Belarusian woman got a job at a confectionery store. But it turned out she had to pay to use the toilet
The store itself sees no problem.
A Belarusian woman, Alina Sakharava, shared a strange story of failed employment on Threads. She is from Homel, but moved to Mozyr and is now actively looking for a job in her new location.
Recently, Alina started an internship at the "Tsukerachka" store, located at the "Slavyanski" market.
Initially, both the girl and the employer were satisfied: Alina was hired for the internship, while other candidates were rejected. But on the fourth day, an unexpected problem arose.
It turned out that the store did not have its own toilet. Employees were offered to use the public toilet belonging to the market — and pay money for each visit.
According to Alina, she found out that other female employees of the store had to change sanitary pads during menstruation simply in the storage room, where sweet products are kept — to save money and avoid paying for a toilet visit multiple times.
It should be added that a sales assistant's working day in this store is 10 hours.
The girl admits she was shocked, as she had never heard of such a thing. She decided to clarify with the director if she understood correctly. The director was not at all bothered: "Well, yes, everyone has been going like this for 10 years, and no one complains; I generally only go once a day." To which I explained to her that every person's body works differently (some need to go three times, and what if a person has cystitis, critical days, and so on). On such days, visiting the restroom cannot be just once a day. I also asked why the organization doesn't pay for the toilet if they don't have their own, to which I was told: "It's normal, we always work like this."
On this strange note, the cooperation ended. Moreover, Alina was never paid for her internship: "I came and constantly worked at the cash register, packaged products, arranged them on display. It would be one thing if I came and just sat in a chair, then, of course, what payment could be discussed, but if I worked there properly, then I'm sorry. This is a real violation of labor law (the employer's obligation to organize sanitary and household provisions for employees)."
A woman who works at a store in another market appeared in the comments and shared her experience: "At our market, the toilet is paid for everyone, but all owners pay these expenses for market employees based on three visits per day. If you want more often, then it's out of your own pocket."
Alina, meanwhile, announced that she had already started filing complaints against the store with various authorities. The official "Tsukerachka" account came into the comments section of the post — not just to comment, but with threats to sue Alina for defamation.
At first, "Tsukerachka" tried to convince commentators that everything was fine with them: "Our store has all the necessary conditions for rest. A kettle and a microwave, employees can make hot drinks and reheat food at any time. A sink with hot and cold water to ensure hygiene and convenience."
But in the end, the store was forced to admit: there is no toilet in the "Tsukerachka" pavilion, and employees indeed need to use the public toilet at their own expense.
And later, the store generally started to get confused in its excuses. First, it wrote: "We understand that this may cause certain inconveniences, so at the end of the month, we compensate these expenses to our employees through bonuses and allowances."
After Alina's logical question as to why she wasn't told about such a compensation system then, the store backed down: "Our discussions did not indicate that these bonuses were intended to cover toilet expenses. Bonuses and allowances are part of the overall system of remuneration for employees' work and performance."
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