A while ago my company did two things:

1. They acquired some of those elecontric sensor flush systems for the toilets. I’m not sure how much this actually saves since people can just push the little button to manually flush as often as they want and also people still can make a horrible mess, automatic or not.

2. They finally got some of those disposable paper liners for the toilet.

I have decided to not factor in the fact that there are way too few actual toilets because we converted an assembly line factory (with few employees and lots of automation & storage) into office space without increasing the number of toilets, and also the fact that the damn toilet isn’t centered in the stall… it’s really close to the left wall where of course the genius in facilities planning decided to also install the toilet paper holders.

No… the problem is that the stupid sensor tracks bending over to install the toilet liner on the toilet seat as an actionable event and inevitably flushes when you stand to undo your pants. Of course when it does this it grabs the liner and pulls it down meaning you either start over from scratch, give up on the liner and risk whatever is on the seat, or you hold on to the liner with both hands since otherwise one side would get drawn down into the water… which of course is bending over and is registered as another actionable event.

By the time I manage, in between flush cycles, to get a few seconds per flush to prep my pants for the deed (pull them down) the toilet will have flushed 4-5 times.