最近，西雅图公交系统发出了一份诱人的招工启事：只要你能为西雅图地区的公交司机们找到方便使用的公告厕所，就能得到这份年薪接近10万美元的工作。
根据西雅图金县公交服务系统的声明，他们正在招聘一名“舒适协调员”，根据应聘者经验的高低，这份工作的年薪最高可达到9万7千美元。公交系统发言人杰夫·思威向记者表示，公交公司有义务为旗下的2600名司机找到方便合适的厕所来使他们更好的服务民众。
去年11月，劳工部门发现此地的公交司机们在上班时间找不到厕所而穿戴尿布上班，因此对公交公司提出了传讯。
- King County officials hope to flush their potty problems with hiring of a new bathroom czar.
The so-called "Comfort Station Coordinator" will be responsible for finding easily-accessible restrooms for roughly 2,600 bus drivers throughout the county.
"It's not just somebody running around telling drivers where they can pee. We have an obligation under the law. We take it really seriously," said Jeff Switzer, a spokesman for Metro Transit. "2,600 operators keep this community, keep this economy moving."
The agency came under fire in November after an audit by the state Department of Labor and Industries found drivers were not provided with unrestricted access to restrooms. Some drivers said they wore diapers because they felt pressure to stick to their scheduled routes.
"If there's not a bathroom there, we have to kind of hold it until we can find one," said Kenny Troy, a Metro Transit driver for 10 years. "Because of the uniform, most people are pretty nice to us. They'll let us use them."
On Monday, the agency sent a letter to the state highlighting changes it has made since being cited in November.
A number of new bathrooms have been added to the list of those available to drivers, ranging from a golf course in Renton to the Bed, Bath, and Beyond store in Downtown Seattle, officials said. Metro has also hired an interim bathroom czar.
"It's our job to make sure they have access to restrooms, so when we're driving commuters, when we're driving passengers downtown, bus drivers can also stop and use the bathroom, too," Switzer added.
Metro is accepting applicants for the full-time comfort coordinator job through March 5th. Salary could pay as much as $97,000, depending on the employee's experience.
Switzer said the salary was comparable to other managerial positions, requiring a number of years of experience.
Troy argued it'd be money well-spent.
"We used to have a porta-potty. It wasn't too sanitary," he said. "Now we're able to use the Y. We feel a lot more comfortable now."
