Ryan's Currently Unnamed Blog

OK... i don't get it... i really don't.

I've had the pleasure of working late a lot recently... and as such.. i've gotten to know the cleaning crew and the security guys pretty well.

Today I had the pleasure of walking by the bathrooms at work while they were being cleaned. I'm very familiar with the guys bathrooms in the office. They are like bathrooms... blue tile floor, which extends about 4 feet up the walls with a lighter tile above that (i think.. i'm going off memory).

But, i caught a look into the woman's restroom... and theirs is carpeted (granted, same rugged office carpeting), and they have mauve wallpaper.. and chairs to sit around in.

This raises several interesting questions... Do people hang out in the bathroom at work and relax? Do they talk to other people? I know in the men's room, its all business... you rarely acknowledge other people (except for those few people who don't seem to know that rule, and they make everyone uncomfortable). And carpeting? I wonder if that extends into the other areas or if thats just in the lounge area that I saw... but a carpeted bathroom sounds like hell to keep clean. Or maybe guys are just slobs. or maybe they thing that the guys bathroom appeals to guys more...

Do they really put thought into this kind of stuff?!? Are consultants that do research on this and recommend to companies how their bathrooms should be?

i have about a thousand other questions... but i think i need to go back and look again next time I'm alone in the building. One thing is true... I've put FAR too much thought into this already...