askchapo

Unless you have a compromised immune system (in which case you are gonna die if you go to work anyway) then you can afford to touch the tap. No one is sticking their butt in it so the water itself is clean. Literally just wash your hands with soap and shut it off with your elbow or whatever. You are more likely to get e coli when touching the door handle to exit the bathroom.

As for keeping the cup clean, if they use a dishwasher it will be clean, if they don't you are right to worry, so take your cup home or something.

"personal responsibility is neoliberal" isn't really an excuse to do things you know aren't good

It's intention is to tell you that we need to make systemic changes to have a real impact.

You should use a reusable water bottle / cup. Don't know what else to tell you.

Honestly, I understand this behavior, I really do. I’m fortunate that my office has one of those water bottle refill stations, so the nozzle for that is designed to only work with water bottles. Also, it’s hand free which is great. That said, I haven’t used a drinking fountain since well before Covid.

From what you have told, I'm not able to gather what you would have hypothetically used the reusable cup for. Either way if I had to make a guess I would say it's a big deal.

How much water do you drink in a day? I have a pretty normal size reusable water bottle and it holds more than enough for a workday. You could just fill it at home in the morning instead of needing to use the water fountain that other people are using.

Edit because the original post was mean: trying to stop using single use plastic is a good thing and you should try to do it if you can

Ok. Starting tomorrow. . putting cup in bag now.

my workers offers unlimited free bottles of water and bananas. it's the only "free" shit we get from them and i've gotten seriously hurt from being dehydrated

sometimes you just have to take whats offered. i try to refill any plastic water bottles i have a few times until they get too soft.

maybe you could take them home and do that? do the "reuse" part of the three Rs