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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Interesting_War559 on 2025-07-01 02:34:43+00:00.

I work at a call center and my supervisor Janet has this thing about bathroom breaks. She says people abuse them to get off the phones and we can only go during our scheduled 15 minute breaks or lunch. This seems ridiculous to me because sometimes you just need to use the bathroom and it’s not like I’m taking 20 minute breaks.

Last week she specifically told me I was taking too many “unscheduled restroom visits” and that I needed to plan better. She said from now on I can only leave my desk during designated break times unless it’s a true emergency. The way she said emergency made it clear she didn’t think I’d ever have one.

So now when I need to use the bathroom outside of break time I make sure to treat it like the medical emergency she wants it to be. I put my phone on hold and announce loudly “I have a bathroom emergency and need to leave immediately.” I practically run to the restroom and back to show how urgent it is.

Yesterday I had to do this twice and both times I made sure to let Janet know it was an emergency situation that couldn’t wait for my scheduled break. Other people started looking over and she seemed embarrassed but she can’t really tell me not to go when I’m following her emergency protocol.

My coworkers think it’s funny but I’m starting to feel awkward about the whole thing. Janet has been giving me weird looks and I’m worried this might backfire on me somehow. Maybe I should just try to hold it until break time like she wants but that seems unreasonable for a basic human need. I don’t know if I’m handling this right.