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When I was in the 411 department for AT&T we had basically about 10 minutes a day that we could be off of the phone and we still met our adherence for the day. If a emergency situation came up then you'd have to let a manager know. That was hard to adjust to but I worked in a call center so my job is to be on the phone working.
I do agree that today employers are making things basically impossible for people. It's hard to find a good employer. I think now I have a great employer and I will make sure that i meet any standards so I don't have to go back to this whole job search stuff again.
Actually, they limited bathroom time to an average of 66 minutes a day. They are guaranteed 60 minutes per day for breaks, which they can spend sitting on the crapper or checking Facebook or whatever.
Do they get to take their breaks whenever they want to? Because otherwise, the breaks aren't really solving the problem.
The minute someone takes a crap on the floor they will get rid of this idea.
Someone could point out that a "good" way of adhering to the plicy is to not wash your hands...(well, they'd probably institute some handwashing policy then...)
A related experience. The office I work in has timers on the lights. One day I walk into the mens room which automatically turned the lights back on, and almost immediately heard the tell-tale sounds of someone waking suddenly from slumber in the farthest stall down the row...disturbing and funny all at the same time.
Ugh. I'm actually surprised they can do that. What about the people with OAB or other health conditions?
They can't do that in our state. There have been court cases. You need to go; you get to go. There is also a rule that you get five minutes per hour time off if you work a certain number of hours. I don't remember what that is but I am sure the state labor board will be happy to inform them.
Do they get to take their breaks whenever they want to? Because otherwise, the breaks aren't really solving the problem.
I would assume, in a unionized manufacturing environment, that they get two 15 minute breaks mid-morning and mid-afternoon, and a half hour for lunch. So there are three opportunities to use the facilities without tapping the 60 minute pool of other bathroom time. Those minutes can be saved for those occasions where nature calls urgently, which are hopefully few and far between.
If someone has a medical condition or disability where they need a reasonable accommodation that involves exceeding that time on a regular basis, they should make the employer aware of that. The article posted doesn't mention how the company would handle such a request, but one would hope they would at least comply with the ADA.
Hey, the company is Water Saver. What do you expect.
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