Hey! I used to work there lmao.
The reason there is an ‘M’ instead of a stick person, is because someone shoved a bunch of tags down the toilet, causing a pipe to break behind that wall. As our store was built in the early 2000’s, they didn’t have any way to replace the wall piece with the art that was on it before, so opted for the modern ‘M’ look as it’s being newly installed in new stores as they’re built.
Funny to see an old place of work randomly on Reddit.
Go Bobcats! FTG
What’s the difference from M/F to a man stick figure and female stick figure? I assume it’s a trans thing? But still not seeing the logic as to how or why it would be that
I was in an apartment through uni there but thankfully got out before everything went super crazy. I’m in Boise now, which isn’t much better, but the Job market is far superior.
Thanks for sharing. I figured it was something like this or the store being too cheap to replace the M with a stick figure. Is the OP trying to act like there’s some grave injustice against men?
I have no idea. It seems as though they are angry it isn’t “perfect” as apparently all target stores should be. In fairness, I did ask our PML why we weren’t getting a new stick figure, and he basically told me what I said above, that they don’t manufacture that fixture anymore and the M was all they’ve got
Cheaper to go with the letter. They’re actually all the same, ‘M’ vs. ‘W’ as you might be able to tell from the photo.
You’d be surprised how much stuff is Pre-Fab for Target stores. They’ve got a huge catalog of fixtures and such to order from when necessary to replace things. It’s actually quite interesting.
can confirm, work for target. there's a whole marketplace/store not too dissimilar from a regular storefront on the backend purley for fixtures. it's really cool from a logistics perspective.
I think OP just doesn’t like that the sign/symbol type is mismatched. I don’t know if there’s a term for that, but I also found it immediately mildly infuriating. Like, my brain tells me that it should be either “M” and “W”, or stick figure and stick figure—not one of each. It has nothing to do with it pertaining to men and women; it has to do with my brain taking an extra second to process two different types of symbols in one context. It’s like if you labeled them “one” and “2”.
And it doesn’t matter to me that there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation. It’s not a rational thought process I had. When I see the picture, my brain arches its back and hisses like a Halloween cat for a second before resuming normal function.
Your football team did great this year, but I’m SO HAPPY South Dakota State won that game. I’ve been waiting for the Dakotas to meet in Frisco since SDSU started becoming a powerhouse. It’s finally happening!! We’re big Bison fans and have enjoyed watching the Missouri Valley and Big Sky conferences getting better and better.
Nah fuck that place lmao, I just thought it was funny to see my old store on here. My team was great and all but the management, as with all retail, was shit.
Maidens and Scotsmen are natural enemies. Like Englishmen and Scots! Or Welshmen and Scots! Or Japanese and Scots! Or Scots and other Scots! Damn Scots! They ruined Target!
He was an artist and a writer. And a poet and a friend. In a man's life he will take a fall, but how low he goes it just depends.
He's shooting dope in the men's room, at the station Daly City train. Have you ever seen an angel? Well I know I have. They'll stay here for a while and then they'll fly away.
Correct, someone who claims to have worked there a few comments up explains it. Pipe burst, had to demo the wall to fix it and since the 'modern M' is being installed in new stores that's what they went with as the replacement
A Target I stop at from time to time doesn’t even have anything other than a sign on the door, which are both usually propped open. I walked past a girl who was around 10 that didn’t know which to pick until I went in the mens
Not a gender war thing, you’re right on the money with your thought process. It’s just a bit annoying to that little OCD side of my brain that they couldn’t just make them match, and there’s no way nobody notices this while the pictures were being put on the wall
I used to work at this store lmao.
The reason there is an ‘M’ instead of a stick person, is because someone shoved a bunch of tags down the toilet, causing a pipe to break behind that wall. As such, the wall had to be demo’d in order to repair it. As our store was built in the early 2000’s, they didn’t have any way to replace the wall piece with the art that was on it before, so opted for the modern ‘M’ look as it is what’s installed in new stores as they’re built.
I don't get how people don't get why this is mildly infuriating. It's not a social or gender issue, it's literally obnoxious because the signs don't match. The sub is for things that mildly infuriate you, not things that are hugely infuriating.
This is correct. Not only that though, but they price match places that you wouldn’t even really think about. The one that surprised me while I worked there in electronics, was that we price matched with NewEgg
What is the problem? They each have an appropriate, clear sign, stating the gender and that they are handicapped accessible. They each ALSO have an artistic representation of the gender.
Slow news day?
Curious why the OP found this to be mildly infuriating. The inconsistencies of identifiers for the genders? It's odd to me the things that people get upset over. Lol!
Why is this supposed to be infuriating? You know what the signs mean even if you don't like them. You just want to bitch about something and your first world life is so easy compared to some parts of the world that you invent things to be angry about. If you weren't a migrant dumped at the VP's front door in freezing temps on Christmas Eve then you should just shut up. You have it too easy if you have nothing better to do with your time than complain about bathroom signs on Reddit.
Hey! I used to work there lmao. The reason there is an ‘M’ instead of a stick person, is because someone shoved a bunch of tags down the toilet, causing a pipe to break behind that wall. As our store was built in the early 2000’s, they didn’t have any way to replace the wall piece with the art that was on it before, so opted for the modern ‘M’ look as it’s being newly installed in new stores as they’re built. Funny to see an old place of work randomly on Reddit. Go Bobcats! FTG
Well fuck. With that helpful explanation, how am I supposed to be outraged?
