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weldoninhio

Was reading the thread about the hungover/drunk guy in work and it was suggested that he take a few 5/10 min toilet breaks during the day to clear his head.

In my job i have 12 minutes a day allocated to me for using the facilities, getting water etc.

Does anyone else have these restrictions on them??

godscop

Oh yeah, i have to clock in

Sykk

That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard... What if you've got the runs?

weldoninhio

If you've got the runs, you have to make it up over the rest of the month. Your monthly average has to below 12 minutes.

Pace2008

I'm up for water every 5 mins (drink about 10 litres a day) and as a byproduct I use the jacks at a similar frequency.

Do you live in North Korea?

fedor.2.

weldoninhio wrote: »

Was reading the thread about the hungover/drunk guy in work and it was suggested that he take a few 5/10 min toilet breaks during the day to clear his head.

In my job i have 12 minutes a day allocated to me for using the facilities, getting water etc.

Does anyone else have these restrictions on them??

How long have you been working in the Chinese sweat shop anyway??

godscop

weldoninhio wrote: »

If you've got the runs, you have to make it up over the rest of the month. Your monthly average has to below 12 minutes.

Typical pubic sector

kippy

weldoninhio wrote: »

If you've got the runs, you have to make it up over the rest of the month. Your monthly average has to below 12 minutes.

Are you working for a US or German company (or even in the US or Germany)
I've never heard of anything like that before.
The time taken to clock in/out would probably take up another 12 minutes a month. I assume you clock on your PC?

godscop

weldoninhio wrote: »

If you've got the runs, you have to make it up over the rest of the month. Your monthly average has to below 12 minutes.

Do a **** at your desk..That teach em..:cool:

weldoninhio

Its an Irish companys call centre.

One girl was actually told by her teamleader to walk faster to and from the bathroom, and to use tissue to dry her hands rather than the hand-dryer. It'd be funny if it wasn't true.

Ruu_Old

Never heard of such nonsense. I could see restricting them cheeky funking smokers taking numerous smoke breaks but going to the bog? Nah.

godscop

weldoninhio wrote: »

Its an Irish companys call centre.

One girl was actually told by her teamleader to walk faster to and from the bathroom, and to use tissue to dry her hands rather than the hand-dryer. It'd be funny if it wasn't true.

Samaritans ?

Pace2008

Ruu wrote: »

Never heard of such nonsense. I could see restricting them cheeky funking smokers taking numerous smoke breaks but going to the bog? Nah.

I'm out for a smoke on the hour as well.

Be good at your job and you can find find a happy unwritten middle-ground between what you and your employer consider good work practice.

dr.bollocko

Sounds like a bit of a crap job tbh.

weldoninhio

Pace2008 wrote: »

I'm out for a smoke on the hour as well.

Be good at your job and you can find find a happy unwritten middle-ground between what you and your employer consider good work practice.

There is no middleground, or room for middle grounds. Its all based on stats. Cold hard numbers.

leeroybrown

The most restrictive one I've heard of here is a data input pool where the employees are on a keystroke monitor that results in a notification to their supervisors desk if their data input rate drops below a certain level during a very short time window. Also, every employee has to ask to leave their desk for any reason and wait for supervisor approval before they can.

scientific1982

weldoninhio wrote: »

Was reading the thread about the hungover/drunk guy in work and it was suggested that he take a few 5/10 min toilet breaks during the day to clear his head.

In my job i have 12 minutes a day allocated to me for using the facilities, getting water etc.

Does anyone else have these restrictions on them??

When I worked in a call centre I had exactly those restrictions.

Cookie_Monster

piss at your desk, it'll save you the time and you'll be a better worker

godscop

weldoninhio wrote: »

There is no middleground, or room for middle grounds. Its all based on stats. Cold hard numbers.

Lucky to have a job mate..blah ! blah !

whiskeyman

Bad form if that's stated somewhere.
It should only be brought up on individual cases where the person is taking the piss...


I used to work in a place that had energy saving lighting in the jacks - they'd switch off after 5 mins if no movement in the toilet entrance area. If no one came in, it could be lights out if you were on the pot for too long!! Happened once and I had to chuck a spare toilet roll over the cubicle door and near the sensor to get light again!

Cookie_Monster

whiskeyman wrote: »

I used to work in a place that had energy saving lighting in the jacks - they'd switch off after 5 mins if no movement in the toilet entrance area. If no one came in, it could be lights out if you were on the pot for too long!! Happened once and I had to chuck a spare toilet roll over the cubicle door and near the sensor to get light again!

Tesco Stillorgan had that but had to remove them as the jack had no lights. Some staff member complained that he couldn't see after the lights went off after 5 mins...

KeithM89_old

Glad i work from home...






/goes for 20 minute dump

Pace2008

weldoninhio wrote: »

There is no middleground, or room for middle grounds. Its all based on stats. Cold hard numbers.

Sorry, I meant "you" in a general sense.

I wouldn't assume to know the ins and outs of proceedings in your place of work.

nkay1985

Yeah I worked in a call centre before and this was the case. Every minute of your day had accounted for. Horrible environment to work in.

Never seen it anywhere else though.

