I work in an office with only one other female and I have found this really impacts my experience in the restroom. We have three: men’s, women’s, and handicapped. You would think this would be enough for the 20 or so people who are in the office space. Yet, somehow, I still go to the women’s restroom to find the seat cover up and urine stains on the rim. It really baffles me because the restroom is clearly labeled “women” and there are clearly women in the office to use it. So what could possibly motivate a guy to use the supposed women’s restroom?
There are two others and with less than two dozen people sharing them, it’s pretty uncommon for both to be taken when a third needs to use one. Even if that was the case, it’s just a matter of waiting a few seconds for one of them to clear out. Despite that, I consistently go into the restroom to find the toilet seat up, which also happens to reveal even more of the stains left behind. That is just repulsive and I’ve tried putting up Post-It signs to request these two things do not happen, but to no avail.
It’s gotten to the point where I am tempted to track everyone who goes to the restroom to see who dares violate my space. I’m the one who has to sit on that! I’ve also thought about getting the key to it and restricting use to just us two women. I find this behavior offensive (but mostly unhygienic); unfortunately, my coworkers don’t all seem to share that sentiment. Alas, the downside to being so outnumbered.
