The general topic of human excretions is really not something I like to discuss, even as a joke, but my love for solutions to interesting problems overrides my discomfort. Enough of this meta-blogging: I’ll get to the point.
There has been a recurring hygeiene problem in my office. I typically arrive at work in the morning between 8:35 and 8:55 AM. It’s true — I don’t arrive at 8:30 and I almost never arrive at 9AM unless there is a particular need to. I like the regularity and reliability. I would probably just arrive at 8:35 every morning, but the variety solely due to whether a certain cool, attractive babe works out at the gym that morning. I don’t know who she is, I just know she’s cute. Honestly I’m a little intimidated and won’t say hi. Now, if she’s there, I tend to linger at the gym for a few minutes longer. The distraction is my only exception to my otherwise rigid morning routine. On the days she’s at the gym, I’ll talk with her, and then rush to the office. When and where I shower depends on this too. If she is not there, I’ll use a little time to shower at the gym, and if she is, I’ll generally rush to the office, and shower there. It’s a good idea to point out here that the hygene issue is not my own.
On the days when I arrive at work around 8:55, there is always a puddle of urine scattered at one of the urinals. It’s disgusting, particularly because the bathroom is cleaned once a day, in the middle of the night. On the occasions where I’ve worked late, the toilets are typically cleaned around two AM. This is not a reliable piece of data; I don’t work at two AM all that often, but it’s clear when things get done varies — they don’t seem to respect reliable scheduling as much as me.
Speaking of unreliable schedules, there’s no way to predict when Amy comes to the gym. Some weeks she’ll be there every day, some weeks only once. I could never live with that lifestyle.
So the question is: why is someone peeing on the bathroom floor only when I’m not there to see it?
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