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Smell in work toilets...:-(

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BlazesBoylansHat · 12/04/2024 13:28

I've recently changed jobs & have moved from a small organisation to a large one.
There are 2 blocks of toilets on my floor & one of them is near the canteen which is on my floor, so potentially gets more traffic

But Oh. My. God. The smell of unwashed foof is overwhelming. On top occasions I've opened the door to go into the room where there are 3 cubicles & backed out. It's revolting.
It's not crap. It's unwashed under carriages & to be honest I'm pretty shocked by it.

The toilets are clean & looked after. I see the cleaners in & out etc..they are internal so no windows & ventilation is obviously very poor.

I work in local government & there's a dress code etc so people look presentable but Jesus christ a lot of the women using these facilities REALLY need to improve their hygiene..

I don't remember this being so bad before but I might have been spoiled when working in small offices before.

I wish people would wash more 🤢 i read the threads here with people claiming not to need/ bother showering daily & that they don't smell etc but my experience says otherwise!

I shower every morning & wear clean clothes daily. And now I've become a bit paranoid about smelling....!!

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Shadowboy · 12/04/2024 13:47

I’ve smelt the smell before - I remember using the toilet after a colleague and it smelt of unwashed female parts - a bit like stale sex and some sort of yeasty smell. Stood next to her you couldn’t really smell it, but my god after the toilet, wow it was strong.
I smelt it again a month of so later, after the same individual- never any other time.

AntonFeckoff · 12/04/2024 13:46

saveforthat · 12/04/2024 13:45

If the toilets have a lingering smell of unwashed "foof" then surely that person would smell bad if you stood next to them?

I have experienced this before, with someone who didn't wash very often. It's a very particular smell.

Hoppinggreen · 12/04/2024 13:46

BettyShagter · 12/04/2024 13:29

If the toilets are clean and well looked after, you're being ridiculous.

And also quite weird.

Hmmmmm, yes lets all talk about unwashed ladies private parts

BettyShagter · 12/04/2024 13:46

Interesting choice of user name from the OP.

For those who don't know, Blazes Boylan is a book character who has a very sleazy personality and is quite disrespectful towards women.

saveforthat · 12/04/2024 13:45

If the toilets have a lingering smell of unwashed "foof" then surely that person would smell bad if you stood next to them?

AntonFeckoff · 12/04/2024 13:43

I know exactly what you mean OP.

PhuckyNell · 12/04/2024 13:43

How do you know it's that? You might have your nose too close to your own foof

underscorer · 12/04/2024 13:43

Evolutionarygoals · 12/04/2024 13:40

You've not noticed your colleagues smelling bad outside of the toilets? If not, then I'd suggest it's far more likely to be an issue with the drains than the women at your workplace having stinky nether regions.

This. You're being really weird.

gamerchick · 12/04/2024 13:43

People won't believe you, but women who don't wash regularly or change their underwear regularly or on their period absolutely do leave a lingering odor behind after using the toilet. It doesn't last long usually.

GettingtheElectric · 12/04/2024 13:43

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Well, or this.

MsVictoria · 12/04/2024 13:43

I know what you mean, but I'm surprised you don't smell it anywhere else. I had a colleague who stank, but it was also noticeable in the actual office.

GettingtheElectric · 12/04/2024 13:43

And you're distinguishing the precise scent of 'unwashed foof' from sweaty armpits or the odour of any other party of the body exactly how?

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Runningbird43 · 12/04/2024 13:42

So do your colleagues smell?

if it’s bad enough that the smell lingers strongly after they’ve exited the toilets, you must be able to smell them when talking or sitting/standing near?

either every woman has an odour problem, or the toilets have an odour problem. I’m more inclined to think it’s the latter or the whole building would smell with all these unwashed people wandering around.

Happinessisamyth · 12/04/2024 13:42

If this is a genuine thread then it Sounds like the sanitary bins need emptying more frequently.

thedendrochronologist · 12/04/2024 13:42

We have one unisex toilet shared between 8 staff predominately and whoever else is near by

The stench created by one (male- not foof) is absolutely vile. It's both their personal toilet smells and unwashed, overweight yeasty smell and unwashed clothes and greasy hair.

It is vile.

BettyShagter · 12/04/2024 13:41

BlazesBoylansHat · 12/04/2024 13:38

I'm not being weird. And I'm not the only one who's experienced it @EvenStillIWantTo its a very particular thing & I too find it nauseating

Of course you're being weird.

You have no idea whether the smell is specifically from unwashed genitals, unless of course you recognise that pungent smell from your own.

It's far more likely to be a huge build up of cleaning fluids, that have continually cleaned away urine and faeces etc.

Not unusual with poor ventilation and no windows.

Evolutionarygoals · 12/04/2024 13:40

You've not noticed your colleagues smelling bad outside of the toilets? If not, then I'd suggest it's far more likely to be an issue with the drains than the women at your workplace having stinky nether regions.

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BlazesBoylansHat · 12/04/2024 13:40

Nope not the bin

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FriedGold · 12/04/2024 13:39

Do you mean the sanitary bin?

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BlazesBoylansHat · 12/04/2024 13:38

You absolutely 100% can @Universalsnail. And I wish you couldn't

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BlazesBoylansHat · 12/04/2024 13:38

I'm not being weird. And I'm not the only one who's experienced it @EvenStillIWantTo its a very particular thing & I too find it nauseating

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Universalsnail · 12/04/2024 13:37

I am so confused as to what you are talking about. I don't think you can smell "unwashed foof" in toilet blocks. If the toilet smells it'll be something to do with the toilets / system. Not random employees "unwashed foofs"

EvenStillIWantTo · 12/04/2024 13:34

I worked in a call centre and the smell in the toilets there was similar. It's a very particular smell that gives me the absolute boak.

BettyShagter · 12/04/2024 13:29

If the toilets are clean and well looked after, you're being ridiculous.

And also quite weird.