Does anyone else have weird work experiences

Ah yes, a fart wrangler in training, this is what the pros do, it's the only way to train without raising suspicion.

I smell humancrowd smell.

No good.

What if he was dead or dying? You should have kicked the stall door down to check just in case.

Weird Things At Work wrote:

On my break just now I went to the restroom. As I open the door the lights were off, which automatically turn on when someone comes in. After my business is taken care of I start washing my hands. As I'm standing at the sink in the corner of my eye in the mirror I notice a set of feet quietly sitting there not moving. I walk out quietly myself, beginning to wonder how long does it take for the automatic lights to turn off? How long was this person sitting there in the dark? Who is this mysterious dark bathroom pooper?

This is why I converted to squat-pooping (folks, my fine derrière has not touched a toilet seat in years): squatting is much faster. Plus it builds strength, especially in the legs but is a total body strengthener. And last, but for me, certainly not least, it facilitates a dingleberry-free delivery. TAKE THAT (J)Hingle My Dingleberries!

He's probably a serial killer. Make sure HR doesn't give him your address. Watch your back.

I've had the lights go off while in the stall before. Didn't seem like I was in there overly long before they went off. I just stood up and waved my arm and luckily lights came back on. Maybe your co-worker tried something similar but it didn't get the lights back on. Probably assumed someone would be in shortly and lights would come on then. Maybe a little embarrassed to say anything when you came in.

Or he's a fart wrangler.

It is common now for workers to hide in the bathroom and play on their phones. I've had to in the bathroom in the past to retrieve a few. We've had some go missing for up to almost 30 minutes. This guy may have been

sitting on the toilet, surfing the web long enough for the lights to go off. He was probably embarrassed when you entered, and tried to remain silent.

Thankfully, in my 30th year of "real, full-time" employment, I haven't encountered what OP has.

However, it seems I've encountered my share of weirdness on the clock, typically caused by (innocent) ignorance, would-be rebellion against my employer, and misplaced concern/not knowing whom to contact.

The most notable experiences seem to come from having to work at our State Fair. (A co-worker calls it "The State F-word.") Employer has a park area/green space that a lot of fair-goers use, and staff have to take shifts to clean/maintain it. Questions and remarks we get can sometimes leave us too stunned to answer, e.g. "Do you bring in those squirrels to make this park more 'natural'?"

As a millennial, the fact that I have work experience at all is "weird" relative to my peers.

Someone keeps taking my liverwurst and Camembert sandwich out of the break room

Time to put that leftover dose of LSD to good use?

Lots of phone activity in the bathroom, in general. Place I used to work, four or five stalls, lots of "noises," and you'd hear some guy mid-dump pick up the phone and start chatting. So weird in my opinion. I like to keep those activities completely separate.

Another guy at the same place used to walk around with a headset. He'd walk into the bathroom, use it, walk out. Chatting the entire time. Never washed his hands. Disgusting.

This was a financial services firm FYI...