The day after the cockroach incident I went into work and shared my saga with my co-workers. After sharing the story I went into the staff bathroom. As I stepped near the toilet my foot slid slightly, not enough to make me fall, but enough to cause me to notice the puddle on the floor.
"Maybe it's toilet sweat, or perhaps a mild leak," I though to myself.
I washed my hands and went out and ask my coworkers if the toilet leaks. When Carlo told me that it does leak sometimes, I was reassured. What I stepped in must have been clean toilet water. Five minutes later Carlo walked by my desk and towards the bathroom. He looked very serious when he came back from the restroom. Then he told me that it was not a leak. The toilet only leaks in the back. "You should probably wash your shoe," he finished.
My poor shoes. It was a rough couple of days for them.
Anyhow, it turns out that I have a coworker who is known for occasionally "missing."
Awesome.
4 comments:
Sometimes I swear I work with a bunch of 5th graders.
When I was in Korea, there was a guy running around the office here in Michigan that would deliberately "miss" all over the toilet seat. It seemed that when he was done with one stall, he would move on to the next. Confounding the problem is the fact that our office bathroom is at capacity almost all day. Taking a toilet out of commission leaves quite a few frustrated engineers with crossed legs. A Old-West style wanted poster was made up with a picture of the Unibomber. "Wanted: The Urinator." After a few days, someone pasted someone else's picture over the Unibomber's face, and the Urinator hasn't been seen in that form since.
However, in the past few months, someone's been dropping paper dixie cups in the toilet, taking them out of commission. I'd like to put in perspective what a feat this is. These toilets will take ANYTHING that can be produced by the human body, so it is quite something when these things are taken down. This happened once, and the maintenance folks fixed the toilet. After 3 or 4 times now, the toilet has sat broken and unrepaired for 3 weeks. This hasn't stopped the cup bomber, though. He took a 2nd stall out last week, but only temporarily.
You should start booby-trapping his desk or just generally depositing random trash there until he gets the message. Wait a tic, how do we know it's a man?! What if it's a woman and you're summarially blaming the wrong gender. Sorry but I have to stand up and defend my kind. We need DNA tests to prove if there was a Second Wizzer in the Grassy Stall.
it's a sad thing that i can relate so closely to these incidents!!!
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