I am a computer programmer, and recently I flew to San Francisco for a job interview at a fast-growing, well-funded startup in SoMa.
It was going very well. Then at one point I asked the HR girl who was showing me around, "Excuse me, do you know where the men's bathroom is?" She became incredulous, and then started laughing. "The men's bathroom? A bathroom just for men? You want the men's bathroom?" Her voice grew louder and she started looking at her friend, a guy who I think was gay. She said "The bathrooms are over there" and pointed. The bathroom had a sign which just said "Bathroom" with no gender. I went in and they had no urinals, just stalls. I took a pee, washed my hands and then a girl walked in. I walked back and there was another girl she was talking to who looked at me. I think they were talking about me.
I voted for Obama and Hillary. I am not racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic. But they think I am, maybe because I am from Iowa and am in my late 20s. I have not gotten a call back for the job. Is it so common out there to not have gendered bathrooms that I look like a total square and dinosaur to ask where the men's bathroom is? That's the last time I ever say that, from now on I am just going to ask where the bathroom is.
Why would you want to work with these faggots anyway OP
Evan Williams
>I voted for Obama and Hillary. I am not racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic thats not up to you to judge friendo welcome aboard enjoy the ride
Austin Moore
The bathroom was an excuse, they refused you because you're white/male Get with it.
Luis Gomez
Welcome to Sup Forums
I'm sure your earlier life believing that most people sought justice and fairness for all. You took our liberal and left wing friends at face value. You probably thought they were kicking up this whole storm to end rampant racism and sexism endemic to our society. That maybe white society was a lovin monument to an oppressive bygone era that needed to be phased out.
What you just experienced must have been pretty bothersome, no? Do you feel something nagging at you? Do you feel like you were wronged?
Do you feel like you were lied to?
Enjoy your stay. You're here forever.
Blake Lewis
>"Excuse me, do you know where the men's bathroom is?"
Because everyone asks where the gender specified washroom is That happened.jpg kys
Zachary Diaz
>hi, where is the men's room? >hi, where is the ladies room? This is common language leaf
Ryder Wood
Silicon Valley is actually secretly racist and sexist as fuck. I've worked as engineer/manager here for about 9 years in both startups and big companies, and that is the truth.
Wyatt Russell
gake. Who asks for the "men's" bathroom?
Levi Perez
This story makes me sad. We're in trouble in the West.
Jaxon Moore
I wonder how often similar policies are adopted just to free up a room. I've worked for multiple companies that I've seen do some ridiculous penny pinching, I genuinely wouldn't be surprised if this was the case.
I've seen them spend hundreds of dollars per penny saved too, just to follow somebody's idea who can't be countermanded.
Nathan Jenkins
>Asking for the mens' room There's your problem. You were asking "Where's the shitter?" like a fucking beta.They probably didn't call you back because the black hole in the front of your pants would be a work hazard if they hired you.
Jacob Garcia
See
Ian Anderson
They're probably just pissed that you didn't bring any hospitality corn.
Owen Morales
>HR girl This should have been all the evidence you need to know the job was shitty.
Parker Sullivan
OP said "men's bathroom".
Christopher Martinez
Sometimes the bathrooms are in different places you stupid fuck.
Aiden Gonzalez
I dont know about all that, but last month i visited my friend at his office working for a popular app, in downtwn SF. They literally had cardboard cutouts of Merkel and Teudeau decorating the office so fuck me i guess.
Aiden Butler
Subtle.
Jose Peterson
A storm is coming
Samuel Clark
>I voted for Obama and Hillary. I am not racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic.
boring bait. try harder to entertain me next time ...
Oliver Turner
explain
Hunter Martin
>"Excuse me, do you know where the men's bathroom is?" no one says this, actually.. no one ever specifies gender when asking directions for the toilet. Mens and Ladies rooms are always situated next to each other, so any normal, sane person simply asks "excuse me, where's the bathroom/toilet?" etc.
in other words: OP is lying.
who whudda thunk
Jose Robinson
Well fuck me... Now I'm gonna see that every time I look at a keyboard
Logan Flores
>startup >having enough money for gendered bathrooms
I think she was laughing that you though there was a whole bathroom just for dudes.
You did look like a dino. A corporate dino who probably expects a retirement plan and consistent pay.
Adam Lewis
One might ask for the Men's/Ladies room out of discretion, or the the little boys/girls room in an informal situation.
Xavier Johnson
>anecdotes youre a petersontranny. patent pending. fund my patreon
Jason Smith
>dino
Eli Rogers
true, but.. really? a 20something year old in 2018?
I might use the term "men's room" etc, but I'm 42. I've never heard anyone younger than mid 30's use it, it's archaic.
