Wow, I hated my cubicle next to the noisy printer and microwave banter but feel better after reading this. Can you time breaks so that you aren't in your cubicle when someone is about to come out? I'd get an air purifier, or better yet, tell your boss and have them buy you one. Why should you have to pay for one yourself? And print yourself up a sign for your cubicle that says what you said earlier "BE KIND TO YOUR COWORKERS: POOP AT HOME".

It's true you are inhaling low doses of chemicals.

BUT:

Indoor pollution is mainly formaldehyde through wall paints and carpeting, as well as drywall and insulation. It is also dust and microbes from dirty air vents.

So all things considered, OP, the additional dose you are getting from air fresheners and bathroom cleaners is probably not going to tip the balance. You're getting poisoned anyway, just like the rest of us!

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Anonymous wrote:I used to sit near the bathrooms, so you have my sympathies. Fun/gross fact: only men will boldly march into the bathroom carrying a newspaper gleefully, happy to announce to all where they're going and what they're about to do. Women won't. I used to know what time each man pooped and which paper he liked to read while doing it. so gross.

I know right?! DH says all the men fill the stalls in the bathroom at 9am after their morning coffees.

If I have to go at work, I try to find a time when no one else is in the bathroom.

HOW DOES HE KNOW?

He's in there too! Believe me! He's quite pleased to be pooping on the clock.

The sitting down all day isn't healthy. I'd at least take periodic walks for fresh air and circulation. Can you ask to move somewhere less gross?

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Anonymous wrote:I used to sit near the bathrooms, so you have my sympathies. Fun/gross fact: only men will boldly march into the bathroom carrying a newspaper gleefully, happy to announce to all where they're going and what they're about to do. Women won't. I used to know what time each man pooped and which paper he liked to read while doing it. so gross.

I know right?! DH says all the men fill the stalls in the bathroom at 9am after their morning coffees.

If I have to go at work, I try to find a time when no one else is in the bathroom.

HOW DOES HE KNOW?

Dude I would seriously get another job.

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a shitty situation. I don't know if it's unhealthy per se, but poop has germs and if you can smell it you're in range of the germs. I'd be particularly worried about the chemicals though. I'd be very direct with everyone about it, esp my boss and just ask for a solution. Maybe they'll spring for don't poo potpourri which is supposed to kill the smell of poop before the turd ever hits the bowl.

Bwahahahaha.

Sorry, OP. I hate sitting near the bathrooms on airplanes. I have a sensitive nose and I seriously get migraines from the fumes and, I'm guessing, the psychological impact of the nearness to the smells. Yuck.

This is destined to be a classic thread, btw.

Sounds like a shitty situation. I don't know if it's unhealthy per se, but poop has germs and if you can smell it you're in range of the germs. I'd be particularly worried about the chemicals though. I'd be very direct with everyone about it, esp my boss and just ask for a solution. Maybe they'll spring for don't poo potpourri which is supposed to kill the smell of poop before the turd ever hits the bowl.

OP, what type of office is this?

I worked somewhere like this and the CEO's asst desk was 4 ft from men's room door. She complained and lucky for her, the boss liked her and had lots of $$. Boss paid for them to build her a cubicle, so she wouldn't have to see or hear the men going in and out of the men's room all day long.

You have my sympathies. If I had to smell poop all day long I would have to quit.

I don't know about unhealthy but it sure as hell would be a hostile workplace situation for me.

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Anonymous wrote:This is disgusting.

yea, i know. i live it everyday.

so sorry. this sounds really disgusting and unpleasant.

ugh thanks. it is. whats even worse when the person you hate goes in there. then having to smell their stench after. imagine.

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Anonymous wrote:This is disgusting.

yea, i know. i live it everyday.

so sorry. this sounds really disgusting and unpleasant.

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Anonymous wrote:I used to sit near the bathrooms, so you have my sympathies. Fun/gross fact: only men will boldly march into the bathroom carrying a newspaper gleefully, happy to announce to all where they're going and what they're about to do. Women won't. I used to know what time each man pooped and which paper he liked to read while doing it. so gross.

I know right?! DH says all the men fill the stalls in the bathroom at 9am after their morning coffees.

If I have to go at work, I try to find a time when no one else is in the bathroom.

Omg why cant they go before they get to work?! I try my hardest to before I leave the house. Its so unpleasant

Shit, you think that's bad. Try to pee between 9-10, it's a gas chamber!

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Anonymous wrote:I used to sit near the bathrooms, so you have my sympathies. Fun/gross fact: only men will boldly march into the bathroom carrying a newspaper gleefully, happy to announce to all where they're going and what they're about to do. Women won't. I used to know what time each man pooped and which paper he liked to read while doing it. so gross.

I know right?! DH says all the men fill the stalls in the bathroom at 9am after their morning coffees.

If I have to go at work, I try to find a time when no one else is in the bathroom.

Omg why cant they go before they get to work?! I try my hardest to before I leave the house. Its so unpleasant

Anonymous wrote:I used to sit near the bathrooms, so you have my sympathies. Fun/gross fact: only men will boldly march into the bathroom carrying a newspaper gleefully, happy to announce to all where they're going and what they're about to do. Women won't. I used to know what time each man pooped and which paper he liked to read while doing it. so gross.

I know right?! DH says all the men fill the stalls in the bathroom at 9am after their morning coffees.

If I have to go at work, I try to find a time when no one else is in the bathroom.