Female retail employee standing near a cash register in a clothing boutique.

Female retail employee standing near a cash register in a clothing boutique.

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My job just banned us from using the bathroom if anyone else is on lunch. Is this even legal?

no one is allowed to go to the bathroom.

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Not even to just pee if another employee is on their 30-minute lunch break.

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They schedule lunches back-to- back, one person at a time. On weekends, we have 6 to 8 employees on the floor covering the counter and helping customers. There is plenty of coverage.

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I asked my manager if I could quickly step away to pee. Their exact response was to ask if the person on lunch was back yet, and when I said no, they told me I had to wait.

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Denying basic biological functions because someone else is eating a sandwich seems completely unhinged to me.

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Woman holding her stomach in discomfort.

Woman holding her stomach in discomfort.

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XRaiderV1 100% not legal, use the bathroom.

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animal-1983 Pee on the floor in an inconspicuous place. When it's noticed maybe they'll think twice.

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SafeWord9999 Bring a Bucket with you next shift. When boss asks you what it's for say 'well you don't let me go to the toilet when I need to go so I'm going to in the bucket instead.

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KidenStormsoarer Please tell me they were stupid enough to put it in writing

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Gottagetanediton Pee on the floor. Not everyone has the bladder control, or bowel control, to wait.

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The_Wineo I got written up for doing a sh, I had a colonoscopy and polyps removed the day before. I didn't even have a phone, just me trying to wiggle it out.

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cabbagesoup127 I wouldn't ask, I would just say "im going to use the bathroom real quick" and take off. Just say "sorry, it's not always possible to wait"

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Next-Drummer-9280 "Here's the deal. I'm using the bathroom when I need to use the bathroom. If you try to stop me, not only will I drop trou and pee on the floor, I'll also report this business to OSHA for violations of the General Duty standard. Your choice."

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Interior of a clothing boutique with racks of fashionable apparel.

Interior of a clothing boutique with racks of fashionable apparel.

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Interesting Wing_461 This is illegal. Just say I'm leaving to use the restroom because if I don't it's not going to be pretty.

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BooBoo_Cat As an adult, I am not asking if I can use the bathroom, and if I gotta sh, I gotta sh...

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LightPhotographer And of course this policy is for management too, right? Right?

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eegrIN Yeah no, that's illegal. DON'T ASK TO USE THE RESTROOM, JUST USE IT.

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