Poll: tissues at work

[ijack]

Does your work provide facial tissues or do you have to provide them yourself?

[Awkward]

They provide sheets of fine grade sandpaper they have the nerve to label "tissues."

I bring my own Puffs Plus.

[aspentosh]

Oct 10, 2012 12:59:57 GMT -5 Awkward said:

They provide sheets of fine grade sandpaper they have the nerve to label "tissues."

I bring my own Puffs Plus.

+1 Except my Puffs Plus has lotion

[wannabe]

i always bought my own because what they provided was like sandpaper.

[rikki]

I buy (and expense) my own supplies, tissue included. I get the good stuff.

[Deleted]

Every once in a while there's a box of tissues in the bathroom, but other than that, I've always had to byo. (This is the case at the 3 law firms I've worked/interned for, and the 3 large corporations I interned for). My allergies are such that I go through an astonishing amount of tissues, so I can't say I blame them.

We get free tampons though, which even as a Diva Cup user I think is thoughtful. And there are like 15 types of pens we can choose from.

[dexteroni]

There were cheap tissues in the ladies' room. Do you mean do they give you a box to keep at your desk? No. I kept my own box at my desk.

[ijack]

I'm out of kleenex and there isn't anymore in the supply closet They've also stopped carrying any pens that I like. This place is going down hill!

[cjeanette]

The provide Kleenex brand that comes in bulk from OfficeMaxx. I bring in lotion ones if I am using them a lot.

[morningmania]

Bring my own.

[SuziSaysDa]

Yes, office depot standard, but we don't get paper towels in the breakroom, with a sink.

[Chirp]

Bring my own. My work is cheapass with the paper products.

[auberge]

Yes. I work at a school so there are alot of snotty nose kids who need them. We have plently to go around.

[hbomdiggity]

Kirkland brand - not awful, but not worth buying my own.

[Pilsy]

I voted no, because I've only had one job that did. Not sure about the new place; I'll cross my fingers, but I won't hold my breath.

The job that provided tissues actuall provided so much stuff, I was still in awe after I'd been there a few months. Off the top of my head, I remember all this:
tissues
tampons
pads
coffee (single-serve machine w/probably 15 varieties)
tea
Crystal Light (three flavors)
seltzer water (four flavors
10-15 varieties of canned soda (both Coke and Pepsi brands)
hot chocolate (regular, diet and w/marshmallows)
soup
oatmeal
fresh fruit
cereal (three kinds)
various pain relievers
and health insurance (no premiums, no copays)

[Deleted]

Provide own.

[mrssavy42112]

Oct 10, 2012 13:08:57 GMT -5 Chirp said:

Bring my own. My work is cheapass with the paper products.

Same

[my4girls]

I buy the office supplies for work. I buy the good tissues for us. Puffs plus with lotion all the way.

[Pilsy]

Oct 10, 2012 13:15:48 GMT -5 jjwritergirl said:

Why did you ever leave? That sounds great!

Imagine the weight gain!

[ladygrey]

Oct 10, 2012 13:23:03 GMT -5 mrssavy42112 said:

Oct 10, 2012 13:08:57 GMT -5 Chirp said:

Bring my own. My work is cheapass with the paper products.

Same

Ditto. Our tissues are like sandpaper.

[Mrs.Beagle]

Yes, but I work in a hospital. Tissues 'aplenty.

[definitelyO]

Oct 10, 2012 13:14:11 GMT -5 Pilsy said:

I voted no, because I've only had one job that did. Not sure about the new place; I'll cross my fingers, but I won't hold my breath.

The job that provided tissues actuall provided so much stuff, I was still in awe after I'd been there a few months. Off the top of my head, I remember all this:
tissues
tampons
pads
coffee (single-serve machine w/probably 15 varieties)
tea
Crystal Light (three flavors)
seltzer water (four flavors
10-15 varieties of canned soda (both Coke and Pepsi brands)
hot chocolate (regular, diet and w/marshmallows)
soup
oatmeal
fresh fruit
cereal (three kinds)
various pain relievers

my office rpvides rough tissues - which I use. they also provide most of the stuff above depending on which building/floor you're on

[Deleted]

People's jobs provide tissues?

[Deleted]

I provide my own and I do not share. I would go through a box a day on the public desk in the youth room of my library. I keep them on my cart. When a mom walked behind he desk and grabbed some, I told her, "Those are not for public use, you'll need to go to the public restroom if you don't have any tissues with you." She called me a cheap bitch. Maybe, but keep your hands off my Puffs you whore (obviously, this was not my response).

[Deleted]

Also, side note, I hate the tissues with lotion! They feel so gross to me.

[mbcdefg]

I've never seen tissues provided at work. (I can't even remember if any of my jobs left a box in the bathroom.) I've always brought my own.

I've had jobs that provided free feminine products, coffee/tea/cocoa, milk and half-and-half, bottled water. All have provided basic office supplies. One place offered deeply discounted vending machine snacks and sodas (25 cents for a Coke). I used to work for a newspaper and our publishing deadline was Friday around midnight, so they'd pay for our dinner that day.

[sunshine608]

No it is against state policy to use $$ for tissue. Once before I knew that I ordered some for the office and my purchasing card was suspended for a month.

We either take up a collection or use non-state funds.

I usually bring my own because people who have to see me are often times emotional/in tears and its just one small comfort I can provide.

[Pilsy]

Oct 10, 2012 14:15:52 GMT -5 @libgrl said:

She called me a cheap bitch.

[Deleted]

Oct 10, 2012 14:21:05 GMT -5 Pilsy said:

Oct 10, 2012 14:15:52 GMT -5 @libgrl said:

She called me a cheap bitch.

The better part is that this was her response in front of her five year old.

[megalicious]

It's a hospital, so yes, there are tissues everywhere but they suck. I keep a hidden stash of Puffs.