# Bathroom Situation at Work; Your Advice, Please (Will Contain TMI)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-situation-at-work-your-advice-please-will-contain-tmi/316754>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 12, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-situation-at-work-your-advice-please-will-contain-tmi/316754 "2005-08-12T17:06:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-situation-at-work-your-advice-please-will-contain-tmi/316754/21 "2005-08-12T21:30:07Z")

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> [@HeyHomie](#):
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> How do you determine this during the interview process?

I have a gift. Or a curse, depending on your POV. It helps that I hire mostly cute females as receptionists.

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**Author:** ![pestie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e5b9ba/32.png) [@pestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pestie)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-situation-at-work-your-advice-please-will-contain-tmi/316754/22 "2005-08-12T22:54:21Z")

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> [@cowgirl](#):
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> Can’t someone put a box of matches or a can of air freshener in there?

Ugh! Air “freshener.” I wish those things were illegal. Yeah, I hate the foul stench of a stinky dump as much as the next person, but I’ll gladly deal with that rather than gag on an atmosphere of air “freshener.” Those things almost invariably cause allergic reations in me - asthma attacks, itchy/watery eyes, etc.

Matches, though - not a problem. I actually like the smell of a freshly-lit match. Go figure.

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-situation-at-work-your-advice-please-will-contain-tmi/316754/23 "2005-08-13T02:40:35Z")

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> [@BobLibDem](#):
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> Sometimes you have to wonder what people eat. I swear some of the people at work eat casseroles made of sauerkraut, broccoli, taco meat, limburger cheese, ground lizard, and cigar tobacco. At least that’s what it smells like coming out.

OK, so it was leftover night last night. So sue me.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-situation-at-work-your-advice-please-will-contain-tmi/316754/24 "2005-08-13T04:31:16Z")

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I have said, “It wasn’t me!” at least a few times at work, when there was a particularly bad odor, or when the room reeked of cigarette smoke (it’s strictly not allowed to smoke on school grounds). Hey, I didn’t want to get blamed!

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**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-situation-at-work-your-advice-please-will-contain-tmi/316754/25 "2005-08-13T04:58:00Z")

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> [@Patty O'Furniture](#):
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> Shut up, Frank.

Ha! 10 points!

-foxy

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