To Give You an Idea of How Busy Work Is...

[elrhiarhodan]

They tracked me to the ladies' room. Where I was in the middle of something, and then they (female) proceeded to tell me how URGENT their requirement was.

Sorry - your needs do not take precedence over my bowels.

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[kanarek13]

Wow, that's just... wow.

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[elrhiarhodan]

Yeah. Like, seriously.

You can't wait until I'm DONE?

[kanarek13]

It almost looks like there was hope that maybe you had your office there with you ;>

[elrhiarhodan]

Hee...it wouldn't have been so bad if she'd stopped at - "oh, there you are. Check your email when you get back to your office."

But no - she proceeded to have an entire conversation with me.

[photoash.livejournal.com]

The having a conversation with me in a public restroom freaks me out. Especially when a coworker tries to do it.

Ugh please to be pretending we're all invisible in here!

Sorry life's so nuts!

[elrhiarhodan]

Hey stranger!

It's all worth it just to hear from you!

(And yeah, I hate talking to anyone when I'm engaged).

[embroiderama]

OMGWTF that's just wrong!

[elrhiarhodan]

Wrong, very wrong.

And in retrospect, very funny.

[pooh-collector.livejournal.com]

Clearly that person was raised in a barn, or the restroom at Grand Central Station, one or the other.

Oiy.

[elrhiarhodan]

I guess I'm really more amused than offended because she's a buddy at work - not someone who I'm usually annoyed with.

[pooh-collector.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're able to laugh about it now, because wow.

[elrhiarhodan]

I know. At the time, I was kind of stunned.

[reve-silencieux.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I work with guys then. No chance of that happening to me.

But seriously, I don't understand how someone could even think that's okay. Heck, I get annoyed when people talk on their cell phones while they're going. Really??!! I don't want to hear you flush while I'm talking to you.

And just to give you a laugh... my coworker's heard a guy snore in the restroom - twice. Apparently the restroom is not just a restroom anymore.

[elrhiarhodan]

Or it is a restroom, literally!

Thanks, I needed that laugh.

[daniel-shadow.livejournal.com]

Wow just wow!! That is so not on. The least she could do is wait. WTH?

[elrhiarhodan]

INORITE? It would have been one thing if she was just checking, but to have a whole conversation??? It wasn't like I was going to actually get the work done THERE?!?!?!?!

[joy2190.livejournal.com]

Well at least you had plenty of toilet tissue in there, we've seen the photographic evidence!

[elrhiarhodan]

Yes, that's true.

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

LOOOOL!
Sorry that must have been really embarrassing, but still, this is kind of hilarious.
But yeah, WTF, seriously. Don't people have boundaries and manners?! *rolls eyes*

[elrhiarhodan]

It was hilarious, in retrospect. I haven't spoken to my co-worker since, but it'll be interesting when I do.

[nywcgirl]

I also work with guys, so no problem there, although, I have to take my radio with me when I go to the bathroom (orders from my manager....). SO If there is an emergency, what will I do when I am in the bathroom? LOL. The guys think it is hilarious...

[elrhiarhodan]

Yeah - what are you going to do about an emergency when your taking care of business?

[maiac.livejournal.com]

So, that URGENT request took precedence over everything else you had to do when you got back to your desk, I hope not?

[elrhiarhodan]

It took five mins to do - getting out a form contract. But seriously, tracking me down. Not the thing. Not at all.

[maiac.livejournal.com]

SERIOUSLY.

[robingal1.livejournal.com]

i have placed my boss on hold saying, "nature is a call you can't put in hold.". luckily, he laughed. it was my first " adult "job.

[elrhiarhodan]

HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! Good one!

[ladyrose42.livejournal.com]

Working in surgery, bathroom breaks take planning or just grabbed.Often the nurse and tech are discussing what we need while doing our business. Turnover times "must" be kept to a minimum.

Great Adventure tale: My group went one Saturday before the start of the busy season. Well that Saturday the weather was great and "everyone" in the state went. So after waiting in line for the ladies and barely sitting down for 5 seconds. There is a pounding on my stall door. An attendant, not seen before, saying I have to get out, I can't use that stall, it's a handicapped stall. 1) she had no idea if I was or not 2) there was no wheelchair in evidence when I entered
3) use of the stall in not limited to just handicapped
The poor person waiting looked totally embraced. Fortunately the next stall was open as I pulled up my wet suit and finished my business in that stall. After more than 30 years, it still bring laughs to my group.

[elrhiarhodan]

Well, there IS a difference between being a lawyer and a surgical nurse. No one is going to die if I need an extra five minutes!

[paganlowroader.livejournal.com]

An even worse combination is being a state lawyer. My bureau chief was a complete ass. I remember the weekend my father suffered a heart attack and I was called back into the office - 1.5 hour drive from home - to complete my time sheet.

[elrhiarhodan]

Ugh - that's just uncivil.

[marieincolour.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha, that's both awful and hilarious. x) That hasn't happened to me in a while, but yesterday a woman shouted at me for wishing her a good day. Yiiiiiiss.

[elrhiarhodan]

Yikes!

My workplace is really civil and nice, but people are getting stressed by the flood of work. I talked with my co-worker this morning (the one who tracked me down) and we had a good laugh about it. She apologized.

[marieincolour.livejournal.com]

Well, the fact that this is funny and unusual is a good sign, right? ^^

[elrhiarhodan]

Yeah. It is. I like my co-workers for the most part (and it doesn't hurt that I'm kind of at the top of the managerial heap).

[marieincolour.livejournal.com]

Aaaa, I'm jealous. I'm a step above most of the people at work, but then they're teenagers. :P On Monday a man wanted me to show him the "cheap things we sell" (basically our slogan) and then carry them around the shop for him while he looked. 8))

I'd say being bothered in the bathroom is up there, though.

[sinfulslasher]

Okay, first of all? This is hilarious.

And second of all? Don't you think you're a bit selfish? *g* I mean, the need of the many vs the need of the one...and all that... *ducks and runs*

[elrhiarhodan]

It was hilarious.

And no, not selfish. Not in the least.