bad enough that they have to take a 15 minute break every 1-2 hours, but they also have to take the breaks in a giant group (causing them to spend even more time on their break as they stand around shooting the shit)... meanwhile, I'd be the only person left on duty to respond to every single phone call.

1. Buy candy cigarettes at 7-11;
2. Join the smokers on every break;
3. ...
4. Profit.

MotionMan

 

[olds]

How much time do you spend on AT a day while at work?

I've never timed it. I hit and run. Open browser, post, close browser. Hour later, same thing. Probably less than 20-30 minutes a day while at work. And I still out perform everyone I work with. But I get there 1.5 hours before they do so it's quiet and there are less distractions at 6 AM.

I could see ex military being strict about time. But if I read the OP correctly, the boss seems to only be concerned with his time.
I am ex military. I expect people to be on time. I expect them to do their job. I expect them to do what they say they are going to do.
But, if they take 20 minute bathroom breaks 4 times a day, I don't care as long as they are on time and finishing their work on time.

EDIT
BTW, if you are timing me, I am off today. I have so much vacation and furlough time saved up I could take about 4 months off, paid. I've been thinking about taking every Friday off.

 

[nageov3t]

1. Buy candy cigarettes at 7-11;
2. Join the smokers on every break;
3. ...
4. Profit.

MotionMan

the boss was a smoker and was a major hypocrite about the whole thing. he'd spend 4 hours every day outside smoking and another 4 hours inside surfing car forums at his desk, but he'd give you nonstop shit if he caught anyone other than his smoking buddies slacking off.

this was all like 3 years ago, though. I still work for the same company, but I'm in a different department/building now and my old department has really gone to shit... how this guy is still in charge is a wonder, I don't think anyone has lasted longer than a year working for him before quitting/getting fired/asking for a transfer.

edit: I'll take that back, he's got one guy who's been working with/for him for 8 years, but they're pretty much besties and the rumor is that this guy couldn't transfer to a different department even if he wanted to, because his accent is so bad that no one wants to put him in a position where he has to talk to clients every day.

 

[dfuze]

crap, I bit on the parody thread <facepalm>

 

[Avalon]

I could see ex military being strict about time. But if I read the OP correctly, the boss seems to only be concerned with his time.
I am ex military. I expect people to be on time. I expect them to do their job. I expect them to do what they say they are going to do.
But, if they take 20 minute bathroom breaks 4 times a day, I don't care as long as they are on time and finishing their work on time.

Specifically pertaining to the bathroom discussion, yes, I appear to be the only one he complains about to others. Overall, though, I do hear him complain about the tardiness of a couple of the other employees, but none of which are frequent coffee/smoke abusers. They're usually pretty punctual, but every once in a while, two minutes late...and we all hear about it later.

Although, it's strange. Like I mentioned before, a lot of warehouse employees abuse the shit out of smoke and coffee breaks, plus consistently come in late, stop work early, etc. And yet, I never hear a peep about that.

Example...last week, a sales guy came in 5 minutes late, and was marked down on the calendar and reprimanded. That same day, a warehouse employee came in 15 minutes late, and no one said anything. It's still not up on the calendar, as if it never happened.

 

[ch33zw1z]

EDIT
BTW, if you are timing me, I am off today. I have so much vacation and furlough time saved up I could take about 4 months off, paid. I've been thinking about taking every Friday off.

ha, no way. I just wanted to know what you'd say. Take that Friday off for a while man, I know if it was possible I would...I get roughly 30 days a year, use 'em or lose 'em.

 

[bfdd]

good gawd. can't people wait to shit at home? i have no problem doing that.

but i have IBS....

 

[Wyndru]

And if there is something about your restrooms that they cannot handle people using them for their intended purpose, you may wish to discuss it with the management, no?

So I'm assuming your shit doesn't stink based on this comment? After people crap (in every bathroom I have been to anyhow) it tends to smell like crap.

 

[Avalon]

Speaking of which, I dropped off my Cosby's at the pool earlier. I had good rumble going on in the nether regions for about 30 minutes before I decided I'd just let it loose. Timed myself at 4 minutes.

 

[alkemyst]

So I'm assuming your shit doesn't stink based on this comment? After people crap (in every bathroom I have been to anyhow) it tends to smell like crap.

Usually terrible smelling crap is signs of a terrible smelling diet.

 

[guyver01]

If you want to sit on some Mexican's shit on the seat...be my guest...I'll pass.

THAT is why you put down an ass gasket