Slanted Toilet Designed To Stop Workers From Taking Long Bathroom Breaks
In 2019, a British startup called Standard Toilet designed a toilet with a seat that slopes downwards at a 13-degree angle. The company claimed that this design would make it uncomfortable to sit on the toilet for longer than about five minutes, thus increasing employee productivity by reducing the time spent on bathroom breaks.
The inventor, Mahabir Gill, stated that the idea came from his frustration with finding coworkers asleep in the bathroom. Standard Toilet argued that in the UK alone, extended employee breaks cost businesses billions of pounds annually and that their design could help mitigate this. They also suggested that reducing prolonged sitting on the toilet could have health benefits, such as reducing the risk of hemorrhoids.
However, the design faced widespread criticism on social media, with many people finding the idea punitive and uncomfortable. Critics also pointed out potential issues with accessibility and questioned the actual health benefits.
While the Standard Toilet was marketed towards workplaces, it’s worth noting that another company, Slanty, offers toilets with a slight gradient slope (8-13 degrees) aimed at improving posture and reducing time spent on the toilet for health and wellbeing reasons in both commercial and domestic settings.
So, while the primary intention behind the 13-degree slanted toilet was indeed to shorten bathroom breaks in the workplace, other similar designs exist with a focus on ergonomics and health.
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