Is it just me, or ..

TarfHead

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I'm happy to lean into being middle-aged and to be selectively dismissive of aspects of modern life that didn't exist in the world in which I grew up. Sometimes I wonder it is just me, or are some behaviours just unequivocally unacceptable.

Like today. I'm at a work and felt the need to visit the office bathroom. As I went to go in, someone was coming out engaged on a phone call. That's not unusual but he was carrying an open laptop in his other hand.

The sight of men at urinals checking their phones or conducting phone-calls is one I have come across before, but an open laptop in a 'public' bathroom is a new low.

Is it just me .. ?
 
I think that's crossing a line... just about acceptable if after you've washed your hands you get a call... but carrying on the call all through your time in the bathroom is gross.
 
Not just you TarfHead. These are the people who are "always busy" but never seem to get a lot done. If you cannot manage your time effectively enough to allow yourself go to the toilet without having to bring your work (or phone) with you it says a lot about how you operate. I would also hate to be the person on the other end of the line if the person you are talking to is on the toilet! o_O
 
I would also hate to be the person on the other end of the line if the person you are talking to is on the toilet
or even updating on this forum while otherwise "occupied" :eek:

but an open laptop in a 'public' bathroom is a new low.

Tarfhead - I agree with you - especially in relation to laptops in the bathroom. Experienced similar here at work of the tip-tap of keys in the toilet stall next to me - could never get my head around such practices!
 
Tarfhead - I agree with you - especially in relation to laptops in the bathroom. Experienced similar here at work of the tip-tap of keys in the toilet stall next to me - could never get my head around such practices!
They might be watching Porn...
 
It could be worse , I worked with an extremely eccentric gentleman who was an avid sailor and helped crew a large yacht that engaged in competitive racing.
Behind the last cubicle in the gent’s toilet was a panel which when removed accessed a ladder that ran from the ground floor to the roof 7 floors up.
This chap removed the panel climbed in and climbed up and down as fast and as often as he could manage emerging from the cubicle in rag order still wearing his everyday working attire minus the suit jacket , this was a sight that any of us who were lucky enough to witness it will ever forget.
Unfortunately this fitness regime came to management’s attention and was summarily halted , when asked to explain why he engaged in this particular activity he explained that it was to assist him in climbing the mast if called upon during the races mentioned above.
They just don’t make bankers the way they used to
 
In Cork, we have the Irish Examiner. It is best read in the toilet when you are picking out horses you think will win in the racing page. There are no interruptions and it's just you and your biro. What more inspiration does one need? Now, there's some good advice for punters.
 
Reading this thread first, I thought, yes this is a new low. Then Purple went lower.
 
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