Comments on: Bathroom Cleanliness as Indicator of Company Conditions

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By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:55:15 +0000

A few thoughts on this one and as an introduction to my potential bias, I worked in restaurants to put myself through university and still have good friends who have gone on to successful and prosperous careers in the industry.

I 100% agree with the thought that the bathroom shows you how people truly feel about the business they work for. Cleaning it is the least enjoyable task (next to cleaning out the greese trap) and they are, for the most part, out of sight during the ‘core business’ functions. When they are unkept you have to wonder what is happening outside of your line of sight. I mean, they have to know that a certain percentage of their customers are using the facilities.

By: Bill Quiseng

Bill Quiseng — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:33:15 +0000

If I’ve had the best steak, I’ve ever had in a restaurant, but my wife goes into the restroom and feels it is unclean, do you think I’m ever going back to that restaurant? Not unless I go alone and even then I’d second guess that. Perception is reality and feelings are facts. You can argue the facts with me, but you can’t change how I feel about something. And she feels, if the restroom that she CAN see is filthy, then what must the kitchen look like that she CAN’T see.

By: Sukumar Roy

Sukumar Roy — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:44:08 +0000

Bathroom condition may also be an indicator for company performance. When I was with Digital Equipment (DEC) in the late late eighties, a manufacturing plant in Massachusetts was implementing operations improvement program (precursor to Six Sigma). The plant janitor developed key performance indicators, benchmarked against a number of four & five star hotels and got customer (users of washrooms) input. DEC took this gentleman to many other facilities and had him present his own successful excellence program.

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:30:34 +0000

Interesting that you make this corrolation. I’ve noticed that when associates are feeling like the company is not treating them well, the restrooms and breakrooms become very messy. Its as though they treat the common rooms the way they feel the company is treating them.

By: Mike Wroblewski

Mike Wroblewski — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:40:52 +0000

I also agree. Looking at bathrooms is just one of the areas I check to better understand the company culture. Other good places to look included employee breakrooms/lunchrooms, locker areas and behind the building/back lot.

By: James

James — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:28:22 +0000

I agree 100%. That indicator is one of the biggest ones I use when evaluating a company. If you can’t take care of the basic needs of your employees what does that say about your company culture and how you treat those people. It is the most basic form of respect for people …