Do you brush your teeth at work?

[ijack]

when I was pg I did. It's pretty common here.

[Deleted]

Sometimes, and it is common here. I do it in the shared bathroom. It doesn't bother me when other people do it around me. I figure it is a healthy habit?

[mbcdefg]

I've only done it once or twice, when I had somewhere to be right after work or when I realized on the drive to work that I forgot and had to stop at CVS for a toothbrush.

I've seen plenty of coworkers do it at my different jobs. It doesn't bother me as long as they're not making a mess or they're gagging loudly or something.

[everam01]

Rarely.

I have a co-worker who meticulously brushes and flosses her teeth after breakfast and lunch every day. It must take her 10-15 minutes each time. I've never seen anything like it.

[egishere]

Rarely. I see people do this a lot though and it doesn't bother me. I used to work with one weirdo that would brush his teeth in the employee break room sink...I told him that was so gross and to do it in the bathroom instead. He had no social skills whatsoever.

[raangoli]

No, I have coworkers that do it though and insist on talking to me if I happen to be in there at the same time. I really dislike it.

[aurora]

Sometimes, and it doesn't bother me when other people at work do. Obviously it's important that we clean up after ourselves!

[my4girls]

only if I were leaving to go to the dentist (I usually go at lunch) and after puking while pregnant- though then I used those wisp things so I don't think that really counts as full on brushing

[Deleted]

Yes, but it's just a single toilet/sink bathroom, we only have 6 women who work here.

And to make it even more gross, I keep my toothbrush, floss, tootpaste, deodorant, and tampons in a bag in the vanity. Hopefully no one is using my toothbrush to clean the toilet, because that thought has crossed my mind lately.

[HoneySpider]

Nope, this would not occur to me.

[taylormade]

Yes I do. Since the bathroom is the place to take care of personal hygiene, it's not something I would ever side-eye someone for doing.

[hbomdiggity]

It grosses me out - not because other people brushing teeth is gross, but because public restrooms are gross and I wouldn't want to brush my own teeth there.

[5thofjuly]

I do. I work in close proximity to people some times and I suspect they are less grossed out by me brushing my teeth than they would be by my garlic-spicy food-popcorn breath.

[mrszp]

I'm totally going to drop in to one-up you... then vanish not to be seen for another couple weeks or months.

The other day at work I went into the bathroom and a girl was at the sink. She put toothpaste on her toothbrush and started brushing, then went into a stall...

I was perplexed... at first I thought maybe she just didn't want me watching her brush her teeth since I was standing there trying to fix my hair, and she was just standing in the privacy of a stall while she brushed and would spit in the toilet so she wouldn't have an audience or something... but I was wrong.

She started PEEING, WHILE she was brushing her teeth.... at this point, I couldn't tear myself away.

The brushing sound continues while she pees, while she unrolls toilet paper, while she flushes. All the while brushing.

Then she comes out of the stall, spits and rinses off her toothbrush, and washes her hands.

I mentioned it to a coworker, and apparently she does this frequently. I'm not sure why it seems so traumatic, but I just can't get over it!

[agnes]

Nope. But it doesn't bother me if someone is.

[swissy]

daily, but i'm a dentist and we all do it. who wants to see a dentist with lunch in their teeth and smelling of food?

[ladygrey]

Only if I have an important meeting or event later in the day (and happen to have something potent like garlic for lunch).

[KaraOrNot]

I don't and don't like it when other people do. However, we only have one sink and people always leave globs of toothpaste in the sink and dots of toothpaste on the mirror, so that may color my opinion on this.

[carfar]

I have never, because I'd be embarrassed if someone came in. I haven't mastered the art of brushing neatly. I look like I have rabies while I brush, foaming at the mouth and such. It would gross me out only if I was there and had to witness the spitting.

[Deleted]

Not regularly but I definately have before. We have shared bathrooms. I have seen several other people doing it as well.

[Wines Not Whines]

Yes, I do. I'm doing invisalign and you have to brush after every meal or else you're really prone to cavities. I don't love doing it, but I basically have to. Other co-workers probably think I'm a freak about dental hygiene, but whatever.