Dravokivich

Sykk wrote: »

That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard... What if you've got the runs?

then you should be quicker getting in and out no?

kowloon

It really surprises me that people don't go postal more often.

alwaysadub

I never heard of that before. Sounds like a horrible place to work! What if you've got a kidney infection? Or something like Crohns disease?

stovelid

weldoninhio wrote: »

If you've got the runs, you have to make it up over the rest of the month. Your monthly average has to below 12 minutes.

The unacceptable faeces of the public sector.

Mr. Manager

Name and shame the company IMO

gravityisalie

:eek::mad::( i work in a call centre and we have no such restrictions ! i'd go mental ! ( i'm working as i type)

wast there a post in the worst jobs thread about someone working for directory enquiries ? i reckon that what this guy does

littlehedgehog

Urg - If companies treat people like childish morons, then people will act like childish morons. If people are taking the p*ss when it comes to smoke/toilet breaks, then discipline them. Don't punish the whole company for one person's immaturity, and inability to be responsible and sensible.

We are asked to keep smoke breaks to one in the morning, and in the afternoon (obviously lunch doesn't count), which we work back, and then we code roughly 15-30 minutes a day to "admin" tasks which includes getting coffee, toilet, computer starting up, etc.
It's not monitored very closely, and yet I can't think of even one person who takes the p*ss.

And if someone were taking the p*ss, I believe that person should be disciplined, and not draconian rules introduced for those of us that aren't morons.

hal9000

Id be mighty pissed off with that! go to your manager/supervisor's desk when they're not there and you have the runs, then shit all over it and say I wanted to ask permission to go to the toilet when they come back!

godscop

Jayus, the fella who works with me nips out for a ****..

Yep, when I worked in a call centre, we had 10 minutes a day of 'not ready' time. Some of this would need to be used to note things down or process things between calls, leaving about 5 minutes a day for all the toilet breaks. It's completely ridiculous.

ytareh

Name and shame companies ,would seriously factor this kinda stuff into purchase decisions !

Iwannahurl

godscop wrote: »

Typical pubic sector

Or is it the privates sector?

Aglomerado

I did a stint in a call centre a few years ago as a temp with an agency. The toilets were not in the same area as the floor; i.e. we needed a swipe card to go out to where the toilets were. I wasn't given one as I was a temp, so I had to borrow my neighbour's one to get out.

I didn't stay working there long enough to witness any of the other bullsh!t.

orourkeda

weldoninhio wrote: »

Was reading the thread about the hungover/drunk guy in work and it was suggested that he take a few 5/10 min toilet breaks during the day to clear his head.

In my job i have 12 minutes a day allocated to me for using the facilities, getting water etc.

Does anyone else have these restrictions on them??

Take a dump, wipe your arse, wash your hand and leave. 3 minutes max once a day.

Slash breaks 60 seconds. Tops.

I dont see the problem here.

Iwannahurl

orourkeda wrote: »

Take a dump, wipe your arse, wash your hand and leave. 3 minutes max once a day.

Slash breaks 60 seconds. Tops.

I dont see the problem here.

I think you may be cutting corners.

bmarley

Iwannahurl wrote: »

I think you may be cutting corners.

What if you're constipated?

jimthemental

Iwannahurl wrote: »

I think you may be cutting corners.

Do ya think? I'd say he's running the place.

Jaysoose

orourkeda wrote: »

Take a dump, wipe your arse, wash your hand and leave. 3 minutes max once a day.

Slash breaks 60 seconds. Tops.

I dont see the problem here.

Is your name "Peestink Mc'brownfingers"?

pawrick

whiskeyman wrote: »

Bad form if that's stated somewhere.
It should only be brought up on individual cases where the person is taking the piss...


I used to work in a place that had energy saving lighting in the jacks - they'd switch off after 5 mins if no movement in the toilet entrance area. If no one came in, it could be lights out if you were on the pot for too long!! Happened once and I had to chuck a spare toilet roll over the cubicle door and near the sensor to get light again!

I worked in a small office with these also but my desk had lots of plants near it so the sensor didn't pick me up unless I stood up and waved my arms at it. Always thought I probably looked a bit mental to any one looking in at me and didn't know what i was doing.

NTC

whiskeyman wrote: »

I used to work in a place that had energy saving lighting in the jacks - they'd switch off after 5 mins if no movement in the toilet entrance area. If no one came in, it could be lights out if you were on the pot for too long!!

We have that in my office. They time out after 7 minutes. I use the cubicle nearest the sensor

Iwannahurl

bmarley wrote: »

What if you're constipated?

That would involve crimping off a short length, followed by a cursory wash of the hand (pace orourkeda).

To satisfy HSA/OCD types, you could alternate the hand that's washed on each occasion.

stovelid

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

Name and shame the company IMO

That's just asking him to be a stool.

leeroybrown

Every time I look at this thread I have the Countdown music going on in my head!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e32kaa9TzeE

CharlesHaughey

I believe people should have a bar wherever they work and be entitled to use it up 4 hours within work hours.

iamstop

There are companies that'd install a trough under your desk if they though they'd get away with it.

I don't take **** from my employers in general.

KeithM89_old

leeroybrown wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e32kaa9TzeE

8 letters - 'Berating'

Ghetto Cornetto

I work in a call centre and yeah, they're pretty much nazis when it comes to things like this.