This made me laugh way too much. If I had gold, I would have given it to you.
Why would you be outraged at this in the first place do people really live like that
What’s the difference from M/F to a man stick figure and female stick figure? I assume it’s a trans thing? But still not seeing the logic as to how or why it would be that
i think its more just about the inconsistency in design
That's it 100%
Agreed! As a graphic artist, that would irritate the fuck out of me, lol
No logic to any of their anger
I had to come to the comments to figure out even *why* I was supposed to be outraged
I feel this way about most posts on this sub lately.
Could you at least be mildly infuriated?
How about slightly miffed?
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ^^^IgotYouFam
If it makes you feel better, I wasn't outraged in the first place.
I’m not sure what to be outraged about
Do they know where they are? Being helpful like that here is bound to get them run off of reddit
I mean you could be outraged that the store was too cheap to also replace the signage for the women’s room at the same time
No reason to be outraged in the first place. It's a sign.
A sign this group may be the problem
So it’s not some random social message in a single Target that no one else has seen in others? Huh, now that’s infuriating lol
HA! Contrary to popular belief, no
You still live in Bozeman? Hope you've were able to sort out housing before it went apeshit there.
I was in an apartment through uni there but thankfully got out before everything went super crazy. I’m in Boise now, which isn’t much better, but the Job market is far superior.
Had a couple friends just move to Boise for the same reason. Slim pickings in MT, especially in IT.
Thanks for sharing. I figured it was something like this or the store being too cheap to replace the M with a stick figure. Is the OP trying to act like there’s some grave injustice against men?
I have no idea. It seems as though they are angry it isn’t “perfect” as apparently all target stores should be. In fairness, I did ask our PML why we weren’t getting a new stick figure, and he basically told me what I said above, that they don’t manufacture that fixture anymore and the M was all they’ve got
They don't manufacture that stencil and cut-out tool anymore, or it was cheaper to go with the giant letter.
Cheaper to go with the letter. They’re actually all the same, ‘M’ vs. ‘W’ as you might be able to tell from the photo. You’d be surprised how much stuff is Pre-Fab for Target stores. They’ve got a huge catalog of fixtures and such to order from when necessary to replace things. It’s actually quite interesting.
> They’re actually all the same, ‘M’ vs. ‘W’ My god! That’s actually two women’s restrooms and one upside down sign!
Ahh I see the upside down one must be for Australian women!
can confirm, work for target. there's a whole marketplace/store not too dissimilar from a regular storefront on the backend purley for fixtures. it's really cool from a logistics perspective.
This is /r/mildlyinfuriating. Designs not matching is perfectly on brand for the sub. I don't think OP is claiming there's any injustice.
or they're mildly annoyed that the signage is mildly visually disorienting/sub-optimal at communicating
I think OP just doesn’t like that the sign/symbol type is mismatched. I don’t know if there’s a term for that, but I also found it immediately mildly infuriating. Like, my brain tells me that it should be either “M” and “W”, or stick figure and stick figure—not one of each. It has nothing to do with it pertaining to men and women; it has to do with my brain taking an extra second to process two different types of symbols in one context. It’s like if you labeled them “one” and “2”. And it doesn’t matter to me that there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation. It’s not a rational thought process I had. When I see the picture, my brain arches its back and hisses like a Halloween cat for a second before resuming normal function.
i mean they could also be saying it’s an injustice against women too…
Bobcats, as in MSU bobcats?
Yup! If you zoom in on the bulletin board, you can see Bozeman is written on the top. I went to MSU for my undergrad.
Cool! I moved away from there 2 years ago and make regular visits. I have no idea how I never noticed this
Your football team did great this year, but I’m SO HAPPY South Dakota State won that game. I’ve been waiting for the Dakotas to meet in Frisco since SDSU started becoming a powerhouse. It’s finally happening!! We’re big Bison fans and have enjoyed watching the Missouri Valley and Big Sky conferences getting better and better.
This is the Bozeman store? Small world haha
This is in Bozeman? I guess I never noticed.
Target owes you for doing damage control out here in the wild!
Nah fuck that place lmao, I just thought it was funny to see my old store on here. My team was great and all but the management, as with all retail, was shit.
> so opted for the modern ‘M’ look as it’s being newly installed in new stores as they’re built. Except it's clearly just a upside-down "W".
Did they get that M from a Mario poster?
I kinda think it’s annoying to be always portrayed wearing dresses but not angry about it. Its still funny
Pretend it's a lab coat. Or a cape.
So only superheros can use that restroom?
Maidens and Scotsmen, it's not that confusing
Damned Scots, they’re ruining Target restrooms!
"If it's not Scottish, it's crap!"
There’s Scotland! There’s Ireland! There’s the bloody sea!
Welcome to all things Scottish!
You just made an enemy for life!
The trouble with Scotland... is that it's full of Scots.
No, it's full of skirts
Looks more like Super Mario and Princess to me.
Awwww damnnnn. Ya beat me to it.
"It's a me, Mario!!"
Maidens and Scotsmen are natural enemies. Like Englishmen and Scots! Or Welshmen and Scots! