The men's room at my new job

wgretzskymscott · 2020-01-31T14:08:17+00:00

FINALLY ! I don’t have to snort my cocaine on the toilet bowl anymore

EnormousPurpleGarden · 2020-01-31T10:35:28+00:00

Is this new where you live? In Canada, baby changing tables have been commonplace in men's washrooms for decades.

DevilsPajamas · 2020-01-31T13:04:15+00:00

Went out to eat the other night. Went to take my 4 month old and luckily they had a changing table. Another guy walks in and says "They making you do this? Talk about a ruined night."

It is a bit crazy that fathers have to deal with not being recognized that they can/need to take care of their baby from both society and other men.

Siigg · 2020-01-31T14:44:31+00:00

I had my first kid when I was 19 back in 2011, single dad. Every place I went to in Indiana aside from Walmart did not have changing tables in the men's side. Eventually I just filed a proper complaint with every single place I went to and asked if I was allowed to take care of my son or if that's frowned upon . That used to be so frustrating! I was at a restaurant one time and I ended up asking one of the servers if she had a lid or anything which I used to make a table on my lap and change my son while sitting on a toilet...good times

captainp42 · 2020-01-31T12:49:44+00:00

Not uncommon by me either.

jc0187 · 2020-01-31T14:33:18+00:00

I couldn't explain the absolute FRUSTRATION when I was out and about with my daughter when she was in diapers. Jesus Christ. Most men's restrooms didn't have changing tables, and I wasn't about to change her on a disgusting piss soaked bathroom floor! Nope, instead, I opted for the women's restroom if a family restroom was unavailable. The dirty looks I would get just pissed me off, and I remember yelling at some heavily overweight Karen because she was pissed I was using her changing table and suggested I go to the men's restroom and change her on the floor. The satisfaction I got when I told her to go away and eat another bucket of chicken and stop worrying about what everyone else was doing. She then complained to the store manager (Target). When the manager approached me, ready to call the cops or kick me out of Target, I explained my situation. To my surprise, not a month later, and that Target put a changing table inside the mens restroom. You would be surprised about how the little things really make such a difference.

kurisu7885 · 2020-01-31T17:51:07+00:00

I live in the USA, been seeing these in men's restrooms for years

Gnometard · 2020-01-31T18:28:34+00:00

Finally? I'm 34 and been seeing these in men's rooms my whole life

die_in_a_sinkhole · 2020-01-31T12:56:47+00:00

oh shit yea I forgot single dads exist srry gaes

2020-01-31T18:46:03+00:00

Uhhh, they are in virtually all men’s restrooms I’ve been in.

samhain88 · 2020-01-31T15:08:17+00:00

In New England this is the norm

wwwhistler · 2020-01-31T19:23:48+00:00

when i was raising my daughter in the early 80s these were hard to find.

2020-01-31T20:38:22+00:00

I haven't been to a large public men's bathroom that didn't have a changing table for a good while. Then again I tend to go to family places like the library, city buildings, parks, etc. I'd be very curious to see statistics on the number or percentages of bathrooms that have a changing table in the female restroom but not in the male restroom. I would venture that it would offer an interesting comparison if contrasted with the percentage of childcare time mothers provide to children versus fathers.

dgillz · 2020-01-31T10:53:15+00:00

I don't see what point you are trying to make here. Can you elaborate?

Evan_Rookie · 2020-01-31T12:55:21+00:00

Its nice to see this, I saw this quite alot when I was younger

Cupe0 · 2020-01-31T13:32:45+00:00

Great! But there is no such thing in europe (Austria) :(

shongage · 2020-01-31T15:20:26+00:00

Generally speaking in the UK they arent in the mens or the womens toilets.. Theyre in the disabled.

LavaTheif · 2020-01-31T16:54:20+00:00

Here in UK its normally "Men" "Women" and "disabled/ baby changing"

GammaWolf8055 · 2020-01-31T19:15:42+00:00

Even in America these have been commonplace in both men and womens bathrooms. I can't remember a day where we didnt have them in a town of 3k in Minnesota so what backwater town are you from?

Stermtruper · 2020-01-31T20:10:08+00:00

President Obama signed the BABIES act in 2016 that required baby changing stations in public restrooms, far as I knew this wasn't a recent thing.

snoodletuber · 2020-01-31T12:31:10+00:00

They have had them for at least 20 years in men’s rooms around where I live.

Wcgraywulf · 2020-01-31T12:45:16+00:00

These are even in the men's room at Walmart. Almost everywhere I go

2020-01-31T12:56:03+00:00

I live in South Florida and this has been the norm for at least 20 years.

NUGGet3562 · 2020-01-31T12:56:42+00:00

I've seen plenty of these in men's rooms

MayberrysFinest · 2020-01-31T13:02:40+00:00

EVERY. Single. McDonalds. EVER. This is completely normal. I’ll probably see 2-3 day when I’m out and about.

2020-01-31T14:03:02+00:00

I'm working on a $100+ million project in the states, which includes brand new athletic fields: baseball, softball, football, soccer, track, tennis, and a concessions stand in between all but the football field, which has its own with toilets on one end of the field and just public toilets on the other end.

