I have to say, after years of telecommuting, the absolute worst part of returning to the IT office isn't the bad water, isn't the disgusting microwaves or over-priced food, or even the horrible parking in the parking lots.
It's the bathrooms.
Specifically, auto-flush toilets that flush while you raise up enough to wipe, but then won't flush when you're actually done, leaving you with the option of waving your hands frantically at the sensor or pushing the little tiny, germ-laden button that's hidden somewhere on the toilet itself.
That's, of course, followed by the distributed sink- where you know one of them has water and one of them has soap.
But, then you get the wet-handed zombie walk as you look for which paper towel dispenser has towels actually out...and finding out that you're in the fantastic position of having to advance one or dig up into the private guts of the dispenser to get at least one towel to dry your hands.
THAT'S, BY FAR, the WORST part of returning to an office building.
for the auto-flush toilets which never seem know the correct time to flush: I used some TP over my finger to push the little button. I can't think of anything more disgusting than to have to press that little button knowing that someone else has also pressed it.
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