{"id":2456,"date":"2012-06-27T17:01:09","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T00:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=2456"},"modified":"2012-06-27T17:01:09","modified_gmt":"2012-06-28T00:01:09","slug":"handwashing-in-public-restrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2012\/handwashing-in-public-restrooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Handwashing in Public Restrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;On penalty of being fired, wash your hands!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Who needs to be told that?<\/p>\n<p>Then I wondered why the sign doesn&#8217;t just say &#8220;will be immediately dismissed&#8221;: <!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"capt-pix\"><a href=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/washing-their-hands.jpg\" title=\"Wash those hands or get fired!\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/washing-their-hands.jpg\" alt=\"Wash or be fired!\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>And who monitors this&#8230;<b>and how<\/b>?<\/i><\/div>\n<p>Before I got too far along figuring out that sign, I noticed a much smaller one on the mirror over the sink:<\/p>\n<div class=\"capt-pix\"><a href=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/handwashing-must-include.jpg\" title=\"Detailed steps for how employees should was their hands\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/handwashing-must-include.jpg\" alt=\"Detailed instructions for employee handwashing\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>&#8220;See big red sign &#8212; we&#8217;re serious!&#8221;<\/i><\/div>\n<p>Fine. They&#8217;re serious about employees having clean hands. (What about management?)<\/p>\n<p>Didn&#8217;t they forget the hot water rinse cycle? I mean, please.<\/p>\n<p>Tell me now, do you really believe their employees incorporate even a TSVWS* in their handwashing?<\/p>\n<p>As I pondered these and other weighty questions, I got back to the monitoring and enforcement matter. By now I had my back to the little blue sticker and the big red sign was off to starboard, so to speak:<\/p>\n<div class=\"capt-pix\"><a href=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/where-is-the-hidden-camera.jpg\" title=\"Camera-enforced handwashing -- but where are the cams?\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/mvp\/wp-content\/where-is-the-hidden-camera.jpg\" alt=\"So where is the hidden camera to enforce these handwashing rules?\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>Camera-enforced handwashing &#8212; but where are they?!<\/i><\/div>\n<p>Exactly. Is the spy cam in the sprinkler or the emergency light or the odorizing contraption? Or where? \ud83d\ude44<\/p>\n<p>Oh well. Forget it. Until the next time you&#8217;re in a public restroom. \ud83d\ude2f<\/p>\n<p>(I suppose I&#8217;m one of the few that wonders about stuff like this.)<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and no, I didn&#8217;t know what to title this piece of citizen photojournalism. These alternate titles&#8230;ah&#8230;washed out:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:-1.2em; bottom-margin:0\">\n<li>Handwashing Cops<\/li>\n<li>Spies in Public Bathrooms<\/li>\n<li>Cameras Eyeballing Employees<\/li>\n<li>Privacy in Public Restrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Winco. Happy Valley. On 82nd. Just off 205. Yesterday morning. Just before ten.<\/p>\n<p>Yes. You wondered. \ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n<p>PS to Winco: I like your store. And thanks for insisting on employee cleanliness.<\/p>\n<p>PS to you: Maybe you should also read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2007\/attention-bimart\/\">Attention, BiMart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Twenty-Second Vigorous Wash Step<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;On penalty of being fired, wash your hands!&#8221; Who needs to be told that? 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