Relative came to work on our shower and stepped inside the shower with his filthy dirty shoes on.

[Anonymous]

Another vote for Crazy.

[Anonymous]

Look, I'm Asian and my family goes shoe-free in our house. But I would never ask a guest or a worker in my house, whether I paid them or not, to take off their shoes. If anyone asks, I tell them that our family is shoe-free, but guests are optional. Most take off shoes, but some do not. That's fine.

When guests or workers come through, I clean after them. I think it is completely inhospitable to ask guests or workers to take their shoes off and not only inhospitable but also unreasonable to ask a worker to take their shoes off while working in your house. If the thought of dirty shoes in your shower really makes you want to vomit, you need to see a psychologist or psychiatrist for your OCD. If someone were to work in my shower with dirty shoes, I'd wait until they left, then I would get the bathroom cleaner with bleach from the closet, spray it down, go do something for 10 minutes and come back and rinse it off. How hard is that? It's much better to clean up after someone than to be so rude to them as you were, OP.

[Anonymous]

I don't care if anyone calls me crazy. You take the shoes OFF or wear the shoe covers. PERIOD.

The cable guy caused me to be this way. He came to fix the internet connection on a rainy mud filled yard day then had the nerve to walk on my beautiful CLEAN rug with his damn dirty boots. He got my attic stairs dirty too.

I don't care about the floor, I care about my rugs. It's expensive to clean and I can't afford more than one.

I seriously hate anyone that doesn't think before they enter so yes, you get the covers on or get out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was I being unreasonable by asking him to take off his shoes and stand on a towel while doing the work?

He was about to put his 2nd foot inside the shower when I told him that was UNACCEPTABLE!
Those are the same shoes he wears when he goes on various jobs all over the county and steps on grease, oil, gasoline and God only knows what else.

[Anonymous]

Another sack-job on DCUM. Surprise!

[Anonymous]

wack-job

[Anonymous]

Unreasonable, rude, and nutty to boot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look, I'm Asian and my family goes shoe-free in our house. But I would never ask a guest or a worker in my house, whether I paid them or not, to take off their shoes. If anyone asks, I tell them that our family is shoe-free, but guests are optional. Most take off shoes, but some do not. That's fine.

When guests or workers come through, I clean after them. I think it is completely inhospitable to ask guests or workers to take their shoes off and not only inhospitable but also unreasonable to ask a worker to take their shoes off while working in your house. If the thought of dirty shoes in your shower really makes you want to vomit, you need to see a psychologist or psychiatrist for your OCD. If someone were to work in my shower with dirty shoes, I'd wait until they left, then I would get the bathroom cleaner with bleach from the closet, spray it down, go do something for 10 minutes and come back and rinse it off. How hard is that? It's much better to clean up after someone than to be so rude to them as you were, OP.

This is a sane person. Please take this post seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would be more concerned about dirty shoes on my floors than a shower. A few square feet of tile is easy to clean.

Ditto! OP, I hope you don't have rugs or carpet. Think of all the embedded bird poo!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look, I'm Asian and my family goes shoe-free in our house. But I would never ask a guest or a worker in my house, whether I paid them or not, to take off their shoes. If anyone asks, I tell them that our family is shoe-free, but guests are optional. Most take off shoes, but some do not. That's fine.

When guests or workers come through, I clean after them. I think it is completely inhospitable to ask guests or workers to take their shoes off and not only inhospitable but also unreasonable to ask a worker to take their shoes off while working in your house. If the thought of dirty shoes in your shower really makes you want to vomit, you need to see a psychologist or psychiatrist for your OCD. If someone were to work in my shower with dirty shoes, I'd wait until they left, then I would get the bathroom cleaner with bleach from the closet, spray it down, go do something for 10 minutes and come back and rinse it off. How hard is that? It's much better to clean up after someone than to be so rude to them as you were, OP.

This is exactly what we do. Op - please try this and grow up...

[Anonymous]

If this person was doing it as a favor to you, then yes you shouldn't have said anything.

I'm a neat freak & would be super grossed out as well!

[Anonymous]

This thread cracks me up. One of the funniest posts today.

OP - you do understand what showers are for, right? And, I assume you and your family do not dine on the shower floor?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If he was doing work for free, then yes unreasonable.

Do you not know that bird droppings can cause diseases in humans?

Then I advise a few things

#1 don't lick the shower - this will greatly decrease your likelihood of getting sick from the germs
#2 get a bidet - you are aware that fecal matter can cause infection in humans right? After all you you don't want any microscopic bits if human droppings in your shower do you?
#3 bleach your kids before they get in the shower, nothing is quite as germ-infested as a young child, no matter how clean they look

or skip all those and just clean the shower after the workman leaves a rinse down with bleach and then regular cleaner will do.

[Anonymous]

I hope he had contagious toenail or foot fungus and got THAT all over your shower.

OP, this is not normal or healthy behavior. You need to talk to a proffesional about ways to work through this issue.

[Anonymous]

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