Need some creative advice...

[Dax]

So my office is mainly men...with 2 woman working in the office total. We have seperate womans and mens restrooms. The womans room is not used after 4p, when we both go home...or at least it shouldnt be..

It seems the men have taken a shine to...well..going #2 in our restroom...who wouldn't. We keep our bathroom very clean...they on the other hand...do not...and it in turn, is making our restroom very gross. Using TP and not refilling the rolls, clogging toilets, and leaving "presents" in the bowl...

I have spoken to management, they dont care. We are not allowed to put a lock on it. So I need some creative things to help keep the men OUT of our potty. This is a 4 stall restroom.

Any clues?

 

[scottishduffy]

I am not sure how they feel about decorations, but you could decorate the whole thing very girly. Think, flower petal stickers on the seat and nothing but pink and frills all the way around.

Hide the rolls of TP in the desk of the two females, hopefully they aren't gross enough to go without wiping. That way only you two have toilet paper.

Get a sensor for the bathroom door that will begin to play some sort of frilly music as soon as they open the door to the ladies room. Kind of like when you walk into a store and the door "bings", same concept but a bit more embarassing.

 

[focusondisney]

I am not sure how they feel about decorations, but you could decorate the whole thing very girly. Think, flower petal stickers on the seat and nothing but pink and frills all the way around.

Hide the rolls of TP in the desk of the two females, hopefully they aren't gross enough to go without wiping. That way only you two have toilet paper.Great idea!

Get a sensor for the bathroom door that will begin to play some sort of frilly music as soon as they open the door to the ladies room. Kind of like when you walk into a store and the door "bings", same concept but a bit more embarassing.

Dax, that is so gross! I like the idea above. Is there an HR dept that can help?

 

[Mermaid02]

Are these middle school boys? Sure sounds like it.

 

[Sgt Mickey]

I guess this is what happens when we take our sons into the womens restroom past the approriate age.....they grow up to still use the womens rest room Sorry not to make might of your situation but guess what thread I started to read today.
BUT in all honestly it sounds like they are doing it annoy you guys....set a trap with tampons

 

[LuvOrlando]

Ewww, what pigs!

I would be tempted to post a sign that says:

If you going to insist on visiting the ladies room like a woman could you at least try to behave like one, clean up after yourself and wash your hands!!!

Then I would try to enlist the help of the men in your department to 'out' whoever it is doing it. Maybe the man or men don't care about what you think but being the brunt of jokes among other men might put an end to it. Once you figure out who it is start leaving him 'reading material' on his desk like "Ladies Home Journal" with little post-its about "Here is something I thought you might like for later" and ask him publicly about his preference for air freshener in the ladies room, ask him to 'chip in' for potpourri... he'll stop out of sheer humiliation.

 

[bettymae1121]

If management won't help and you can't put a lock on the door, I don't think there is much you can do, other than to ask the stinky boys to either stop using it or to clean up after themselves. The only thing I can think of is to remove the TP from the stalls. A few times being stuck without it may just cure them of their little habit.

This is reason number 1,052 of why I love working from home full time. I don't have to put up with this crap (litterally!).

 

[Dax]

Dax, that is so gross! I like the idea above. Is there an HR dept that can help?

I wish there was...our idea was get a lot of feminine hygiene products placed in the stalls...

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Lots of scented candles and automatic air freshners, plug ins, potpourri, maybe some pretty fragrant soaps. My DH is allergic to this stuff and wouldn't go near it with a 10ft pole. Even for those not allergic, they may come out smelling this way for a little while and it will probably bug them. (How about some perfume directly on the seat prior to leaving for the day? Their wives might be quite interested in that scent when they come home!)

 

[Dax]

Ewww, what pigs!

I would be tempted to post a sign that says:

If you going to insist on visiting the ladies room like a woman could you at least try to behave like one, clean up after yourself and wash your hands!!!

Then I would try to enlist the help of the men in your department to 'out' whoever it is doing it. Maybe the man or men don't care about what you think but being the brunt of jokes among other men might put an end to it. Once you figure out who it is start leaving him 'reading material' on his desk like "Ladies Home Journal" with little post-its about "Here is something I thought you might like for later" and ask him publicly about his preference for air freshener in the ladies room, ask him to 'chip in' for potpourri... he'll stop out of sheer humiliation.

OK, I love some of these ideas...we are trying to narrow it down...these guys are mechanics, so they dont work in the office...they have a whole airport of bathrooms to use...and they choose ours...

 

[castmemberb4]

I am not sure how they feel about decorations, but you could decorate the whole thing very girly. Think, flower petal stickers on the seat and nothing but pink and frills all the way around.

Hide the rolls of TP in the desk of the two females, hopefully they aren't gross enough to go without wiping. That way only you two have toilet paper.

Get a sensor for the bathroom door that will begin to play some sort of frilly music as soon as they open the door to the ladies room. Kind of like when you walk into a store and the door "bings", same concept but a bit more embarassing.

Great ideas ! I especially like keeping the TP in your desk so they won't have any. Also dosen't someone sell air fresheners that are motion activated? Get a really girly scent.
If all else fails and they continue to ack like middle schoolers, resort to the scaran wrap under the seat trick

 

[Brit17]

So my office is mainly men...with 2 woman working in the office total. We have seperate womans and mens restrooms. The womans room is not used after 4p, when we both go home...or at least it shouldnt be..

It seems the men have taken a shine to...well..going #2 in our restroom...who wouldn't. We keep our bathroom very clean...they on the other hand...do not...and it in turn, is making our restroom very gross. Using TP and not refilling the rolls, clogging toilets, and leaving "presents" in the bowl...

I have spoken to management, they dont care. We are not allowed to put a lock on it. So I need some creative things to help keep the men OUT of our potty. This is a 4 stall restroom.

Any clues?

Just curious, but don't you have a cleaning crew that cleans the bathrooms at night, refills the rolls, etc? ... that stinks (no pun intended ) if you have to clean them yourselves ...

I don't know if making the bathroom look prettier or better scented will make these men think twice about using it ... it may make them want to use it more, since their bathroom is probably gross, based on how they treat your bathroom after using it ...

The only idea I can think of is maybe just put up signs - in each stall, above the sinks, on the door, etc. - reminding them if they insist on using the "Woman's Restroom" to remember to flush, refill rolls, clean up after themselves, etc. ...

 

[tlbwriter]

Hang a tampon from the door handle of each stall.

Start referring to all the men who work at 4 pm as "Miss." "Well, you use the women's bathroom, so I assumed you were a woman." Maybe not. Might be sexual harassment.

I love the idea of confiscating the toilet paper. It won't affect very many of them, and they'll learn to bring their own paper next time, but dang, imagine the first guy who falls for this trap!

 

[Mkrop]

Ewww, what pigs!

I would be tempted to post a sign that says:

If you going to insist on visiting the ladies room like a woman could you at least try to behave like one, clean up after yourself and wash your hands!!!

Then I would try to enlist the help of the men in your department to 'out' whoever it is doing it. Maybe the man or men don't care about what you think but being the brunt of jokes among other men might put an end to it. Once you figure out who it is start leaving him 'reading material' on his desk like "Ladies Home Journal" with little post-its about "Here is something I thought you might like for later" and ask him publicly about his preference for air freshener in the ladies room, ask him to 'chip in' for potpourri... he'll stop out of sheer humiliation.

None of the men I know would care abot being humilitated and would most likely be proud of their "accomplishments"

I like the feminine hygiene idea. My first thought was the Saran Wrap but they still may leave that for you to clean up....

 

[LuvOrlando]

None of the men I know would care abot being humilitated and would most likely be proud of their "accomplishments"

I like the feminine hygiene idea. My first thought was the Saran Wrap but they still may leave that for you to clean up....

If they are a group of pigs there is nothing that can be done... that would stink (literally and figuratively).

 

[BKMETV]

Just curious, but don't you have a cleaning crew that cleans the bathrooms at night, refills the rolls, etc? ... that stinks (no pun intended ) if you have to clean them yourselves ...

I don't know if making the bathroom look prettier or better scented will make these men think twice about using it ... it may make them want to use it more, since their bathroom is probably gross, based on how they treat your bathroom after using it ...

The only idea I can think of is maybe just put up signs - in each stall, above the sinks, on the door, etc. - reminding them if they insist on using the "Woman's Restroom" to remember to flush, refill rolls, clean up after themselves, etc. ...

Having worked in a similar environment with all men I don't think "girling" up the restroom will work. The guys I worked with would look for an out of the way washroom because they had a thing for being alone while doing the deed. I like the idea above or the no TP...otherwise I think your stuck with them.

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

It's creative, and it's mean, AND completely juvenile, so here it goes...

Take some ketchup and mustard packages. Barely snip the corner. Place them under the toilet seat.

When the offender sits on the seat - SPLAT! The stuff will go everywhere. It will be a mess to clean up, but at least SOMEONE will visibly see the offender.

 

[anniemae]

It sounds like they enjoy tourmenting you. Not sure what you could do if you can't lock it up after 4. I don't think candles and potpourri are going to stop them either.

 

[Brit17]

It's creative, and it's mean, AND completely juvenile, so here it goes...

Take some ketchup and mustard packages. Barely snip the corner. Place them under the toilet seat.

When the offender sits on the seat - SPLAT! The stuff will go everywhere. It will be a mess to clean up, but at least SOMEONE will visibly see the offender.

 

[tlbwriter]

Hey, what about getting a cable lock, like for a bicycle, and locking the seat in an open position so they can't sit down? Even if you only do this on one stall, you'll have at least one clean one for the two of you.