“Doing your business” is a phrase often associated with going to the bathroom. Apparently, in some instances, it can also imply that people all too frequently might be doing business in a public restroom.
GP PRO recently polled 500 people who have visited high-traffic public venues in the last six months, such as stadiums and airports, to track public restroom activities.
Their findings, many would say, border on “disgusting.” Surely managers at institutional and commercial facilities can relate.
Some of the less-than-flattering results include:
Consuming food and beverages bring more “wow” responses, as 38 percent of respondents have witnessed others actively eating in public restrooms and 48 percent have seen others actively drinking, with 15 percent and 18 percent, respectively, admitting to these behaviors themselves.
And of course, what’s a good restroom fail piece without reporting on the number of people who have dropped their phone in a public toilet? Only 14 percent did it, but many of them – 84 percent – retrieved it.
Dave Lubach is executive editor of the facilities market.
