Washroom Etiquette

So I work in a large office with over 2500 highly educated people in it. Educated enough to be able to help the company and the world with new and innovative software products. Then why I ask you do they have a hard time hitting a urinal or remembering to flush the toilet. It's like living with a group of teenagers in a dorm rather than a group of professionals working in an office.
Recently they installed signs on washroom doors so just before you exit it remids you to wash your hands. From some internal blogs I have found that these signs have been installed in washrooms around the world. My first thought is ofcourse that this is in anticipation of the bird flu or some other pandemic and that if we get into a good habit of washing our hands now we can maybe avoid some of the problems in the future. Then I ask myself even if we did wash our hand properly I know how that their are many folks that bring their laptops into the stalls and work on them on the floor or make phone calls while on the throne. I'm sure all that handwashing won't make a difference there.

This is stuff we learned in grade school and by now we should have it mastered although from what I have read we don't all get the same "education" on cleanliness during our younger years. Some army training involves the drill instructor actually standing there the first time and yelling orders on where and how to clean with a bar of soap. After that, it is how to brush your teeth, and then after that, how to shave. Some people don't know how to do things, so they don't take it for granted. They teach everyone everything that they want them to do. Maybe some manditory washroom etiquette should be provided to our new hires or a yearly certification for all employees.

If you have trouble with your aim practice at home by trying to hit some Cheerios in the toilet. Remember to flush the toilet and wash your hands. Easy enough eh.