Logan Ramirez
>petersontranny lolwut
Tyler James
There are are large number of libertarians in SV who think meritocracy and freedom go hand in hand. They think that their financial success is the result of talent and hard work. So when women / non-whites/asians don't do as well it is actually these people's fault and it is their personal failures instead of some systemic failure. At least that is the impression I get.
John Gutierrez
agree, just sayin'.
Brody Carter
Are you fucking retarded? Go back to your genderless drum circle you stupid faggot. We say men's and women's washroom here you dumb dyke. The fact that you are pretending it isn't normal in Canada makes me want to stab you in the genitals. I hate you dumbfucks.
William Rodriguez
>I voted for Obama and Hillary. I am not racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic
Then why are you here?
Also I work in the bay area. We don't have faggot specified bathrooms. You shit in your gender specified bathroom. Maybe that happens at those retarded "techie" app companies, but not in real industry here.
Julian Murphy
It’s called a restroom, fag.
Jace Stewart
At my school they pulled out the urinals but didn't add any stalls to make the bathroom genderless.
Now i piss on the toilet seats in protest.
Zachary Fisher
it will never be enough for them. you will never be good enough for them because you are a male, i presume white. they will force you to dig your own grave and lie down in it. equality is a myth, they want superiority.
Daniel Robinson
>I might use the term "men's room" etc, but I'm 42. I've never heard anyone younger than mid 30's use it, it's archaic.
Well this is my whole point.
Xavier Price
Also
>Not drydocking and clogging the shitter on your visit
Austin Evans
Is that a tranny?
Jonathan Roberts
Pointing out the obvious.
Connor Parker
I concur, burgerbro. that would mean OP is kinda autistic.. oh, wait. Yeah, you're right.
Joseph Garcia
Maze or candy korn. This more appropriate!
Robert Jackson
yea ur not getting the job lol, while you were being respectful, that was a chance for you to virtue signal, catch up with th etimes gramps!
Aaron Gonzalez
Why would you even specify? They're always right next to eachother.
Nolan Butler
None of this happened
Landon Nguyen
This. OP, (you) don't understand. Everything you were taught, is wrong. It's not about what you do. It's about what you are.
They don't hate you because they think you're racist. They hate you because you're male, white, straight, or any combination. Welcome to club, pamphlets are to your left, and enjoy you're stay. You can never leave. You're a fucking white male, after all. You nazi. Make us proud.
James Morales
This mirrors my own experience, its really only the biggest firms making billions that can afford to virtue signal regardless of performance, they just happen to be the same firms who make headlines.
Grayson Sullivan
Seriously why is it fuckin leafs every fuckin time
Hunter Cruz
Really? We usually just say: >Oi where's the dunnie cunt?
You yankies sure do thing strange....
Zachary Garcia
This shit is happening all over the country.
Troll post or not, the above story does actually happen
Nicholas Butler
I actually went to college in san francisco, for relevance. But many places around the US have the men's restrooms and women's restrooms in different locations from each other. Hell, sometimes they're on separate floors.
I misread what you wrote, and thought you meant as the figure showing the restroom sex, and thought that that would be hilarious. Merkel for women, Trudeau for men, just associating them with the shitter would be a golden bit of psychology fun.
Angel Powell
That why this uni sex bathroom stuff worries me. There is no groundswell of public support behind this, it was forced on people to humiliate them
Wyatt Ward
The kind of racism/sexism I am talking about doesn't give a fuck about cultural issues or gay or trans people. It's more akin to secretly believing in unspoken stereotypes about women or black or brown people and then letting those beliefs influence your actions. Almost no one here is religious and no one gives a fuck about gender-neutral bathrooms either way.
Jeremiah Cox
I sure hope so.
Justin Davis
You don't understand, diversity is anti-white. youtube.com/watch?v=LM_L0jfSRMw What Enoch says here, is 100% the unfiltered truth, learn it and understand it.
Dylan Russell
>I voted for Obama and Hillary. I am not racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic. You voted for this faggotry, you dumbfuck. Why did you make this post? You got exactly what you asked for. KYS. Sage this retardation.
Jonathan Scott
Welcome to the liberal uptopia. It doesn't include you, even if you thought you were liberal. Unless you cut off your dick and get breast implants, and die your skin dark.
Jaxon Flores
The way to fight this is to walk out of the stall with your dick hanging out like you can't get it back into your pants. Also don't close stall when using toilet.
Nathaniel Morris
I voted for Obama and Hillary. FU LOSER!
Evan Peterson
This. If you're a man and ask for the bathroom, they'll give you the directions for the men's bathroom. You don't need to specify the gender - they can see you and figure it out. Are you guys all transfags on here?
Angel Harris
...
Isaac Foster
If I find a bathroom like that I'm going to shit in the sink and piss on all the toilet paper. Who are they to tell me that's not the right way?