They’re literally scared “shitless”.
For a generation that likes expressing their emotions, Gen Z keeps a lot bottled up inside. A whopping one in three Zoomers is scared to use the bathroom at the office, according to a study published November 06, 2024 by online bathroom appliance purveyor QS Supplies.
The UK-based bazaar surveyed more than 1,000 employees on their workplace loo habits and calculated the impact of bathroom breaks on company productivity. They found that a surprising number of office workers are reticent about going number two at their vocation station.
According to the study, one in 12 employees has never pooped at work while 34% are scared to use the facilities.
Meanwhile, nearly one in five employees – around 19% – outright refuse to go at their place of employment, while one in four choose to hold it until they get home.
Zoomers are the generation most likely to engage in bathroom stall-ing, marking one of the myriad ways 20-somethings struggle at the workplace. Eleven percent of Gen Z employees claim they’ve never pooped at work while 36% are reportedly scared to do so.
And gender-wise, nearly half of women are scared to defecate at work (48%) compared to just 19% of men.
As for the reasons why employees avoid moving their bowels, a lack of privacy was the greatest concern among employees (59%), followed closely by embarrassment about the smell (57%) and then noise concerns (47%), fear of judgment from co-workers (34%), concerns about cleanliness (31%) and can't go in public due to being "poop shy" (17%).
Many employees claimed holding it in caused them to suffer from various health problems, including abdominal discomfort, heightened stress, digestive problems and even constipation.
Still, in spite of this reluctance to answer the call of the doody, companies still find that they’re flushing money down the toilet due to staff bathroom breaks. These establishments lost an estimated average of $3,565 per remote employee, while $2,833 goes down the toilet per in-office employee every year due to time spent in the bathroom while on the clock, according to the research.
Oftentimes, employees are simply using bathroom breaks as an excuse to take a siesta – one in five reportedly use it for that purpose.
The Japanese duo have some serious pedigree under their belts. Matsumoto is a two-time women's doubles world champion with former partner Wakana Nagahara, while Fukushima is twice an Asian champion with former partner, Sayaka Hirota.
Fukushima-Hirota were also twice World Championships runners-up to Matsumoto-Nagahara.
Whatever. C'mon girls, you can do better than this! I know you can!
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