As of: March 19, 2024, 6:06 a.m
By: Romina Kunze, Michel Guddat
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Toilet paper has already caused panic purchases in Germany.
It also seems to play a big role in the workplace.
But there are different preferences.
Bremen – When it comes to existing toilet paper, it is better to have too much than too little.
Not that you end up running the risk of being left empty-handed during a larger or smaller transaction.
But the office cleaner seems to be a little too generous with the toilet paper depot: 16 rolls are collected around the toilet bowl, as a photo on the social media platform Reddit shows.
As it turns out, for a very specific reason.
Curious photo from the office toilet is irritating: “Do they write their name on it too?”
Reddit is known for its everyday curiosities: Sometimes people are outraged about supermarket experiences.
Or questionable note messages cause lively discussions.
The toilet paper picture falls more into the category of bizarre everyday moments.
The accumulation of toilet paper captured in the photo has nothing to do with the goodwill of the cleaning staff.
The post description under the image provides information: “Everyone at work insists on using their own role.” It shows an office toilet in which each user appears to have been assigned a specific role.
One user asks: “Do they also write their name on it?” Another, on the other hand, has something more mischievous in mind: “You should change them to annoy them.” Two other users suggest an internal competition: “Label the roles with names, to see who emptied their roll first” or “to see whose roll lasts the longest”.
Hygiene measure?
Toilet paper is known for its bacteria-friendliness
It is very unlikely that this is about a preference for a particular direction of unrolling toilet paper.
There have been heated discussions online about whether there is a right or wrong rolling direction.
Do you unroll the paper from the front or the back?
This discussion has even led to a Wikipedia entry about the direction of toilet paper unrolling.
Or perhaps the employees have different preferences: single-layer, double-layer, three-layer - then everyone gets their preferred variant.
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There could also be a hygiene measure hidden behind the almost absurd accumulation of toilet paper.
The surface of the paper is known to be particularly bacteria-friendly.
Bacteria and germs can fly through the air and easily nest in the fibers of the paper.
Pathogens can also be passed on from your hands.
In some offices, each employee has their own cup or designated spot.
Here everyone has their own roll of toilet paper.
By the way, the rolls also do surprisingly well in the fridge.
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