"HAVE YOU CHECKED THE RESTROOM LATELY?"

The employee restroom speaks volumes about the Company. A dirty restroom typically indicates that management does not care about the employees and employees don’t respect the Company. We ask employees, “Are the restrooms, lunch rooms, etc. kept clean?” What do you think is the percentage favorable rating to this question?

a. 51%
b. 61%
c. 71%
d. 81%

Choose one on the poll to the right and click the link below to check your answer.


The answer is 71% favorable. This number indicates that we have been in quite a few companies with dirty restrooms and lunch rooms, but also a lot of clean ones. Often management is ready to blame employees for leaving a mess and even the co-workers will say they work with “a bunch of pigs.” The problem is that management is responsible for hiring the “pigs” and for allowing the “pigs” to continue to behave this way.

The quickest and most visible way to demonstrate you care is to clean the restrooms, break areas and the whole facility. This reflects who you are to employees and customers alike. It re-enforces the fact that quality is important to every aspect of your business.

If you haven’t visited your restrooms lately (not counting the one management uses), you need to make a visit. Hopefully, you will be very proud of what you see.

"The Survey Says" is written by Richard Reinhardt, Vice President of F&H Solutions Group. You may contact Richard by email at rreinhardt@fhsolutionsgroup.com or by phone at 901.291.1546.