Yuck!! I am not necessarily a neat freak, but I always wash my hands after going to the men's room. However, I have noticed that some men don't do this simple routine. After zipping up, walk over to the sink, turn on the water, get your hands wet, put some soap on your hands, rub your hands together, keep rubbing until they at least appear clean and then dry them. No, not on your dirty work shirt or jeans!! Oh and by the way, it doesn't matter if you use hot, warm or cold water with soap. Seriously read about it here: Hand Washing. Especially the 7th paragraph in the Answer section.
OK. I went to the men's room. Another guy came in about the same time and went to the toilet to the right of me. We both finished and exited our spots but then it happened. I went to the right past the toilet to go wash my hands in one of the two sinks. The other guy just turned around and started to exit to the left. I was in the way. What I realized next is why I was determined to post this whole story.
As he turned around to exit he was also zipping up. So there I am about to walk into a guy zipping his pants up. Awkward!! I also realized that if he was exiting after zipping he wasn't going to wash his hands. Some people would think "who cares", but just let me finish. He is a maintenance man. He would already have dirty hands from working and didn't clean them first. Gross. But even grosser is now that I have washed my hands I will have to grab the same door handle that he just did with his dirty, germ hands. Again, "who cares" right. Well how would you like to drink from the water fountain he just touched. Or better yet, I went to lunch just after this and so did he. I am just glad I bought a drink this day. He had to work on the ice and water machine with his bare-or should I say covered in germs-hands. BLUUHHchhh!
OK. This guy is married. He touches dirty things all day when he works. Doesn't wash before or after going to the men's room. Then goes home to be with his wife. I feel sorry for her!! Please just think of other people and wash your hands.
Oh and then there are the guys who like me have to wear latex gloves when they work. I always take my gloves off after I open the door to the men's room and right before doing my duty. Some of the guys, including my coworkers, wear their gloves in do what they need to and leave without ever changing their gloves. So, not only do I have to touch the handle again, but now the same things that I work with have their yucky men's room germs on them. I am just glad I have gloves on once I am back in my work area.
For those guys who wear their gloves in and then go.., at least throw your gloves away before you exit the men's room. I don't care that you want to touch your own self with your work germs, just don't touch me with all the other germs.
Hands are the biggest germ carriers anyway. Remember the best way to get rid of germs/colds/flu's is to not have them in the first place. One of the best ways to prevent getting them is to wash your hands.
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