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Submitted by Anunaki girl on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 2:06pm.
Has any one ever had this experience ? On the day of July 28th - 2008 , I went to the YMCA, and paid to take a shower. I had just purchased a hair dye , and decided to do that while i was there. I put the dye in my hair in the shower, but had to look out the shower door way into the dressing area to look at the clock. Now mind you no where is there anything posted saying that customers are not allowed to dye their hair in the shower rooms. However as I was standing at the sink getting ready to rinse my hair, One of the girls from the front desk came in , and told me , that I could not dye my hair in the facility. I told her that I would not do it again, but she did not leave, she stood there, and stared at me. I was naked, my towel had slipped off just before she had walked in and my hands were full of dye, so I could not pick up my towel. I was very embarrassed , but she just stood there. She said she didn't want me to rinse my hair in the sink. I told her I would clean up after my self , and she finally did leave. How ever , I felt so humiliated, that when I was done, I went to talk to her. She held that she was within her right to walk in on people in the shower rooms if they were dying their hair in there. I asked to see the rule sheet , she, and the other person at the desk told me that it was an unspoken rule, that it is not written anywhere. Today July 31st-2008, I called to talk to Robyn Phye, she is the Membership Director . I explained what I was calling about , and told her what happened. To add insult to injury, she told me that common sense should tell me that I should not dye my hair in the facility. Well as far as I know, that is a public shower, and since it is not posted that dying hair is not allowed, then it is not their right to say anything to anyone who dose dye their hair there. I do use hair dyes without amonia , so there were no fumes.Robyn also told me that she had two complaints, but there was only one other person using the shower at the time. And she was way on the other end of the room from me.She tried to make me feel as though I was the one in the wrong , I must not have any common sense, to think that it would be okay to dye my hair in a public shower room .I told her that common sense had nothing to do with it, and that they should have it posted , if they do not want the public dying their hair in the shower rooms.She said that she was not going to post it, that people should just know that they are not supposed to dye their hair in the public showers. Sincerely Humiliated P.S. Please feel free to send comments to ButterFlyBoots@hotmail.com
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I don't think...
Submitted by The Fire Inside on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 3:09pm.the YMCA shower is public (I thought you had to possess a membership?) and can understand why they wouldn't want people to dye their hair in the sink. At the same time it's something the girl at the counter should have let go once you explained you now understood the rule and would clean up after yourself.
Certain tasks require you to take certain stances and establish yourself as a clear authority. Whether or not someone should dye their hair in the shower isn't one of them.
The obvious question is...
Submitted by The Original Yoda on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 3:43pm.did you really?
Submitted by Just another voice on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 5:46pm.But I am Just Another Voice
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Submitted by stevenl on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 5:57pm.Doesn't sound like the Y staff has great skills in public relations or customer service. Much less respecting human dignity. Unspoken vapor policies can land them in legal trouble.
Two questions: Why didn't you do this at your home? And, to echo Original Yoda, from what color to what color?
Thanks for posting.
I think the Y staff acted as
Submitted by wilson on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 7:25am.By staring at a naked person?
Submitted by Guglielmo on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 8:44am.Most people I know would not do that. But maybe I walk in unusual circles.
I didn't mean the staring
Submitted by wilson on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 9:26am.Oh, I agree
Submitted by Guglielmo on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 11:26am.Most people would not think it's okay to dye their hair in the YMCA shower. Because of this common sense, the Y need not list all potential forbidden activities in their showers: washing dishes, doing laundry, cooking, spitting tobacco, shelling peanuts, using plug-in appliances, etc.
I think the real issue here is how the staff member reacted. A simple "please make sure you clean up after yourself" would have worked just fine. Lingering to the point of making someone uncomfortable is not appropriate given the offense. Should have just caught her on the way out to remind her that the facility isn't a beauty salon.
I don't think the Y needs to produce a written policy on this anymore than they need to provide a written policy about wether or not I can urinate in their lobby waste basket. But the staff member needs to relax a bit and realize that not everyone shares the common sense.
Oh, so now you have a
Submitted by wilson on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 12:02pm.In the potted plants like
Submitted by OperaGirl on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 7:32pm.In the potted plants like normal human beings.
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