I am very new in this company, which is an MNE not a small local business. All seemed fine until senior management (I assume) decided to install motion sensors for the lights of all publicly available WCs a few days ago. The sensors have an automatic timer which turns the lights off exactly 3 minutes after being triggered. The ridiculous part is they only trigger from the main bathroom hall and NOT from inside the stalls.
This means if for whatever reason you need to use the toilet for more than 3 mins, you have to exit the stall or wait for someone to walk in…
Personally, I have IBS-C which means I have to use the bathroom for more than 10-15 minutes on a daily basis, sometimes even more than once. This means I have to do my business in the dark like a caveman or use my phone’s flashlight as if I am free camping in the woods.
I have reported this to HR and they claimed they didn’t know the sensors were only activated from the main hall and not from within the stalls. I was also told that it’s company policy to reduce electricity consumption due to the energy crisis.
PS: I am not US based. Also don’t tell me to just leave, I just started working here after several months of job hunting and the benefits are quite good given current market conditions in my country. How do I approach this?