No Courtesy from Women

I'm sorry. I should have said, "Why do some women...." In answer to your question, I am a woman and the night janitor at the school, so I clean both the boy's and girl's restrooms. Now I have to wonder, because you are the only responder, so far, who has become incensed, if you could possibly be one of the guilty ones.

I have heard the complaint about women many times from various janitors. I am a woman and I have also never seen it and would not commit this crime. I've heard it enough to know that this janitor is probably telling the truth. I've heard it time and again that women's bathrooms are far worse than the men's . It surprises me too. I assumed they were talking about the disposal of sanitary products but maybe it goes beyond that.

Thank you Sid. This being an elementary school, I don't have to deal with sanitary products. If they should decide to add new grades, I might have that as well.

I know that not all women do this. Not knowing how to use the flush can't be the reason in this case. These toilets are the same as house toilets. If you can flush the toilet in your home, you can flush these toilets.

I like those toilets that scare you, cause just when you're not expecting it, it flushes. Powerful too. Not gonna have anything left in those toilets.

If that is the case it is really mean of these women to do it. If women are not responsible what will this world come to? "A hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world"!

Dropping toilet paper and paper towels all over the place is also a problem I have to deal with when cleaning the restrooms in the school. The girl's restroom runs out of these items twice as fast as the boy's.

I don't know why they do this, makes it miserable for everyone else. I have heard that men's restrooms are usually much cleaner and not such a mess. Sometimes I think it is just pure laziness.

The boy's restrooms are not as messy as the girl's as far as toilet paper and paper towels on the floor, but boys have a bad habit of missing the toilet when they p!ss or splattering when they do hit the target. Splattering I can deal with, but it makes me angry when boys pee on the floor. I'm sure it's done on purpose. There's no reason to miss the target area. It's just too large to miss unless it's being done on purpose. Last school year there was a little boy in kindergarten whose mother told him public toilets are nasty. As a result, that little boy was afraid to use the toilet and would poop in the corner of the restroom behind some rolling drawers. When it was finally discovered who was doing this, both the boy and his mother received a stern lecture from the school. I'm happy and thankful to say that nothing like that has happened this school year.

When I first started the job, I did gag a lot, but after a while you get used to it. Even so, I wish they all would flush, both the girls and boys.

I agree with you there. Because that would be a nasty job for anyone to tend to. And its not fair to you to have to clean it. I don't think they could pay me enough to do that job lol. I have a weak stomach when it comes down to those things. But I agree if you have done that job long enough you would get use to the smell. Have a great day.

They might also consider drinking more water. That can make your stool soft and easier to go down, if fear of it not going down is their reason for not flushing.

Not exactly the same, but yes, the boy's restrooms can also be nasty. Having a brother, and being told that little boys will have pissing contest in school restrooms, I was prepared for nastiness. Besides what my brother has told me, I clean the boy's restrooms, and know they miss the target. What puzzles me is why some females hide their business under a ton of toilet paper. Are they embarrassed that their business might not go down and will stop up the toilet? If that's the cast, do courtesy flushes. Don't hide it under a ton of paper making it worse for the person who has to clean the restrooms.

You know, if it's that grotesque, I think I'd have to ask to get off that job duty. Do yo have to clean it up or what. I'd hate to have to do that everyday.

Thank you for responding. Yes, this is true. It doesn't happen all the time, but once is too much.

I can tell you, from what my sister (who has worked in an office for 35 years) has told me, that it's not just where I work. She has seen this many times at her office. I appreciate your response. Not being someone who buries her business, of course, you wouldn't know why others do it.

There are privileged children at this school, but many of the students attend on scholarship money. Since I'm not at the school until the teachers and children are gone, I really don't know who the guilty culprits are. All I'm know is that there are girls who bury rather than flush and boys are notorious for missing the target when they pee. Speaking for janitors everywhere I want to thank you for flushing. Now, if we could just get the rest of the females throughout the country to do the same.

Toilet paper overuse has never been a problem in the boys restroom. Their problem is missing their target. With them, I have to clean the walls as well as the toilets.

I wonder if their business is so big they think it won't go down, and if they flush, it will blow up in their face. Of course, by covering it up with so much paper, it makes it worse for those who clean the restrooms.

For those of us who clean restrooms, thank you for flushing, and we can spray the restrooms with air freshener if need be. Men can be just as gross, but I expect that of them.

You are exactly right, and courtesy would be greatly appreciated.