Plumbing warehouses must be the wealthiest businesses in the world.
this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2025
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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I've done a bit of hiring and this won't pass the legal bar (even asking what town someone lives in can be evidence of intentionally trying to find out if the candidate is of "the right stock"), but I also rather like envisioning a comedy scene of someone trying to use toilets as a sneaky determinant 😆 Very Monty Python.
Income isn’t a protected class. Is there something else that makes this illegal?
It is just dicey, because income can be related to racial factors. Poor areas in many cities are often overwhelmingly non-white. It's something HR doesn't want to touch with a ten-foot pole.
I AM A MAN... WITH FIVE TOILETS
The world is my toilet
I wonder if answering "I don't know, I haven't checked" would count as:
- "Why is this bastard even trying to apply for a job when they can't even count the number of toilets in their house?"
- "Probably trying to dodge the question, not good."
- "Homeless motherfucker? REJECTED!"
Do sinks partially count?
Only if you pee in them
Who doesn't?
I'll have you know it was a utility sink so it doesn't count!! 🙃
Also helps figure out how much time they might spend pooping on company time. Someone without any toilets is gonna fully unload at work.
Makes sense. We had three growing up and only one now and I'm way worse off now than as a kid.
They're building apartments now with more toilets than bedrooms in some places.