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To have refused to clean it up?

190 replies

SickOfRoses · 18/12/2021 08:48

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??

OP posts:
Pegasushaswings · 18/12/2021 09:39

That’s absolutely terrible, and to film you?! Not funny at all and completely out of order!
I think you reacted better than I’d have done x

MrsLargeEmbodied · 18/12/2021 09:39

go to management

SheldonesqueTheBstard · 18/12/2021 09:39

And they can clean it up too.

ememem84 · 18/12/2021 09:39

Not funny. Guessing none of them cleaned it?

I’d be going to hr.

Theunamedcat · 18/12/2021 09:41

That's awful

BorsetshireBanality · 18/12/2021 09:41

You need to get a copy of video and contact HR as soon as possible, so they will be facing a pile of shit on Monday morning!

Steelesauce · 18/12/2021 09:42

I love a prank but I would never do this! It seems really mean and targeted. As a manager I would really go to town on the people responsible and that video would be taken down. Please report this!

ComDummings · 18/12/2021 09:43

This is definitely bullying, you need to take this further. Sorry your colleagues are such dicks.

wheresmyshoe · 18/12/2021 09:44

Bad enough that they did it but absolutely reprehensible to film your reaction and I am lost for words that they uploaded it. Absolute arseholes, the lot of them. Report as high and as loud as you can!

rainbowstardrops · 18/12/2021 09:45

I wouldn't have cleaned it up either!
They sound like 12 year olds.

BorsetshireBanality · 18/12/2021 09:45

You need to do this as soon as you can as they will talk about your reaction as not doing your job, contractually, while their behaviour was just a bit of Xmas fun to make everyone laugh and improve morale.

Weirdlynormal · 18/12/2021 09:46

Flowers for you OP. I hope you feel better soon.

Your reasoning is spot on. You are totally justified in feeling pissed off.

BreatheAndFocus · 18/12/2021 09:47

Bullying! Get the truth in to HR quickly because I’m sure they’ll be full of ‘it was just a joke blah blah’. Setting someone up like this, laughing at them and filming them is humiliating, and most definitely bullying. I’d be hitting the roof!

RhubarbFairy · 18/12/2021 09:48

This is appalling. The only upside I can see to them having recorded it and posted it online is now you can save that video for your own evidence against them in case they realise that they're in trouble and take it down.

They have been so disrespectful to you. It's vile. I echo what PPs have said abit going to HR. Don't back down until they are held accountable.

stmw123 · 18/12/2021 09:48

HR immediately

1concernedmummy · 18/12/2021 09:48

This is completely unacceptable. You should make a formal complaint. Posting the video online without your consent is a GDPR breach.

GiantHaystacks2021 · 18/12/2021 09:49

Who's the langer who voted YABU?

That's unacceptable.
Go to HR.

1concernedmummy · 18/12/2021 09:50

Would agree with other posters to take a copy of the video as evidence for when it gets taken down (film it with your phone).

SimpsonsXmasBoogie · 18/12/2021 09:51

I would download the video right now for evidence, as well as taking some screenshots of where it is uploaded so they can see which staff members are sharing it. Then as soon as you've done that, speak to manager or HR. Do it today.

DukkaTheHallsWithBoughsOfHolly · 18/12/2021 09:52

You need to save the video before it gets taken down.

TorchesTorches · 18/12/2021 09:53

Well done on refusing to clean it up. I HATE "wind-ups" which is what this is. They are calculated to put you in your place (ie lower down the pecking order), and are an assertion of status. People react badly to being called out on them, because you are refusing to accept your lower status.

Report report report.

MajorCarolDanvers · 18/12/2021 09:53

Please go to HR / Management about this. It is appalling behaviour.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 18/12/2021 09:55

Straight to HR

This is awful. Complete bullying and designed to humiliate you. Can’t believe anyone would do that!

ArblemarzipanTFruitcake · 18/12/2021 09:56

YANBU

RockinHorseShit · 18/12/2021 09:56

HR or management to deal with them & make them take down the video. It's pathetic schoolyard bullying, let HR do their jobs

As for how these people view you. Do you honestly really care what such pathetic immature imbeciles think of you ... I know I wouldn't