Bc they are obligated to provide a private area for their employees, not the public 🤷♀️
Plane-Boysenberry-86 on
People are aware lactation does not mean breast feeding area right? Unfortunately (atleast here in America) some mothers are expected to go back to work pretty quickly after giving birth. This is so they have a safe and secure place to breast pump without someone being a creep.
BrotherGreed on
Fun fact, the default code to unlock those things is 8008, no I am not joking.
Psychological-Duck13 on
If I were an employee I definitely wouldn’t want it open to the public as well.
1) huge risk of abuse of the space (see public toilets…)
2) what happens when both customers and staff need the space?
Nope!!
baconbananapancakes on
If folks are wondering: This probably means they had to install something because they currently have one or more lactating employees who need to have guaranteed access at certain times throughout the day. They are not allowed to force employees to pump in bathroom stalls. Renting (?) this thing was cheaper than building out an entirely new dedicated space.
stevensokulski on
It’s likely installed to meet a requirement to provide a safe, private place for a lactating employee.
I’m not sure if Momava will install these temporarily for such a purpose, but I could see that making a lot of sense.
stackjr on
There’s a room at our corporate office that they refer to as the “lactation station”.
Mecha-Dave on
If they opened that to the public a homeless person would shit in it.
spicyredacted on
I bet a customer got caught jacking off in there.
lamebrianna on
Every job needs a mother’s room. My old job I worked at (local grocery store) didn’t have a designated mother’s room for this new mother at work and she had to go into random rooms to pump. She got walked in on like 2 times. I felt so horrible for her.
Legitimate-Friend784 on
Fun fact: In Portuguese, “Mamava” literally translates to “used to breastfeed” or “was suckling.” 10/10 naming for a lactation pod.
Timmyg14 on
I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. That type of room doesn’t need to be made open to the public. If you are a customer you are choosing your time and you have an option of leaving when you have to. An employee often doesn’t make their own schedule and cannot just go home at a whim.
clandahlina_redux on
It’s an ADA accommodation for an employee, which needs to be available when she needs it. Customers can leave if they need to lactate whereas an employer is required to provide a private, non-bathroom option for their employees.
ETA: Yes, it’s the PUMP Act and not the ADA. I had two of my own children speaking to me as I was typing so I rushed and mistyped.
Spencer_C on
Work accommodation.
givemeyours0ul on
If they open it to the public it will be a fuck-pod far more often than a lactation pod….
Simple-Ant7190 on
They don’t want customers to find out where the milk comes from.
lonfal on
Get the app and anyone can possibly unlock it. Default password on ours was “Boob”.
MothMeep7 on
On one hand I’m glad this is available but on the other it’s annoying something like this has to exist. Just let the person take care of themselves in public peacefully and comfortably without anyone creeping on or disturbing them. It’s really not that hard to just let people be.
I_Flick_Boogers on
“1 breast milk latte, please.”
OldPresence5323 on
Nice. My work let me have the bathroom stall when I had to pump. Disgusting.
unverified_verified on
Is this the Peet’s in Aptos, CA? So wild I randomly stopped there a few weeks ago during a road trip.
bucket_dipper on
No different than places that don’t have public restrooms
mrwilliams117 on
Why are people perplexed by this?
Smiley414 on
Everyone has good points here about why it’s needed for employees who are stuck on shift and how they can’t just leave. As someone who’s had to share a nursing area with the public, it can also be unsanitary and you get weirdos just hanging out in it too. It’s not really a space you always want to share with strangers.
bernietheweasel on
Maybe they are testing it for broader rollout. Do other Peet’s have them?
sc00by-snacks- on
I think it’s fair for employees to not want to open this up to the general public. General public ruins everything
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Bc they are obligated to provide a private area for their employees, not the public 🤷♀️
People are aware lactation does not mean breast feeding area right? Unfortunately (atleast here in America) some mothers are expected to go back to work pretty quickly after giving birth. This is so they have a safe and secure place to breast pump without someone being a creep.
Fun fact, the default code to unlock those things is 8008, no I am not joking.
If I were an employee I definitely wouldn’t want it open to the public as well.
1) huge risk of abuse of the space (see public toilets…)
2) what happens when both customers and staff need the space?
Nope!!
If folks are wondering: This probably means they had to install something because they currently have one or more lactating employees who need to have guaranteed access at certain times throughout the day. They are not allowed to force employees to pump in bathroom stalls. Renting (?) this thing was cheaper than building out an entirely new dedicated space.
It’s likely installed to meet a requirement to provide a safe, private place for a lactating employee.
I’m not sure if Momava will install these temporarily for such a purpose, but I could see that making a lot of sense.
There’s a room at our corporate office that they refer to as the “lactation station”.
If they opened that to the public a homeless person would shit in it.
I bet a customer got caught jacking off in there.
Every job needs a mother’s room. My old job I worked at (local grocery store) didn’t have a designated mother’s room for this new mother at work and she had to go into random rooms to pump. She got walked in on like 2 times. I felt so horrible for her.
Fun fact: In Portuguese, “Mamava” literally translates to “used to breastfeed” or “was suckling.” 10/10 naming for a lactation pod.
I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. That type of room doesn’t need to be made open to the public. If you are a customer you are choosing your time and you have an option of leaving when you have to. An employee often doesn’t make their own schedule and cannot just go home at a whim.
It’s an ADA accommodation for an employee, which needs to be available when she needs it. Customers can leave if they need to lactate whereas an employer is required to provide a private, non-bathroom option for their employees.
ETA: Yes, it’s the PUMP Act and not the ADA. I had two of my own children speaking to me as I was typing so I rushed and mistyped.
Work accommodation.
If they open it to the public it will be a fuck-pod far more often than a lactation pod….
They don’t want customers to find out where the milk comes from.
Get the app and anyone can possibly unlock it. Default password on ours was “Boob”.
On one hand I’m glad this is available but on the other it’s annoying something like this has to exist. Just let the person take care of themselves in public peacefully and comfortably without anyone creeping on or disturbing them. It’s really not that hard to just let people be.
“1 breast milk latte, please.”
Nice. My work let me have the bathroom stall when I had to pump. Disgusting.
Is this the Peet’s in Aptos, CA? So wild I randomly stopped there a few weeks ago during a road trip.
No different than places that don’t have public restrooms
Why are people perplexed by this?
Everyone has good points here about why it’s needed for employees who are stuck on shift and how they can’t just leave. As someone who’s had to share a nursing area with the public, it can also be unsanitary and you get weirdos just hanging out in it too. It’s not really a space you always want to share with strangers.
Maybe they are testing it for broader rollout. Do other Peet’s have them?
I think it’s fair for employees to not want to open this up to the general public. General public ruins everything