Slack Tell Your Manager About 🚽 Use

One of my first jobs was working with ~80 people at an agency. Horrifyingly, there was only one bathroom stall in the men’s room. In theory, this could work, but a certain individual loved spending upwards of 30 minutes in there. This was, in a word, inconvenient, but I have a stronger bladder as a result.

Bathroom breaks are a normal part of work, but time thiefs will abuse them if given the chance. This gave me an idea… what if apps like Slack notified your manager if you were on the can for too long?

To say this feels like an overreach is an enormous understatement. I cannot imagine my manager at Square or Cash App being notified about my restroom usage. It would be even worse for in-person work, but hey, maybe it’d boost productivity.

I can’t see this launching at any company that respects their employees, but at the same time some micromanagers might love this.

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