Pooing at work!

[Witchtower]

My manager has asked me to time my bowel movements so that I can poo during my half hour lunch break. This is the first poo I have ever done at work!
Is this even legal?

How long had you been "MIA" for?

10mins.
Was this actually reported as a fake thread?
I can 100% assure you it’s not!

The truth is I like my manager but he’s very new to the role and has a lot to learn. I’m venting here rather then my union. But this 100% happened. I haven’t got time to troll.
I’m so shocked myself that I’ve had to clarify it a few times but each time I’m told it’s what’s expected.

Tbh what I would like is some advice. Legislation seems to be vague but there is something in the health and safety at work act 1974 which discusses the impact of not going to the toilet can have a detrimental effect of your health.

Probably reported as there is a notorious poo troll who posts poo stories and asks others to share...

I'll be honest, I did wonder too!

I quite enjoy a bowel movement on company time!! No way I'd be changing my habits 😂

He was joking, surely?

And why answer your phone while you're on the loo? For goodness sake, nobody needs to be this contactable!

I don’t work in an office. If I’m called it’s usually for a good reason and usually one of urgency. I need to have my phone on me at all times. Which is something else i disagree with but that’s a whole other thread.

I can 100% assure you he was NOT joking.

@ MyFartWillGoOn is there seriously a poo troll?

So let's say the call is urgent. Are you suggesting you'd stop halfway through? Of course not, so why not just reply when you've finished? There is a limit to being 'on call' surely?

We had a female manager once who stood outside the women’s toilets timing everyone. Then told us all how long we could spend...some people are just batshit crazy.

@ MinTheMinx
In hindsight I probably shouldn’t have answered but the conversation would have happened regardless.

From now on I’m going to tell him I need to change my pad and I’ll see how well that goes down.

He is insane - what if you go for a pee and a ninja poo sneaks up on you (happens to me quite often!).

It would be different if you were taking the piss (pardon the pun) and going to the toilet every half hour, but everyone needs to use the toilet at some stage and if he is holding it in as he says, I would have asked him what sized cork he uses.....

Well I realised that he actually walked out of the toilet before I went in but he didn’t see me. Cheeky bugger!
I used the men’s as their toilet is much larger and cleaner than the ladies 😂

Joking aside, this is actually really bad. It's intrusive, controlling and could be interpreted by some as intimidating. Somebody needs to have a serious word with this guy before he gets himself into serious shit

www.guardiansupport.co.uk/blog/can-you-put-restrictions-on-toilet-breaks-at-work/

A quick google brought this up. It can be a health and safety issue. You weren't taking an excessive amount of toilet breaks. Tell him to let you poo in peace!

I poo 24-7 with my bag for life wonder how he’d feel about that one

@BendNSnap that’s exactly what I found today but slightly vague. I don’t think there is specific regulations on it.

@pigeononthegate you’re right. Sometimes I’m laughing as I genuinely can’t believe this happened and then at times I’m annoyed because I think WOW how did that happen.

The convo ended as I was shoes out as they had a meeting with someone else but I was told that we would have to agree to disagree and I said if I need a poo, I need a poo.

Also I’m on medication that makes me shite. But he doesn’t know that 😂

@pigeononthegate I did say to him that he should prob stop talking as he could get himself in trouble. Expectation isn’t legislation.

I can't believe you answered the phone on the toilet and told your manager you were having a poo .
I remember I went to the toilet once at work and my manager coming to get me because I had a phone call I was like I'm sure it could of waited .

I used to answer my phone on the lol if I knew who was ringing (no one rings me these days though).

It's an infringement on your rights to insist you hold it. What if you have IBS, IBD, Crohns, a stoma which needs emptying, any other number of continence related conditions? It would be discrimination. So no, he can't insist on that. And yes. There's a poo troll, p.e in panties troll, all kinds of trolls.

I wouldn’t bother looking at legislation and just don’t discuss it with him again. Don’t answer your phone on the toilet. Whatever it is can wait a few minutes til you’ve answered the call of nature.

YABU, who does a poo at work?

@SourDoughSophie

When I’ve got to go, I’ve got to go. I cannot hold it. Ps no one should hold it. Very bad for you.

YABU, who does a poo at work?

People with a healthy attitude towards bodily functions.