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> signs telling us to lierally not wipe our feces on the walls in the bathroom This is not like the other details. What the hell caused that?

by kace91 7y ago

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cogman10 7y ago
> I make 35k I can only imagine the people this company employees if they are spending 35K on a software developer. 90% sure the majority of staff is making minimum wage. With such low wages, you can't expect quality.
- ryanmercer 7y ago
  > if they are spending 35K on a software developer. You do realize not every human being on the planet, or even HN, is a software developer, right? >90% sure the majority of staff is making minimum wage. I make 65% of my state's annual HOUSEHOLD income and 2.3x minimum wage... this is a problem with HN, many of you make 6 figure salaries and assume that everyone is a software engineer making 6 figure salaries. The 2017 nominal median income per capita was $31,786 in the United States.
  - huseyinkeles 7y ago
    I actually somehow expect everyone on HN to be a software developer/enterpreneur/anything-else-tech-related Am I wrong with my assumption?
    - whamlastxmas 7y ago
      There's homeless people on HN. I've seen them post their stories before. There's all types.
    - tazard 7y ago
      I was on here years before I was /anything-tech-related/
    - tannhaeuser 7y ago
      Actually I enjoy posts of other domain experts most (pilots, physicians, economists, doctors, content marketeers, ...).
- non-entity 7y ago
  I make a few thousound more currently as a software dev. Work for government in a poor, red state. Luckily, however my office conditions aren't nearly what the parent comment described.
- kace91 7y ago
  Oh well... I was the one who asked the question and that's how much I make (software developer in southern Europe, currently working for a bank of all places). I'm not offended by the statement, but if the difference's so pronounced I'll be happy to hear any opportunities for remote work :P
LandR 7y ago
Ha! I worked for a healthcare company in an office with a couple hundred developers... And yep, at one point, we had a shit on the walls issue... I dont know if notices went up telling people not to do it though! I could never work out if it was intentional or some people just don't know how to shit??? I dont understand it either... On the current office it's a piss on the floor issue, no urinals in the men's toilet and apparently some guys can't consistently hit the toilet with their piss!
- Loughla 7y ago
  My experience in high education tells me that if you see shit being wiped on the walls, it's generally a sign of mental health issues - in the case of workplaces, this is definitely a sign of depression or some form of anger toward the company. When people get to the point where they literally smear their feces on the walls, they're grasping at ways to make a statement about how god-awful their environment is. Source: Our toxic geology department constantly had shit on the walls, until we completely gutted it and restructured/replaced the administration and policies. Better workplace, no more shit on the walls.
ryanmercer 7y ago
In the 13 years I've been here we've had - people wiping on the wall, also multiple instances of feces not IN the toilet (mostly 'I waited too long and sprayed on the back of the toilet sitting down) - countless "whoops I peed on the floor/wall and couldn't be bothered to clean it up" - serial nose pick and stickers at the urinals - someone was trying to flush paper towels down the urinals for several months - the women have had multiple issues of blood on the toilet seats/floors and at least one instance on the wall The microwaves have signs stating "do not microwave metal" because people have microwaved metal. The sinks have signs saying do not wash food down the drains (since there is obviously no garbage disposal). Sign saying not to remove the coffee pots from the breakroom. Signs stating the building is fragrance free yet people still come in wearing choking amounts of floral perfumes. Regular reminders of only TWO personal items, do not touch your desk partners personal belongings, log out when you leave, log out when you leave, log out when you leave, did I mention log out when you leave (because pressing ctrl+alt+del on the lock screen and clicking switch user is SOOOO hard). Then someone complained about food trucks coming here every few weeks so corporate reminded us food trucks are NOT allowed on the property as it violates company solicitation policies yet if you want something other than reheated food your half hour lunch break does not provide enough time to drive somewhere, buy food, drive back and eat it (unless you eat while you're driving) and don't forget only 'finger food' is allowed at desks yet most of the managers eat in their offices and they'll throw out the rule when they sell hot dogs and chips for 5$ as a fundraiser or when they sell pancakes as a fundraiser (and they cook them next to the ice machine, which makes the ice hardcore taste like pancakes for a day or two after). But gee don't you know, the company is consistently voted one of the best places to work! Must be those corporate employees that get bonuses (and probably cost of living increases unlike the other 400k plus employees).
jlokier 7y ago
It sounds like this is normal - Google has the same problem! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20685700 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20685700 "If it makes you feel any better, I work at Google, but have found toilets with pee all over the floor and toilet seat and much worse I'd rather not talk about. :-)"

