In 2002, Jon Stewart quipped while hosting Saturday Night Live,
“If you think the 10 commandments being posted in a school is going to change behavior of children, then you think “Employees Must Wash Hands” is keeping the piss out of your happy meals. It’s not.”
That’s sorta become my handwashing mantra, and was certainly behind the, “Dude, wash your hands” effort. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has invoked peer pressure, so have I, and so has this dude at a Wendy’s.
As reported by The Consumerist,
“There I am going pee in Wendy’s by my office when a Wendy’s employee comes into the bathroom and goes into the stall to pee. I wash my hands, dry them and exit as I hear a flush. I get about 3 seconds out of the bathroom and guess who comes out of the bathroom! I’m in gross shock at this point but I think "Ok maybe he’s going on break and he will wash after he smokes ones…"WRONG! He not only went behind the counter he started handling fries! So what do I do? "Excuse me, I would like to see your manager.
"Um Larry, this guy wants you!… I don’t know he wants a manager!" Larry the manager comes to the counter and about 5 employees are eyes glued! Including Mr. Dirty Hands Fry-man. "Yeah that guy right there working the fries with the mustache, he was just in the bathroom at the same time I was and he left without washing his hands."
The room fell SILENT!
About 6 people were standing at the counter waiting for their food, plus 10 people sitting close enough to hear this, plus the onlooking employees, INCLUDING Mr. Dirty Hands Fry-man.Now Mr. Dirty Hands Fry-man had this look on his face that can only be explained as a look that said "YOU SON OF A !!!" Without actually saying a word. Fearing he might come over the counter or throw something at my head I bid them farewell. "I’ll just go to Burger King." I watched over my shoulder the whole way and I am pleased to say that I saw a couple of familiar faces at Burger King a few minutes later.
Chalk one up for customers!”