“Employees must wash hands. You should too, but I’m not your mother” (sign)

“Employees must wash hands before returning to work” is a sign in many restrooms. “Employees must wash hands. You should too” is a jocular version that has been printed on many images.
 
“Sign in new restaurant loo reads: Employees must wash hands. You should, too” was posted on X/Twitter by Tom Sietsema on May 15, 2010. “Those signs saying ‘Employees must wash hands before returning to work’ ought to continue ‘but you know, the rest of you probably should too’” was posted on X/Twitter by Leete Stetson (derogatory) on May 22, 2011. “employees must wash hands. You should too, but I’m not your mother” was posted on X/Twitter by Secret Agent Man on September 20, 2012.
   
   
X/Twitter
Tom Sietsema
@tomsietsema
Sign in new restaurant loo reads: Employees must wash hands. You should, too.
9:38 AM · May 15, 2010
 
X/Twitter
gregious
@1gregious
@pattonoswalt
employees must wash hands…and customers should too, you filthy fucks!
8:04 PM · Apr 28, 2011
 
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Leete Stetson (derogatory)
@Leetestet
Those signs saying “Employees must wash hands before returning to work” ought to continue “but you know, the rest of you probably should too
11:28 PM · May 22, 2011
 
X/Twitter
Secret Agent Man
@sharkooks
employees must wash hands. You should too, but I’m not your mother
8:21 PM · Sep 20, 2012
 
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The Competitive Edge
@CompEdgeAlaska
Employees must wash hands. You should too, but I’m not your mother. http://ow.ly/i/bhqwJ #XeroxSaltLakeCity #XeroxAlaska #BusinessHumor
3:45 PM · Jun 12, 2015
 
X/Twitter
graham
@GrahamGoebel
“Employees must wash hands, and you should too ya sick fuck”
12:14 AM · Oct 17, 2016
 
Facebook
Cohas ·
Employees Must Wash Hands
(and you should too)
(This is also shown on a sign.—ed.)
   
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Regina Schrambling
@gastropoda
Best sign in a restaurant bathroom is always: “Employees must wash hands. And you should, too.”
9:51 PM · Jan 21, 2023
 
Facebook
John Taylor
August 15, 2023 at 2:45 PM ·
FYI
(Sign reads:
EMPLOYEES MUST WASH HANDS
YOU PROBABLY SHOULD TOO)
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Bob Golen
@BobGolen
(“EMPLOYEES MUST WASH HANDS. You should too, but I’m not your mother” is shown on a sign.—ed.)
9:45 PM · Nov 17, 2025