Posted on 10/27/2005 6:58:33 AM PDT by Millee
You don't even know what you are talking about. The bathroom might take 10 minutes to walk to in some of those big plants.
"A union spokesman said managers are being petty, and to prove their point refused to wash their hands after returning from their 48 minute bathroom break."
There. All fixed! :)
Why do people complain about an SUV costing $40 K when it has to meet a mountain of detailed government safety standards, get reasonable gas mileage for it's size, weight, be safe for families, be attractive to the buyer and have all the little niceties everyone wants - room for the big people, luggage and everything else, cup holders and on and on. Oh, and factor in the cost of the dorky lawsuits where people sue Ford to death because they drive and drink but the damn SUV tipped over so hey, it's Ford's fault. Meanwhile, I'll go to the local Dillards or Macys and a dinky little purse costs $100.00 with a few pieces of bling-bling on it. I want to hear people complain about that stuff.
A bathroom card perhaps? Log in and out of the restroom. Could minutes not used be accumulated? The person who logs the most restroom minutes not used could get a ride in the company plane and have lunch in the CO cafeteria. Now there is an incentive program!!!
I used to work for the telephone company and they timed our bathroom breaks. (Only they didn't call 'em bathroom breaks; they were called "taking a special.") We had three minutes! And the supervisors thought that was extremely generous! We were expected to go potty on our regular breaks as much as possible. Female employees who abused the "privilege" of taking a special were sarcastically and sneeringly called "Special Queens."
Do YOU get timed in the bathroom at your job? I bet many of your own co-workers abuse this. I work with a gal who regularly comes in 20 minutes late and then afround 10 a.m. goes into the ladies' room and spends 15-20 minutes applying her make-up!!!!!!! I have seen this over the years in place after place after place. There are always a few. Some people might have a medical condition that makes bathroom time a little longer and these places don't have a bathroom right around the corner like most offices. It can be a 10 minute walk. Today, you Freepers are being very annoying and don't know what you are talking about.
48 minutes of bathroom breaks - sheesh! Typical union stuff. I'm surprise the union doesn't have a worker from the "door" union whose job it is to open and close the bathroom door for a union worker, a "toilet paper" union worker to... well, you-know-what, and "soap dispenser" union worker to dispense the soap for handwashing, and a "towel" union worker to help the autobuilder union worker wipe his or her hands. Union workers, after all, can only do their specific duty and no other.
You know, that is one of the most hysterical things I've ever heard. Men should be cursed with women's biology for one year before they come up with this tacky and inhuman type of a schedule. Sometimes it DOES only take 2 minutes but sometimes..... oh well, I'll spare you the yucky details.
"48 minutes in the bathroom"
Maybe it isn't all bathroom time -- might include "smoke breaks", as well. Takes a while to go outside, light up and inhale a whole cigarette.
Solution.
Hire one guy to pull a porta potty around the to the various work stations. Everyone gets a couple of flags to hold up when they want him to come by. One flag for.... and two flags for. Well you get the message. I think the guy pulling the porta potty around would have the shi---st job in the plant but should be the best paid.
Why do people complain about an SUV costing $40 K when it has to meet a mountain of detailed government safety standards, get reasonable gas mileage for it's size, weight, be safe for families, be attractive to the buyer and have all the little niceties everyone wants - room for the big people, luggage and everything else, cup holders and on and on
i complain because everyone complains about not enough toys and i think its over the top. do i really need the 10 way power leather heated seats? do i need an electronically controlled t-case? do i need the premium sound with cd/tape deck? what about dual climate zones? power windows and locks? a/c? somedays i'd prefer to drive my cj with its manual everything. the only power options are brakes and steering. heck, it doesn't even have doors! but its prone to malfunctioning and breaking down, so i have to keep my newer grand cherokee as well.
I don't get timed for bathroom breaks. I'm in a union in an office and am not tied to production.
I can see where assembly line production cannot put up with people being off the line. It slows the entire line. I don't blame companies for getting serious.
And why not?
...you know another way to build shit?
I agree with you in part. However, acompany that runs production lines should factor in that human beings have biological functions. Moreover, that sometimes those functions can go haywire. Frankly, they could alleviate all of their problems by removing COFFEE from the workplace but that'll never happen - the coffee addicts couldn't function and would revolt. I keep thinking of the line from Shakespeare about the quality of mercy being strained. We're doing way too much straining (excuse the pun) today!!!
Just play the same polka song in the john all the time.
Hire one guy to pull a porta potty around....
Thanks for making me LOL. Now everyone at work will wonder why I'm smiling!
Put microphones in all the stalls and monitor activity. Too much silence and you are going to get checked on. Should be a little humor involved also. Great morale lifter.
Are they sure these employees are in the bathroom and not, uh, outside having a smoke? Smoking "disappeances" can add up.
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