Archive for July 10th, 2008
Do it and Run
Every office has one….they lurk near you- in the lunch room, by your desk – all around. They play with the stuff on your desk, shake hands with you and take one of the bagels that are free in the kitchen. Its the dreaded ‘non-hand washer“. We have all seen them in the bathroom – they do their business, check themselves in the mirror and walk out the door. There are sneaky ones that think no one is in there and its safe to just leave without washing. There are the bold ones who will actually be carrying on a conversation with you and then just walk out without washing while in plain view of others.
Its good to know who these people are. Occaisionally we have baby showers or free food or parties in the office. Sometimes these people are serving food or even helping themselves. If you see a non-washer dishing out the cake, you may want to think twice before having some. (Unless its triple chocolate fudge, then you have to consider “Whats a little bacteria anyway”)
The actual spreading of e coli or urine around the floor doesnt bother me so much as the attitude that these people think they dont need to wash. Who cares about anyone else – they just saved themselves 30 seconds by darting out the door.
When pedophiles move into an area, its posted around the neighborhood. Similarly it may be a good idea to just post a list of the nonwashers for everyone to see. Then the nonwashers can continue on with their avoidance of the faucet and we can all assure ourselves that we will never shake their hand.
