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What Really Goes On In The Workplace Restrooms ?

So there’s the obvious reason why people go to the bathroom at  work but there are many other HIDDEN reasons (and if you work in an office you may know…

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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 7: Environmentally friendly toilet paper is used in the toilets before lthe Live Earth concert at the Coca-Cola Dome on July 7, 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series taking place on 7/7/07, bringing together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis. (Photo by Nadine Hutton /Getty Images)

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So there's the obvious reason why people go to the bathroom at  work but there are many other HIDDEN reasons (and if you work in an office you may know one of two of these:)

92 percent of people say they have visited the office restroom to simply get away from the office "noise" or to cool off after getting angry at a coworker.

33 percent of people work on assignments in the restroom

12 percent of people do their nails

15 percent of people go to the bathroom to make a private phone call

10 percent of office workers use the restroom for a forbidden office romp

Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.