This happens quite frequently at the restaurant where I work and has happened three times that I've seen in my seven hour shift today! We have perfectly good and spacious baby changing facilities available where I work which are rarely in use, yet some parents seem to think that it's okay to whip off their childs poo-ey nappy at a bar/garden table, in front of around 50+ other paying guests and start changing before either leaving the nappy in a nappy bag on their table for one of us staff members to pick up when they leave or put the dirty nappy into our outside bins which are dotted between the tables!
The third time it happened I went over to the lady just as she was about to take off the nappy and just mentioned that we had changing facilities inside and she said "Yes, I know." And then carried on as if I'd said nothing!
I absolutely adore kids and cannot wait to work with them again, but I have no wish to see their poo covered bottoms whilst walking around taking food to people.
AIBU to think this is at least a bit weird if not socially unacceptable?!
AIBU?
to be peeved at parents changing their kids nappies in a busy restaurant?!
confuseddotcodotuk · 17/04/2011 22:45
I wouldn't do it unless a poonami had occurred and movement would result in mass seepage (my 5mo DS occasionally produces what seems like double his own weight in poo at one sitting). Wouldn't leave the nappy lying around afterwards though, even in a nappy sack, how gross.
Do the parents bother to use the facilities themselves or just drop 'em and have a satisfying dump outside aswell...? 
Einstein, unsure if it's a joke or not but I work at a very reputable and popular Bar/Restaurant on the outskirts of Bath. We had, quite literally, hundreds of covers today, it was hetic and the last thing we needed was customer complaints about other customers doing this :(
The parents are pretty good at using the facilities themselves 
Though saying that, on less busy days when we get the odd drunken group of adults in it has been known for them to wonder into our little foresty area for a quick whizz 
We also get parents who let their kids pee in the bushes because the toilets are 'too far away'
Sorry Einstein, t'was a joke I think I'd feel worse if it was going on in Maccy D's, we at least clean our tables as often as we can
saffy: Sorry, no can say, my restaurant is actually brilliant apart from the quirks of some customers! Our food is mostly homemade down to the sauces and everything and our chef is amazing considering his kitchen is a third of the size it should be for this kind of business! I'm very proud to work for a place like this :)
Honestly, the more I think about it the more I think it's minging
I had to tell a Tesco employee to get his fleece out of the chilled cabinet the other day (put there while he was re-stocking) 
what the fuck is wrong with people these days?
Basic common sense, let alone hygiene FFS
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Firawla: In case it upsets them enough to cause complaint or some such rubbish. Technically we can report it to a manager to deal with as a staff member doing it would seem unprofessional and our word isn't trusted/can be twisted/etc but by the time the manager can deal with the situ it's too late. Already been done. :(
Shaving: fleece in the chilled cabinet? That's just weird imo, why put a fleece in the chilled section?!
Many people seem to lack common sense, since starting to work at this restaurant I've discovered that to be more true than not
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