Thread regarding Belk layoffs

having to ask permission to use restroom

my store is telling associates they have to ask before using the restroom. is anyone else experiencing this? i don't think grown adults need to ask to go to the restroom. we are not children.

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Post ID: @OP+1aGuSQ4t

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THIS COMPANY IS DETRIMENTAL TO A PERSONS HEALTH.

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Post ID: @1ugb+1aGuSQ4t

if you ever had to "ask" to use the restroom and they told you "no" or "in just a few minuts when we get another person" then they are violating OSHA and ADA laws. Call and report them.

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Post ID: @ynb+1aGuSQ4t

This kind of thing just makes me even happier that I left this stupid company. That is so ridiculous.

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Post ID: @fah+1aGuSQ4t

At my store, the associate just asks another associate if they can watch their area while they go to the restroom. No big deal. Reading comments on here makes me so appreciative of the management staff @ my store!

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Post ID: @aex+1aGuSQ4t

Careful around this issue. Having to ask permission implies that a supervisor/manager is nearby to cover your duties. If that is not the case, you could have a situation where Belk is employing unreasonable measures, (A) violating OSHA and (B) potentially violating the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1993.

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Post ID: @oub+1aGuSQ4t

Mine hasn't tried that... yet.

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Post ID: @ftp+1aGuSQ4t

Not since, like, Grade 5 have I ever asked permission to "go", and I would never do so now.

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Post ID: @rxh+1aGuSQ4t

Is because you only have three registers open? Like us.
Again, associates are being harrassed in several ways, manipulate them to quit, and we know why.

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