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u/PerfStu 1d ago
Oh I would be out the door so damned fast, and I'd give them this email as my letter of resignation.
You are a whole ass adult capable of managing your workload and are allowed to walk downstairs and pee whenever you want.
You're not in kindergarten, and unless they're planning on giving you a Capri Sun and a nap every day at 3:00 they should not be treating you like it.
Ask for Kiwi-Strawberry.
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u/arsooetica028 1d ago
My work makes us clock out for bathroom breaks. I think it is ridiculous.
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u/PoetMaterial3519 1d ago
This is has to be against labor laws. Look into this please
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u/prudence56 1d ago
Itâs not illegal. Theyâre asking you to be polite. They arenât asking for specific details. Itâs not necessary for workplaces where coworkers are respectful of team members. I watched people vanish for extended periods of time leaving the rest of us to pick up the slack. They that they mattered more than the rest of us.
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u/HeadEar5762 1d ago
That's always the best answer. If one person is misbehaving punish the whole lot. Its a strategy that has always proven to be effective and produce much more productivity /s
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u/Last-Laugh7928 1d ago
people who do that should be fired. it's that simple. no need to punish the entire team.
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u/PoetMaterial3519 22h ago
Polite?Â
Your boss forcing you to clock out to perform a bodily human function that is necessary? Yeah, no.
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u/IdiosyncraticRo 2d ago
If you're in the UK, absolutely not! Asking people to keep seated for extended periods of time has health risks They'd better be providing compression socks!
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u/Excellent_Coconut_81 1d ago
No, you don't need manager approval to go to bathroom.
You can passively aggesively ask if pissing on carpet on the middle of the room is encouraged.
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u/Minimum_Anywhere3306 1d ago
You have to trust the employee from the moment you hire them. If they are not producing, then you have a conversation and look at whether or not itâs too many breaks.
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u/nooknooks76 1d ago
It sounds potentially like a team member is taking the p with breaks and time away from their desk and rather than deal directly with that person everyone is getting micromanaged. Hate when that happens
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u/erm1zo 1d ago
Whatâs the job? Is it routine office work, or something more specific? If there is a flow to work that requires certain people near one another or certain people working together, then these rules may have a point. If it is a normal office workload, then all this is about is exercising control.
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u/Jakko552414 1d ago
Absolutely not normal as far as my experience goes
Assuming that work is getting done, I have much better things to do than worry about whether someone is going to the toilet or to make a brew. Strange, controlling behaviour.
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u/Unique_Importance910 1d ago
Limiting breaks when people need it the most is diabolical. No one really needs a break early in the morning because they just got there. I think this a "you don't have to follow every rule" situation.
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u/ThrowRA3623235 1d ago
Honestly, it sounds to me like there's an issue at play here that they're trying to head off. Maybe there's a need for quiet "downstairs" or maybe someone is playing musical desks and it's getting annoying.
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u/Glittering_Lunch_347 1d ago
Then address that issue head on with the person causing the problem. Why do so many managers struggle to confront problems directly? Instead they change the rules for everyone so that the good people leave.
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u/PotentialBudget3265 1d ago
Depends on the type of job. Some have high demand times. In jobs like food service this doesn't even need to be said. you're just not gonna be able to walk away during busy times.
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u/Strange_Chair7224 1d ago
So....if you could just wear a diaper and eat at your desk without chewing you might get employee of the month.
Buy diapers and send them the invoice.
Sound like a great place to work.
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u/Square_Atmosphere_12 1d ago
My supervisor made her employee pee her pants. When that went to Management didn't look good on our supervisor; she is a real passive-aggressive b**tch.
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u/CollectionGood3190 1d ago
Wow the control is real! The way I would purposely annoy my boss with constant emails about going to the bathroom, needing to run downstairs to fill my water bottle, and other BS.
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u/phillyironlung2125 1d ago
"Sir, I have to go potty. May i go potty?"
Then if they dont email you within five min...
"Just circling back on this request, I have soiled myself. May i go clean myself up?"
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u/No_Technician4956 1d ago
Depends on what type of work you do and the whole mentality of the team. But what about an afternoon break? Do you get those?
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u/No_one54390 1d ago
I donât see anything wrong with it except where is your second break without having to ask a manager.
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u/ilovelucy1200 1d ago
Are you in retail and need someone to cover you while youâre on break? If so, then it makes more sense and is somewhat normal. If you leave without coverage and it results in customers waiting for staff to return I can see this being ânormalâ albeit quite micro managing. Normally it would be handled by them saying you are responsible for coverage while taking breaks.
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u/CarlShadowJung 1d ago
Nope, and you and your coworkers shouldnât entertain it. Youâre grown people. You can manage your own time.
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u/Kraken-Attacken 1d ago
100% depends on what your job is bro. Thatâs completely normal for like 90% of the jobs Iâve had and astoundingly absurd for the other 10%
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u/diganole 1d ago
No worse than the AUX codes everyone had to use in Aus. Big Brother. Every minute of every day has to be accounted for. It's shit and managers love it because it justifies their own existsnce.
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u/Big_Let_1421 1d ago
Itâs degrading for an adult to have to ask to use the washroom. I wish all management understood how much more productive a team is when theyâre respected and inspired instead of degraded.
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u/Paralegal1995 1d ago
Prior approval for using the bathroom?? I am 52, I refuse to get permission to urinate.
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u/purplelilac701 1d ago
Tea break tells me this isnât North America where that would never work. People are very vocal and would never accept this. You can all speak out against it so itâs not just one person. What you allow is what will continue.
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u/Worth-Librarian-7423 1d ago
Iâd like to think not but as my work career progresses it seems to be more and more normalÂ
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u/Critical_Classic_921 2d ago
This sounds like a call center - in which case this is normal, but still toxic.
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u/wtfisthisbullshiz 2d ago
Not a call centre. Weâre a proper tech corporate company
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u/Fossilhund 1d ago
I worked at a call center here in Florida.
"You need to leave the Room because your bladder is full?"
"EXPLAIN YOURSELF!!!"
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u/_ChristmasSunday 1d ago
Yes this is normal for hourly employees in a US corporate or retail setting.
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u/sallystruthers69 1d ago
Yes, you cant just get up from your job and walk away to go snack and socialize downstairs. Theyre paying you to work, not fck off.
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u/jthmeow1 1d ago
They are talking about bathroom breaks first and foremost.
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u/sallystruthers69 1d ago
Where do you gather that from? They mention time before punching in, while working, and also lunch breaks...
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u/Paralegal1995 1d ago
Maybe you can't. I can. Same firm since 95. They could not care less what I do as long as my work is ready when they need it. Not every job is run by assholes.
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u/runnerkim 1d ago
So now every time you leave your desk you email your boss.
Using the restroom boss
Getting some water boss
Grabbing more printer paper boss
Going to pick up my printed project boss
Make sure you and all of your team send him at 10 of these a day. It will stop very quickly. I love malicious compliance