Does your workplace have shower facilities?

airscotty

Just wondering how many workplaces actually have shower facilities?

kenmc

yes, but only one, so sometimes have to queue

GT_TDI_150

kenmc wrote: »

yes, but only one, so sometimes have to queue

we have but it is in the disabled toilet:rolleyes:, handy to use before a work nightout( i live to far away to nip home for a shower before hitting the town);)

Hermy

My taxi didn't but I'm hoping that the new job will have (wherever that is).

thebullkf

yeah but you'd wipe you're feet coming out:eek:

Inquitus

Yes but they are ****. Internal shower room, no A/C or window, get out of the shower in what is now a Sauna, fail to be able to dry yourself satisfactorily, exit into office damp and sticky....

easygoing39

yes,and the cleaning lady keeps it nice,in fact she does a great job in the toilets,locker room and canteen too! (slightly off topic!!)

ktz84

We do have 2 showers. One is good and other crap. Fortunately I'm not allowed to use the crappy one - shame They are kept clean, they are always warm and good power out of it. There is a big area outside it where i can dry off and get dressed and there is a window. Couldn't be happier.

My problem at min is that they turn the heating off at start of May so no way to dry clothes. They were wringing this morning. Thankfully there is an electric heater however I have to wait until the staff in the office that it's in go home and it's only small so takes about 2 hours to get all dry but better than nothing I guess.

teufelswerk

Yeah, sure you need one after you use the gym in work!

irishmanmick

The factory does but office staff can't access them! So no for me!

Tonyandthewhale

No, but we have a cold-water outdoor faucet if you're feeling hardy/exhibitionist...

cdaly_

ktz84 wrote: »

We do have 2 showers. One is good and other crap. Fortunately I'm not allowed to use the crappy one - shame They are kept clean, they are always warm and good power out of it. There is a big area outside it where i can dry off and get dressed and there is a window. Couldn't be happier.

A window to dry off in front of? :eek:

My problem at min is that they turn the heating off at start of May so no way to dry clothes. They were wringing this morning. Thankfully there is an electric heater however I have to wait until the staff in the office that it's in go home and it's only small so takes about 2 hours to get all dry but better than nothing I guess.

Get proper cycling jersey and lycra shorts. They'll dry in no time.

2 showers each for males/females (which isn't that much for the numbers, well of males anyways) but in terms of other facilities I'm kinda spoilt with the heated drying room out the back. Granted it wasn't put in with the purpose of cycling.

airscotty

Thanks for all the replys! Im actually surprised at the high % with shower facilities.

Caroline_ie

airscotty wrote: »

Thanks for all the replys! Im actually surprised at the high % with shower facilities.

I don't think boards is representative of the real world, especially the cyclists real world. Most boardsies I know work in IT or other internet based companies ( hence the time spent in boards ... )

Highway_To_Hell

Only took 3 years of pressurising the boss to get showers installed and only happened when the company expanded onto another floor in the building. They are adequate for our needs but are impossible to keep tidy.

Dr.Millah

No unfortunately. At least ive only got 15km to work so not too sweaty when i get in

Captain Havoc

No but I work for some shower....................

helimachoptor

In all of my previous companies yes. Started a new job last month and no

De Bhál

sponge bath for me. It's only a 25min cycle though.

Mucco

My old workplace used to pay people ~€2.50 per day for not using the carpark!

Khannie

Mucco wrote: »

My old workplace used to pay people ~€2.50 per day for not using the carpark!

Interesting (if unusual) incentive. I take it they had limited parking spaces?

fletch

7 male showers...never been in the ladies so can't comment. They're annoying though as you can't vary the temperature so in summer I can't have a cold shower. If I didn't have the shower facility I wouldn't cycle in

tomasrojo

I once had showers at work but I never felt the need to use them. I'm quite happy with my strategies for minimising sweat and then getting rid of it at the end of the journey, which are quite similar to the others already listed here. A toilet cubicle is all you need, as far as I'm concerned.

I think someone pointed out here already that if a significant portion of workers cycled to work and also felt the need to have a shower, the queues to use the showers would make the whole initiative impractical.