our submitter, b., was shopping at a shoe pavilion in san francisco when she realized she really needed to use the facilities. although there was no public restroom in sight, she did spy the familiar infographic just beyond a doorway marked “employees only.” when she ducked inside, b. was greeted by this sublimely creepy warning from management[!].
meanwhile, chelsea’s boss at the laquinta inn in perrysburg, ohio managed to dial up the creepy just a smidge more.
apparently disatisfied with the staff’s response to her frequent written notes, the hotel manager brought in this doll — which chelsea says “looked exactly like her” — to do the job instead. (er, so to speak.)
related: so many questions
95 responses so far ↓
#1
JoelWhy
I’m not one to usually defend management, but WHAT THE HELL ARE YOUR EMPLOYEES DOING IN THE BATHROOM THAT TAKES LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES?!?
Oct 16, 2008 at 7:58 pm rating: +13
#2
Bunnee
Mrs. Beesly! I had a Mrs. Beesly doll growing up, except without the big-brotherish sign.
Oct 16, 2008 at 7:58 pm rating: +10
#3
noah
wait, is that second one in the bathroom too? if so, super duper creepy.
Oct 16, 2008 at 8:03 pm rating: +4
#4
Woman on the Verge
This job must really suck if you WANT to spend 15 minutes or more in the bathroom.
Oct 16, 2008 at 8:04 pm rating: +7
#5
anglophile
The left hand is poised to hand out a magazine and the right hand is ready to supply napkins from a basket.
Seems like a perfect display for a sperm bank bathroom.
Oct 16, 2008 at 8:05 pm rating: +18
#6
Troy McClure
Some of these newer high-tech superhero outfits take quite a while to change into.
Oh, shoe pavilion? Sorry, I thought you said supervillain.
Oct 16, 2008 at 8:06 pm rating: +23
#7
Sloper
Hmmm… her boss looks just like that doll? That doll looks a little like Sarah Palin. Could it be that Sarah has jettisoned Veep hopes in favor of the night manager position at La Quinta?
Oct 16, 2008 at 8:11 pm rating: +2
#8
secondsout
La Quinta, for those of you who can’t speak Spanish, translates to “Behind Denny’s.”
Oct 16, 2008 at 8:13 pm rating: +45
#9
secondsout
15 minutes might not be enough if I have one of those “big jobs” to take care of. Dammit, whatever happened to that person who used to be in the HR dept?
Oct 16, 2008 at 8:18 pm rating: +5
#10
Woman on the Verge
Headline News: Sarah Palin admits that her signature specs are an exact copy of Mrs. Beasley. “I don’t care what anyone says,” Ms. Palin stated, “If I wore polka dots and rick rack with these glasses I would already be in the White House.”
Oct 16, 2008 at 8:31 pm rating: +5
#11
Halley
oh come on. . . I dont want to be the one to do it. . .
that 15 minute bathroom break was fucking delicious.
Oct 16, 2008 at 9:11 pm rating: +1
#12
JesFoolin
Impromptu Poll:
Sarah Palin makes me want to pinch a loaf.
Oct 16, 2008 at 9:16 pm rating: +1
#13
JesFoolin
Impromptu Poll:
Sarah Palin makes me want to rub one out while pinching a loaf.
Oct 16, 2008 at 9:17 pm rating: +5
#14
0falcon8
well the first one was from san fran-i guess it takes more than 15 min to dislodge an SUV from your ass…
Oct 16, 2008 at 10:07 pm rating: +5
#15
Walrus
Looks like the creepily-weird scrawled “I’m watching you” sign got a bit wet. Maybe someone is using Mrs. Beasly improperly during their “break.”
Oct 16, 2008 at 10:44 pm rating: +6
#16
Canthz_B
So much less creepy to have a doll that looks like the manager than dolls that look like the employees.
Let’s not forget to place a box of hat pins nearby.
Oct 16, 2008 at 11:28 pm rating: +10
#17
MsUnreliable
Polka Dot Doll is smiling on the outside, but only because she’s plotting your demise.
Oct 16, 2008 at 11:34 pm rating: +3
#18
biscuit
If that’s what chelsea’s boss exactly looks like, how does she find shoes?
Oct 16, 2008 at 11:48 pm rating: +14
#19
snee
dear management!
if i am in the bathroom longer than 15 minutes, i’m having some serious intestinal difficulties, but i will still give less than a crap about your timer!
diarrhea sneea
Oct 17, 2008 at 12:08 am rating: +12
#20
Flying High
At one of my old jobs, I apparently used the bathroom too much and had to have a doctor’s excuse to go.
Oct 17, 2008 at 12:55 am rating: +5
#21
Mousie
Oh, dear… I am FROM Perrysburg, Ohio and I still don’t know what to thhink about Mrs. Beasley in the bathroom.
Oct 17, 2008 at 1:21 am rating: +1
#22
Mousie
Oh, dear… I am FROM Perrysburg, Ohio and I still don’t know what to think about Mrs. Beasley in the bathroom.
Oct 17, 2008 at 1:21 am rating: 0
#23
amy d
If Ms. Beasley (she’s liberated now) would stand up on that vent, she could do a prudish Marilyn Monroe impression.
Oct 17, 2008 at 6:04 am rating: +7
#24
Numinous
I just want to know if anyone has checked Mrs. Beasley for a nanny cam. That would give a whole new meaning to the note and be totally disturbing.
Oct 17, 2008 at 9:02 am rating: +4
#25
claw71
Chelsea could hear the rumble of the V-twin engines approaching and all she could do was hope that they’d keep on going but as the bikers approached the LaQuinta they slowed down and pulled into the parking lot instead of heading up the I-90 ramp toward Cleveland. It was going to be a rough night.
Chelsea thought about turning on the No Vacancy sign and locking the door, but she looked over at the doll…that annoying, nosey doll and realized that she was being watched. So she braced for the worst.
There were eight bikers…real bikers, not those phony yuppies who dress up in stretch-waist chaps purchased from http://www.bigharleyboy.com. The bikers ambled in. They were loud and they reeked of cheap liquor, unburned fuel and road sweat. There were mayflies and midges plastered on them and Chelsea was reminded of why she nev