The TP Issue

I know we are in tough economic times but the email I got at work on Monday just made me laugh. It appears someone is stealing rolls toilet paper from the woman’s bathrooms and taking it home.

My first thought is who would steal that cheap sandpaper-like toilet paper, but I guess sandpaper-like is better than none. By the time lunchtime rolled around some of my female co-workers had blown this whole thing WAY out of proportion (Some of the ladies I work with are huge drama queens and gossips). They had decided they should lock up their purses and hide the money from the snack box in the break room, because clearly a life of a harden criminal begins by stealing toilet paper.

I decided it was time for me to put an end to the drama, I went into the bathroom and I strategically placed two roll of toilet paper between my sweater and my blouse, looked in the mirror and admired my new larger cylinder boobs. I walked around the cubicles on my side of the office and proclaimed I was not the one stealing the toilet paper, and we had a good laugh.

When I got home later that day, I felt a little bad, as I was poking fun at someone I work with who must really be having a hard time in life to not be able to afford toilet paper.

I just can’t believe with how busy our department is that:

1. Someone has time to count rolls of toilet paper



2. Someone feels so wronged about it they need to report it to the manager



3. That my supervisor had to take the time to send an email to everyone

Sometimes I just don’t understand some women, they will find anything to bitch and moan about. If you feel that strongly about toilet paper ethics, bring your own damn roll. I am thinking sending that one email cost the bank more money due to loss of employee productivity that the rolls of TP that may or may not have left the building.