The public restroom for the 'shared' concessions building has 16 stalls for the women and a changing station, but only 5 stalls and 5 urinals for the men--no changing station.

The restroom opposite the football concessions has 21 stalls for the women and two changing stations, but only 4 stalls and 4 urinals for the men--again, no changing station.

And then it gets weird because the restroom at the opposite end of the football field next to the concessions stand has a baby changing station shown on the plans for the men's, but none in the women's. When the nearly all-female owner's rep team realized this, they about had a cow and actually said that, if anything, it should be the exact opposite.

robotjox77 · 2020-01-31T14:35:19+00:00

In the UK we have these in guys bathrooms and family changing areas everywhere. Not really that unusual.

ihate_heckin_ketchup · 2020-01-31T14:55:47+00:00

Those things are fucking nasty anyway, it's probably more sanitary to change your baby on the floor.

314_jedi · 2020-01-31T13:14:18+00:00

it happens ▪︎▪︎▪︎i was on a plane with a father and his infant daughter

UltimaterializerX · 2020-01-31T13:32:07+00:00

I love these things.

problematic_coagulum · 2020-01-31T14:23:20+00:00

When the separate drinking fountain has a tap to fill your bottle with.

2020-01-31T14:24:27+00:00

They are required in new restrooms, but they haven't added to all new ones. Not sure if that is federal or just TX or just Austin.

MrSalvos · 2020-01-31T16:49:38+00:00

i always see them

Evilcon21 · 2020-01-31T18:32:17+00:00

I never really see them in the uk men’s toilets but disabled ones yea i have.

Ashybashy04 · 2020-01-31T23:03:21+00:00

YAY!

Neveah_Hope_Dreams · 2020-01-31T23:22:46+00:00

Yay!

durzashade22797 · 2020-01-31T23:36:29+00:00

Interesting, I've been seeing those in the mens restrooms where I live since I was a child.

Jl2409226 · 2020-01-31T23:51:44+00:00

there’s one in the men’s bathroom at my school

thefilthyhermit · 2020-02-01T00:21:46+00:00

Meh. If I had to change my kid I would look for a family restroom or use the one in the ladies after making sure it was empty.

Janawa · 2020-02-01T00:22:59+00:00

There's one of these in the mens room at my work, and one day when I was cleaning in there, I found a video game in it. Nobody ever came to claim it.

DeathArrow007 · 2020-02-01T00:59:03+00:00

Been seeing these in men's rooms for years.

ComaToys · 2020-02-01T01:02:46+00:00

These are pretty common in my area in middle America too.

tb21666 · 2020-02-01T01:37:05+00:00

Shouldn't this be in a Parent's Rights sub?

I'm sure there are plenty of CF/childless unmarried people here who don't care either way.

CommitZydecoPerverts · 2020-02-01T01:52:24+00:00

Nice to finally see one of these in a men's restroom

classicrando · 2020-02-01T03:45:26+00:00

shooting up tables are common in SF

Sarm11111 · 2020-02-01T05:03:40+00:00

A pants press? Lol awesome

stifficus · 2020-02-01T08:44:52+00:00

not new in portland at all.... where do you live? saudi arabia?

AgentKnight47 · 2020-02-01T09:14:12+00:00

As a fellow American, I'd like to take a second to ask what the fuck you're going on about. These have been available in men's bathrooms my entire life.

alclarkey · 2020-02-02T14:39:22+00:00

Where are you at? Because they're in most of the men's rooms in my area.

Madskil321 · 2020-01-31T12:54:56+00:00

Starting to see these everywhere too. We're getting there, boys.

pavlikmmm · 2020-01-31T13:32:51+00:00

Oh its the hard drug preparation table, nice. Those things are so usefull

mcchanical · 2020-01-31T13:42:03+00:00

It's crazy enough as it is that you've found a mens restroom.

bretty88 · 2020-01-31T15:40:39+00:00

"Place sacrifice here".

mickcheck · 2020-01-31T18:45:46+00:00

What is this?

chadwell81 · 2020-01-31T19:08:13+00:00

A coke tray

hajamieli · 2020-01-31T13:39:10+00:00

Even this is probably thanks to feminists pressured to please transgender moms rather than make life easier for biological cisgender fathers.

jalenhorm · 2020-01-31T13:17:01+00:00

Never seen this in the UK

tastetherainbowmoth · 2020-01-31T20:15:34+00:00

If the WC doesnt have one, I use the female WC, I dont care.

smorgasfjord · 2020-01-31T12:29:33+00:00

Why don't you put them in the HC bathroom?

Spideral1 · 2020-01-31T22:13:38+00:00

These have been in men’s rooms for decades... do you only use one singular public bathroom that doesn’t have one? “Saw it once, must be for every single bathroom” sorta deal?

I_Love_BB8 · 2020-01-31T21:16:13+00:00

Stop procreating.

Title	The men's room at my new job
Author	Vaporwave02
Upvotes	3163
Comments	124
Date	January 31, 2020 9:37 AM UTC (6 years ago)
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