When the sign says, “employees must wash hands after using bathroom,” Brent takes it very seriously. He says he was using the toilet at a Wendy’s, and spotted a worker use the bathroom and head right back to fondling the fries without scrubbing his hands. That’s when Brent decided to call out the guy in front of the entire restaurant. Here’s his story and what happened next…
There I am going pee in Wendy’s by my office when a Wendy’s employee comes into the bathroom and goes into the stall to pee. I wash my hands, dry them and exit as I hear a flush. I get about 3 seconds out of the bathroom and guess who comes out of the bathroom! I’m in gross shock at this point but I think “Ok maybe he’s going on break and he will wash after he smokes ones…”WRONG! He not only went behind the counter he started handling fries! So what do I do? “Excuse me, I would like to see your manager.”"Um Larry, this guy wants you!… I don’t know he wants a manager!”Larry the manager comes to the counter and about 5 employees are eyes glued! Including Mr. Dirty Hands Fry-man.”Yeah that guy right there working the fries with the mustache, he was just in the bathroom at the same time I was and he left without washing his hands.”
The room fell SILENT!
About 6 people were standing at the counter waiting for their food, plus 10 people sitting close enough to hear this, plus the onlooking employees, INCLUDING Mr. Dirty Hands Fry-man.Now Mr. Dirty Hands Fry-man had this look on his face that can only be explained as a look that said “YOU SON OF A !!!” Without actually saying a word. Fearing he might come over the counter or throw something at my head I bid them farewell. “I’ll just go to Burger King.” I watched over my shoulder the whole way and I am pleased to say that I saw a couple of familiar faces at Burger King a few minutes later.
Chalk one up for customers!
Sure, he could have spoken privately to the manager to handle it more discreetly. Or filed a complaint with the Health Inspector. But I’ll bet you every worker at that Wendy’s washes their hands after using the bathroom now.
Reminds me of a scene from a Seinfeld episode:
Health Inspector: Are you Poppie?
POPPIE: I’m Poppie.
Health Inspector: I think you’d better come with me.
POPPIE: What’s the problem?
(Poppie leaves with the Health Inspector)
AUDREY: What do they want from Poppie?
JERRY: Well, Poppie’s a little sloppy.
See? Not quite as dramatic.
Mr. Dirty-hands Fry-man [Where is everybody???]
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@Mr. Guy: Agreed.
@Neophiliack: That’s my motto. The only health problems I have are from smoking for 5 years.
I doubt telling the employee to turn around and wash his hands would have accomplished much. It’s up to the manager to keep his asshat employees in line and that process works a lot better when the owner of the store reads “customer complained about employee not washing hands after using restroom, in front of entire staff and people waiting in line…” in the incident log. I’m pretty sure at least one head will roll.
Fuck it, even if I was making minimum wage, I’d take my job seriously.
@scottkw:
Thank God for your list … I just wish you could search by zipcode cause I would send this to my office of about 300 people …
We have some freak who builds a nest of paper towels and tp on the toilet seat about 3 inches high and then leaves it there after it’s done. You people need help. He’s also started his little pile of paper towels behind the bathroom door. Now I’m going to go take a dump and sit directly on the seat.
@shiznannigan: I’m with you. The paper towel door opener’s madness is flawed.
I think germophobes and people who silently judge, and turn their noses up, at those who don’t wash their hands, and then teach their children to do the same, are the ones that are disgusting.
Yes, I usually wash my hands after I use the bathroom. No, I don’t do it every time. Prolly 75%. And I don’t feel guilty about it and I sure as hell wouldn’t be embarrassed if someone busted me out about it. I don’t piss on myself, I don’t shit in public bathrooms and my dick isn’t dirty. I also don’t handle your food for a living.
I’m not a disgusting person and I’m not going to let someone with ridiculous cleanliness standards make me feel like I am.
People who won’t touch their own food, even after they wash their hands? That’s disgusting.
People who use “door towels?” Disgusting.
I think I even read a comment about someone using the inside of their shirt to touch a door handle. That doesn’t even make sense!!! You don’t want the germs on your hands, where you can quickly wash them off, but you’ll leave them on your shirt all day? WTF!?!!
It’s this type of behavior that is contributing to consumers being entirely too neurotic. We as a society have been living just fine all these years without door towels and hand sanitizer, So please don’t let the companies that produce these products sucker you into thinking you need to be armed to the teeth to fight germs.
About the article itself, the OP did not see with his own eyes the fact that the employee did not wash his hands, and therefore should not have busted him out publicly. At best he should have left it anonymous(like, “Your employees aren’t washing their hands when they leave the batroom, I just saw it with my own eyes” instead of “That guy right there, workin the fries with his mustache.”
Can all of you who get so worked up about not washing your hands please just calm the hell down? God made dirt and dirt don’t hurt. Why haven’t I seen that in the comments yet?
Do you make the person whom you are about to perform oral sex on wash there body parts before you do it?
How disgusting! I am glad you had the balls to do what you did.