To: All Employees

From: HR

Date: March 11, 2001

RE: Restroom Trips

In the past, employees were permitted to make trips to the restrooms under informal guidelines. Effective immediately, a Restroom Trip Policy (RTP) will be established to provide a consistent method of accounting for each employee’s restroom time and ensuring equal treatment of all employees.

Under this police, a "RESTROOM TRIP BANK" will be established for each employee. The first day of each month, employees will be given a Restroom Trip Credit of 20. Restroom Trip credits can be accumulated from month to month.

Within two weeks, the entrances to all restrooms are being equipped with personnel identification stations and computer-linked voice print recognition devices. Before the end of March, each employees must provide two copies of voice prints (one normal, one under stress) to Data Automation. The voice print recognition stations will be operational, but not restrictive, for the month of March. Employees should acquaint themselves with the stations during the period.

If an employee’s RESTROOM TRIP BANK balance reaches zero, the doors to the restroom will not unlock for the employee’s voice until the first of the next month. In addition, all restroom stalls are being equipped with timed paper roll retractors. If the stall is occupied for more than three minutes, an alarm will sound. Thirty seconds after the alarm sounds, the roll of paper in the stall will retract, the toilet will flush, and the stall door will open. If the stall remains occupied, your picture will be taken.

The picture will then be posted on the company bulletin board. This is being done to eliminate DILLY-DALLYING in the restrooms. Anyone’s picture showing up three times, will be immediately terminated.