Key-coded restrooms: Your thoughts? We disected self-check pretty [View all]

[niyad]

thoroughly the other day, so I thought I would bring this one up. My favourite wine bar has them, but hasn't changed the code in months ( and half the time the door is not properly closed anyway!)

I know more and more places are using them, and I can certainly understand why. My favourite supermarket has them, and it requires an employee to punch in the code. This means, at the front restrooms, that generally you have to get one of the Starbucks baristas to stop what they are doing to let you in. The ones in the back, you hope there is someone working back there, or coming or going from break. My first objection is taking employees from their work, which is hard enough without the constant interruptions. My second is worrying for people with medical issues, or someone who suddenly needs that restroom.

As I said, I can well understand the reason for key-coded restrooms, but I hate the extra work for the employees, and the potential health issues for customers. Alas, I have no idea how to resolve these conflicts.