Boss orders female staff to wear red bracelets when they are on their periods

[Gemmie 142]

I think until society can handle discussing periods (just watch those Kotex commercials, they say it all), we're not ready for something like this. Alerting everyone in the office when you're having your period? That's embarassing. Men wouldn't like to alert everyone that they had diarrhea that day, or that they just had some accident in their pants. Because that's the only time a woman would need to use the bathroom several times, is if they were "making a mess".

[The_Dude 1,142]

I think until society can handle discussing periods (just watch those Kotex commercials, they say it all), we're not ready for something like this. Alerting everyone in the office when you're having your period? That's embarassing. Men wouldn't like to alert everyone that they had diarrhea that day, or that they just had some accident in their pants. Because that's the only time a woman would need to use the bathroom several times, is if they were "making a mess".

I think we need to discuss periods about as much as we need to discuss sharts at work. Maybe it's a guy thing, but I've known severa guys who would come back from lunch, sit down at their desk, then in an exagerrated manor, run to the bathroom, then, upon exiting, announce "WHOOA, Mike 1, Bathroom 0". But as I said before, I could care less if a colleague went to the bathroom for 45 minutes out of each hour, as long as the job gets done.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

you might be thinking of Denmark {cough cough cough, pass that could you please?} which is #3 on the list. Norway was #20, USA #15

http://thehappinessshow.com/HappiestCountries.htm

But a certain member here used to say that Norway was better than the US too. Could he have been lying?

[nab 74]

It was more of a general question. I ask because I am actually in that situation. I am far more productive than my colleagues, yet I spend significatnly less time to do my job. Do my co-workers resent me? I don't care. My supervisors know my output and allow me much more leniance than anyone else when it comes to meeting attendance, length of breaks, etc. My point is, who cares what people do as long as the job gets done? It makes no sense to me the managers who micromanage trivial things like taking smoke breaks and arriving at work at some capriciously determined time.

that girl (who was taking time off during every cut off) was just taking total advantage, wasnt doing the work and wanted paid. if you were even a decent worker they were very lenient... like with the chick who came in late every day and blew almost every morning, she would work like a dog during cut off so they overlooked the rest of month! still its was reflected in her raises.

my boss knew my work, highest productivity and 0% error rate, plus a responsible personality makes a difference. i could have taken off any time i wanted and did but only took what i needed to prevent burnout. i would call my boss and tell her i was taking a mental health day... i dont like lying so wasnt going to call in pretending to be sick so first time i did it i called and just said i wouldn't be in, she said are you sick i said no it's a beautiful day and i need a mental health day she laughed and said ok see ya tomorrow. i never did it during cutoff but usually did like that 2-3x a year. we didnt get paid vacations so many would use their sick time as vacation rather than taking unpaid time off but the lie wasnt worth it to me and i actually ended up getting paid because some employers do appreciate good employees.

if i had so much extra time that people were becoming resentful then (again this is ME) i would ask for add'l tasks for more pay or look for a more challenging job.

I think until society can handle discussing periods (just watch those Kotex commercials, they say it all), we're not ready for something like this. Alerting everyone in the office when you're having your period? That's embarassing. Men wouldn't like to alert everyone that they had diarrhea that day, or that they just had some accident in their pants. Because that's the only time a woman would need to use the bathroom several times, is if they were "making a mess".

agreed LOL i didnt even tell anyone in the office i was pregnant till 28 weeks... actually they suspected at about that time, i didnt actually confirm it for an add'l 2 or 3 weeks. i definitely would not be sharing personal monthly details ... had a really creepy thought when i first read this story was what about the pervs who would track the rest of your cycle

I think we need to discuss periods about as much as we need to discuss sharts at work. Maybe it's a guy thing, but I've known severa guys who would come back from lunch, sit down at their desk, then in an exagerrated manor, run to the bathroom, then, upon exiting, announce "WHOOA, Mike 1, Bathroom 0". But as I said before, I could care less if a colleague went to the bathroom for 45 minutes out of each hour, as long as the job gets done.

sharts those should be PROOF some men have lower IQ! how many times do you have to ####### yourself before you learn?!

