refusing a toddler access to toilet in a shop...

[emalou90]

Thanks, just strikes me as a little confusing, because if a member of staff authorised the access you would think it covered them iykwim?

Nope, i just put my job on the line because i'm a kind person and empathised with the people/children who needed the toilet at the time.
It was solely on my shoulders if they were con artists who purposely fell or something. I had to stand right outside the toilet door aswell (which they thought was weird) but i had to make sure they wernt setting a fire or something stupid like that. its ridiculous.

 

[emalou90]

I think it depends on the shop. Like, I know a girl who got sacked for letting a little girl with her mum to use the loos in a bookies. So some folks jobs could be at risk for allowing it.

I'd say working in a bookies is a totally different SECURITY risk! no wonder the person lost their job.
I worked in Cash office and i would never waver the rules then. Too much at stake.

 

[emalou90]

its a toilet fgs ... i dont get why people make such a big deal, what, you'd rather them pee all over the floor and then have one of your staff (of whom you are paying) to mop it up?

I once had to clear a child's sick off the floor with paper towels because my work place didn't have a mop and bucket or even correct facilities to do this.
Health risk for myself not even having gloves but i did it anyway as it was more of a risk for other people. God knows why i did it really... shit job. haha

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

ugh, I once had to clean dogmuck off our doorstep at work, with no gloves

 

[moomin_troll]

hey ladies - wow thank you for all your replies!!! did not mean to set off a mini debate lol!!!

as i said earlier i dont blame the shop assistant as she was so appologtic & felt really sorry for dd & was only doing her job, shes attually lovely & id hate for her to have got in trouble (local shop i see her most days!!)

It was a small shop - so prob not big enough for public loos. It was the company policy thing that narked me... as the lady above summed it up - what on earth has society come to when you cant even use the staff loo incase somebody gets sued... its sad really!

and to the lady that said about not cleaning it up - the assistant was litterally waiting next to dd with a bucket & mop the minute she'd started saying it was coming out!!

i will proberly start carrying a travel potty with me like someone mentioned (great idea thanks (i wonder if they will empty it for me in their loo )

thanks again for everyone for replying x

it was me who metioned the travel potty and it actualy comes with a liner and a bag to put over a potty that folds down. so the bag can just be wrapped up and put in the bin. so no need to worry about it being tipped out

ile find a link to what ive got for zane when he finaly starts to potty train ile be carrying it everywhere, i hate public toilets

 

[nikkip75]

Policies and everything aside it's really sad for a little girl to stand and wet herself in front of a load of strangers hope she wants too embarrassed!

 

[emalou90]

ugh, I once had to clean dogmuck off our doorstep at work, with no gloves

Groooooossssss!

 

[moomin_troll]

heres what ive got

https://www.boots.com/en/Bibs-Stuff-Potette-Plus_857058/

 

[suzib76]

ugh, I once had to clean dogmuck off our doorstep at work, with no gloves

there isnt a job in the world that could pay me enough to do that

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

ugh, I once had to clean dogmuck off our doorstep at work, with no gloves

there isnt a job in the world that could pay me enough to do that

well, I only did it because it was either myself or my colleague (only 2 of us were in the office) and I saw it first, plus a client was coming in who we didn't want to think we were complete skanks! But I was literally gagging as I was doing it.