To have refused to clean it up?

[SickOfRoses]

I’m a cleaner. Got to work yesterday and other members of staff kept following me around - they ultimately recorded me going into the men’s toilets. On the floor was wet torn up toilet roll, toilet roll “balls” splattered on the walls, toilet roll slung all over the toilet and what appeared to be shit smeared all over the toilet and floor (turned out to be chocolate syrup). There was also an elf on the floor holding an empty toilet roll tube.

The other staff members were in hysterics recording my reaction. I didn’t see the funny side at all and walked out suggesting they clean up their mess so I could get on with my job. In my defence I didn’t feel that well to start with, hadn’t slept well and had slipped on the way into work and hurt my hip.

I was called a misery, reminded that it was Christmas and told to lighten up. They have now uploaded the video of my reaction to Facebook and it has been shared twice already and I’m worried it will end up going “viral”. I have asked them to remove it and will be going to management if they don’t.
Am I being unreasonable??

They sound pathetic, I would have also refused to clean up a mess they'd purposefully made in order to film a video and post it online.

Go to HR. It's bullying.

They should be sacked for putting that video up. Can you contact Facebook? I would make a very serious complaint to their managers.

YANBU in the slightest.

YANBU. I'd pre-empt it and show the management tbh- it's presumably misconduct on their part.

'Pranks' are only funny is everyone involved finds them funny. If they're just designed to humiliate someone then that's bullying, pure and simply. And bullying in a work environment (aside from being shit in the way bullying is anywhere) is totally unprofessional. YANBU at all.

I'm so sorry this happened to you, OP. It's bullying and completely unacceptable. What absolute twats these people are! I think you need to go to management and report this before they take the post down. Most companies now have a policy around posting anything on social media that gives a poor impression of the organisation, which their behaviour certainly does.

I agree it’s disgusting and disrespectful. Not only that uploading the video is bullying and the only person being shown in the wrong light is them. Report to your line manager immediately and let them deal.

That’s awful. And bullying uploading it to Facebook and likely going against your works social media policy. Tell your manager and HR now, and make a copy of the video for evidence.

Horrendous and this is bullying!! I'd be in HR immediately and have that removed with a full apology

Go to HR asap. It’s bullying and creating a hostile work environment.

You work with idiots unfortunately - I’d make a complaint.

YANBU
That's awful. You had every right to refuse. They should not have videoed you and NOT shared it. Awful behaviour. Yes that's bullying

I can't believe you're asking.

Go to management now. Expecting you to clean up their prank is unacceptable.

Well arent they just fucking hilarious?
Report to HR, it’s horrible

Their excuse is that numerous members of staff have been pranked by “the elf” and I’m the only one that has had a problem with it. What they fail to realise is that everyone else don’t clean as their actual job. For me it was simply adding to my work.

Yes go to HR. I agree with pp, this is bullying

Make a formal complaint. For help ring ACAS. This is appalling, bullying and utterly mean. It is not you, it's them.

They pulled this prank deliberately to humiliate you and make your job harder.
Then, rather than apologise when they realised you were upset they tried to make out that you were the one with the problem. Then they have filmed all this and shared it on Facebook without your permission. There were several of them and one of you.
Report it to management or HR.
You are not overreacting... it wasn't ok.

Not funny at all - go to Hr

This definitely isn’t ok. I’m sorry they did this, OP.

Twats!

I agree with the others. Straight to HR. It's not funny and is a really shitty way to behave. sounds like they need to grow up massively.

@SickOfRoses , you say "in my defence , I felt ill and had an injury". You don't need a defence. These idiots set up a disgusting-looking scenario just to make you feel humiliated. You were trying to do your job.
If you don't already have a way of approaching HR, please find out how to do it.