But a certain member here used to say that Norway was better than the US too. Could he have been lying?

IDK but "better" can vary from person to person depending on their needs and wants.

if it werent for my in-laws, for me right now pakistan would be better than USA simply because of my husband. because of my in-laws anywhere is better than pakistan... if this tells you anything, haiti is still on the list of places if visa doesnt come through.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

But a certain member here used to say that Norway was better than the US too. Could he have been lying?

Nice. He be banned, and you be still dissing him.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Nice. He be banned, and you be still dissing him.

What goes around comes around.

[Galateia 1]

Hah! For those who can't understand why women would need to go to the washroom more often during your period: imagine you are sitting at your desk. You lean over to get something from the desk drawer, and the twist in your torso causes a sudden FLOOD which you can *feel* is already over the edges of your super-duper-whopper-heavy-duty pad, and you either A- paint the chair seat with a red streak and ruin it, or B- hightail it to the washroom at an awkward waddle as you try to avoid jostling the pad, resulting in the coming of the red sea, and hope that you manage to get pants and pad-ed panties down WHILE you are hovered over the toilet so you don't end up spattering the floor of the washroom.

Provided you are successful, you pray you will get a good two hours out of the new one before you risk leakage to shift as you grab your coffee.

[Amby 490]

Wow...sounds like you should visit the dr. Very heavy periods are a warning sign.

[SMR 368]

This has been twisted by sensationalist new sources without applying a little common sense. Obviously, if a woman doesn't want everyone to know when she is having her period, she can simply not wear a bracelet. If she takes care of her stuff during breaks and lunch and doesn't tell anyone, her boss will be none the wiser. The end result is just that if she is taking an inordinate number of bathroom breaks and her boss calls her on it, she can't use the excuse of her period if she isn't wearing a bracelet.

So the real result of this policy is that women take care of their stuff during breaks which according to several women here isn't an unreasonable expectation.

I agree that trying to increase employee productivity by controlling bathroom breaks is a little ridiculous in certain situations. In a lot of workplaces, more time spent sitting at your desk doesn't really mean more productivity. On the other hand, in a production assembly environment, for instance, I can see how employees hanging out in the bathroom could be a problem. The bracelet policy allows a supervisor to crack down on frequent bathroom use without fear of employee excuses.

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Who the hell hangs out in the bathroom?

[luckytxn 2,264]

Who the hell hangs out in the bathroom?

Babes do. I seen them go by twos and threes with my own eyes. Not really sure why and just assume there is a reason but it is one of them things that I figure better not to ask.

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Babes do. I seen them go by twos and threes with my own eyes.

I see that at the mall and at restaurants and clubs but never at work.

[nab 74]

Who the hell hangs out in the bathroom?

probably other reasons but from past XP with co-workers:

smokers, druggies, texters, someone with the poops, someone who is having office affair and bathroom is only place for them to go (YUCK!), someone who pumps breastmilk and there is no other private place to do (again YUCK! i would ask a co-worker to cover me and do in my own cubicle rather than the BATHROOM), someone who is hiding out till all assignments are passed out

that's al; i can remember at the moment

Babes do. I seen them go by twos and threes with my own eyes. Not really sure why and just assume there is a reason but it is one of them things that I figure better not to ask.

maybe they're plotting

i grew up wih all boys so i never understood (and still dont) the group bathroom thing... i actually never knew it existed till i was grown and gone from home! I was out with a group and one of the girls said come with me to the bathroom and i just answered no thanks i dont use public restrooms after she gave me odd look and left one of my guy friends said you were supposed to go with her, that's what girls do but he couldnt tell me why. later i discovered it's so they can talk in private ... sorry but hanging out in a toilet to chat is not high on my list of things to do YUCK! call me later if you want to talk about something that cant be said in mixed company!

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Yes but face it. It would be awesome for us men to know why that babe is being a bit more Beotchy than normal and that we need to steer a path around.

You need a red bracelet to know?

[mawilson 2,133]

I don't really understand why women would need to use the restroom more often then.

Women use the restroom more often... always.