> signs telling us to lierally not wipe our feces on the walls in the bathroom This is not like the other details. What the hell caused that?

by kace91 7y ago

> signs telling us to lierally not wipe our feces on the walls in the bathroom This is not like the other details. What the hell caused that?

deleted 7y ago

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cogman10 7y ago

> I make 35k I can only imagine the people this company employees if they are spending 35K on a software developer. 90% sure the majority of staff is making minimum wage. With such low wages, you can't expect quality.

ryanmercer 7y ago
> if they are spending 35K on a software developer. You do realize not every human being on the planet, or even HN, is a software developer, right? >90% sure the majority of staff is making minimum wage. I make 65% of my state's annual HOUSEHOLD income and 2.3x minimum wage... this is a problem with HN, many of you make 6 figure salaries and assume that everyone is a software engineer making 6 figure salaries. The 2017 nominal median income per capita was $31,786 in the United States.
- huseyinkeles 7y ago
  I actually somehow expect everyone on HN to be a software developer/enterpreneur/anything-else-tech-related Am I wrong with my assumption?
  - whamlastxmas 7y ago
    There's homeless people on HN. I've seen them post their stories before. There's all types.
  - tazard 7y ago
    I was on here years before I was /anything-tech-related/
  - tannhaeuser 7y ago
    Actually I enjoy posts of other domain experts most (pilots, physicians, economists, doctors, content marketeers, ...).
non-entity 7y ago
I make a few thousound more currently as a software dev. Work for government in a poor, red state. Luckily, however my office conditions aren't nearly what the parent comment described.
kace91 7y ago
Oh well... I was the one who asked the question and that's how much I make (software developer in southern Europe, currently working for a bank of all places). I'm not offended by the statement, but if the difference's so pronounced I'll be happy to hear any opportunities for remote work :P

LandR 7y ago

Ha! I worked for a healthcare company in an office with a couple hundred developers... And yep, at one point, we had a shit on the walls issue... I dont know if notices went up telling people not to do it though! I could never work out if it was intentional or some people just don't know how to shit??? I dont understand it either... On the current office it's a piss on the floor issue, no urinals in the men's toilet and apparently some guys can't consistently hit the toilet with their piss!

Loughla 7y ago
My experience in high education tells me that if you see shit being wiped on the walls, it's generally a sign of mental health issues - in the case of workplaces, this is definitely a sign of depression or some form of anger toward the company. When people get to the point where they literally smear their feces on the walls, they're grasping at ways to make a statement about how god-awful their environment is. Source: Our toxic geology department constantly had shit on the walls, until we completely gutted it and restructured/replaced the administration and policies. Better workplace, no more shit on the walls.

ryanmercer 7y ago

In the 13 years I've been here we've had - people wiping on the wall, also multiple instances of feces not IN the toilet (mostly 'I waited too long and sprayed on the back of the toilet sitting down) - countless "whoops I peed on the floor/wall and couldn't be bothered to clean it up" - serial nose pick and stickers at the urinals - someone was trying to flush paper towels down the urinals for several months - the women have had multiple issues of blood on the toilet seats/floors and at least one instance on the wall The microwaves have signs stating "do not microwave metal" because people have microwaved metal. The sinks have signs saying do not wash food down the drains (since there is obviously no garbage disposal). Sign saying not to remove the coffee pots from the breakroom. Signs stating the building is fragrance free yet people still come in wearing choking amounts of floral perfumes. Regular reminders of only TWO personal items, do not touch your desk partners personal belongings, log out when you leave, log out when you leave, log out when you leave, did I mention log out when you leave (because pressing ctrl+alt+del on the lock screen and clicking switch user is SOOOO hard). Then someone complained about food trucks coming here every few weeks so corporate reminded us food trucks are NOT allowed on the property as it violates company solicitation policies yet if you want something other than reheated food your half hour lunch break does not provide enough time to drive somewhere, buy food, drive back and eat it (unless you eat while you're driving) and don't forget only 'finger food' is allowed at desks yet most of the managers eat in their offices and they'll throw out the rule when they sell hot dogs and chips for 5$ as a fundraiser or when they sell pancakes as a fundraiser (and they cook them next to the ice machine, which makes the ice hardcore taste like pancakes for a day or two after). But gee don't you know, the company is consistently voted one of the best places to work! Must be those corporate employees that get bonuses (and probably cost of living increases unlike the other 400k plus employees).

jlokier 7y ago

It sounds like this is normal - Google has the same problem! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20685700 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20685700 "If it makes you feel any better, I work at Google, but have found toilets with pee all over the floor and toilet seat and much worse I'd rather not talk about. :-)"