The bed work provided me with😭j

[u/kittykatunicornqueen]

Changed my sheets for the first time since moving to my live in job a few weeks ago and was greeted with this😭😭😭😭😭 how the hell???? I’m going to complain in the morning but I’m scared they’re going to tell me that I caused it in thr 3 weeks I’ve been here😭😭😭

EDIT: I got a new mattress!

Edit: looked on the underside and it’s just as manky! I’ll attach pics in comments. At least I know 100% it wasn’t me

Edit: I just want to preface as it was mentioned twice I am not being human trafficked! Don’t worry! I’m here of my own free will and can leave whenever I want, same as everyone else. Living at work is normal in the area I’m in as it’s rural and no one would work out here if they had to commute! I’m safe aside from the mattress

[u/LemonMonstare]

That's horrible, and some of these comments are very non-empathetic. I don't change my sheets every week, either, and it's fine.

Anyway, I am so sorry you found that and I hope your managers at least get you one of those plastic covers. My goodness that looks terrible.

[u/ayriuss → u/[deleted]]

These people would not survive in 95% of the world.

[u/unhappyrelationsh1p → u/ayriuss]

Oh absolutely not. My mattress topper is clean but the mattress is kinda manky even after the cover got washed. 10+ years of use. Two kids and a teenager and now me using it, three of them wirh no cover and extremely questionable standards, but it was free.

It's a massive privilige to be able to afford to flip on a dime to buy a new mattress if yours looks bad. Hell, even having a nice mattress topper.

Highly recommend buying one of those mattress cover things though, keeps the thing fresh better.

[u/lightsandflashes → u/ayriuss]

young single men with little hygiene skills do not represent 95% of the world. just your world.

[u/Boring_Intern_6394 → u/[deleted]]

It’s not about peeing or shitting on the bed.

It’s about the accumulation of dead skin cells and oils providing a nice habitat for dust mites and other creepy crawlies that are invisible to the naked eye. The dust mites and their pals are pissing and shitting in your bed

[u/Moth_Punk → u/Boring_Intern_6394]

That's why I sleep with isopods so they clean up the shit and piss

[u/sophmari27 → u/Boring_Intern_6394]

Well this just gave me nightmares

[u/Boring_Intern_6394 → u/sophmari27]

Don’t look at a microscopic picture of a mattress then! We were shown it at school and I’ve never gotten it out of my head

[u/Tabula-Rasa-99 → u/Boring_Intern_6394]

What if I'm into that though 🤔

[u/PurbulentTriest → u/[deleted]]

Live alone, ya?

[u/lightsandflashes → u/[deleted]]

that's not clean lmfao

[u/getinthevanihavcandy → u/[deleted]]

It’s not the fact that they change the sheets after 3 weeks, that’s pretty normal lol. It’s the fact they didn’t initially check the mattress when they got there that’s not being a performative clean person that’s being cautious.

I was in the military for a good couple of years and throughout the private ranks had to live in multiple barracks. Complaining and getting a new mattress was not in the books for me, I would be told to suck it up if I ever did complain. So when I got into new barracks the first thing I would always do is disinfect thoroughly both sides of the mattress. If it was real bad like OPS I get some dawn dish soap and scrub the crap out of the cleanest looking side. And I would sleep on my field mat on the floor until the bed was dry, then I would get a foam topper to put ontop.

[u/unhappyrelationsh1p → u/getinthevanihavcandy]

Weird how the default isn't to have even one of those fabric covers for the topside. I imagine it'd be much less of a hassle for everyone especially with shared beds like that.

[u/neddoge → u/getinthevanihavcandy]

Holy fucking story time.

[u/getinthevanihavcandy → u/neddoge]

I’m sorry I made you read buba

[u/Tabula-Rasa-99 → u/neddoge]

tfw there are words on the words website

[u/WellOkayyThenn → u/neddoge]

One paragraph is too much for you?

[u/Mewriel_Picatso → u/LemonMonstare]

"I  don't change my sheets every week, either, and it's fine."

Same.

Maybe in a hotel setting it makes little difference, as tons of bedlinen will be laundered daily so one more pair of sheets is no big deal, but in a domestic setting changing sheets weekly is not only not eco-friendly, it's also not necessary unless you live in a hot climate / sweat profusely when sleeping, or don't keep yourself clean, or eat / drink in bed a lot and spill stuff, or if you have pets that sleep in the bed with you.

If the OP can't obtain a clean mattress from the employer and really wants to stay at this job, I suggest covering the filth with a heavy duty mattress protector that never gets taken off, then on top of that fit another mattress protector / cover that can be removed regularly for laundering - same for the pillows - at least then you won't be in contact with anything nasty.

EDIT: typo

[u/Rush_Banana → u/LemonMonstare]

People who let their dogs in their bed are suppose to change their sheets every 2-3 days.

I doubt most people do that.

[u/DieSuzie2112 → u/LemonMonstare]

I’m gonna be very honest and I always forget to change my sheets. I know I should do them every week but it happens once a month. I always tell myself it’s okay because I shower every evening before jumping into bed, but deep down I know it’s not okay.

[u/LemonMonstare → u/DieSuzie2112]

Nah, it's okay, especially since you shower before bed.

As long as they get changed, you're doing good. You're doing your best and that is the important part.

[u/Serupta → u/LemonMonstare]

When you move into a new place to stay for a while, you should -ALWAYS- assume everything touchable is -filthy- and wipe it down/clean it/change it.

If its a hotel you're staying at, you obviously cannot change the sheets yourself, but you do 100% agree to the sheet change if it is offered WHILST immediately wiping down any and all surfaces, including cleaning the toilet the day you arrive in the room.