Um, Yes. The Sign is There for a Reason

[Really]

I'm somewhat surprised at how polite she was. Stupid yes, but she didn't chew you out for taking forever trying to fix her mistake. Guess I'm getting pretty cynical here, too.

Actually, I expected that as well. I had be shields up, just waiting for it. It was kind of a disappointment that she didn't throw a fit and just walked away. The only positive thing is if she did throw a fit, I was with in my rights to tell her off according to management. Yeah there are 3 managers with backbones at my place and one of them was working last night.

It would be that someone left something indescribably icky in there and they hadn't had a chance to sanitize it yet.

The sickening thing is, the room that was out of order is the room that that stuff always happens in. Lets see, Poop on the walls, urine 3 times, blood once, and at least 4 tampons... and that was just the stuff I've found in the past 5 years (doesn't include the stuff others have found). Nothing more wonderful then reaching into a pile of clothing only to feel that they are dripping wet. FYI there is not enough soap and bleach in the world to get rid of that feeling...

[Erin]

This is why when I buy clothes, I'll just buy the clothes, take them home, if they fit, they stay at home...if not they get returned or I offer them to my sister. I wont go anywhere near the dressing rooms without full body hazmat gear.

Worked a little less than a year in a walmart, and not even anywhere near the dressing rooms. It's really scary how nasty people are.

[Kristev]

You said it exactly.

[Shalom]

Yep, That's gold standard SC behavior right there. You don't know how many times we have people use the out-of-order bathroom stalls (they MUST climb under or something!) when there's a half-dozen others open <snip>
In the words of one of our SCs, "It says 'Out of Order'; it DOESN'T say 'Do Not Use." GRRRRRR.....

Had this once at Aid of Rite.

The building's main sewer pipe was blocked, so anything you flushed down the toilet came out of the drain in the floor.

We put an Out Of Order sign on the door and called Store Planning to send the Roto Rooter man.

Next thing I know here's one SC standing at the pharmacy counter (what, did I suddenly become Building Maintenance?) and screaming at me how disgusting the bathroom is, piss all over the floor etc., and why hasn't someone cleaned it up.

I asked her, "Did you see the Out Of Order sign?"

She says "Yeah, but I thought you just put that up because you didn't want people using it."

I said "Well that's true. We don't want people using it. And the reason we don't want people using it is because it is freaking broken!"

She says "Well where do you guys go?"

I said "We go in there, we just don't flush it!"

[DeltaSierra]

And also to secure unruly children to the walls.

This picture immediately comes to mind:

[underemployeed]

ETA: I've also seen people use something pointy to unlock doors like the ones you have. I guess they think it takes too much time to find the attendant.

OR use credit cards, I had a guy do that when I was using our bathroom because the door was locked, glad he took off as I think the look of anger I gave him scared him off.

[Magpie]

This picture immediately comes to mind:
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Amateurs. They're just lucky that babies are light, so they can get away with doing such a slip-shod job of it. (Our record for adults is 20 minutes, on brick. The limiting factor tends to be "uh guys? My legs are going numb." Given that that can, eventually, be fatal, we try to let them down then.)

[ExRetailDrone]

I LOVE your name for that place! I used to work there... for way longer than I care to think about ... and it definitely is hell.

That lady was a complete idiot. "Oh, out of order? They must have put this up to keep others out because they knew that I was coming to try things on, and I'm so special I deserve this". I wish I could say that I can't believe people would ever think like that, but I've been in retail much too long

Welcome to the boards!!

[Erin]

The people who duct taped this kid to the walls recently got jail time (or was it probation?) for taping the kid up, and I dont think he had his feet off the floor.

http://www.ketv.com/slideshow/news/25244127/detail.html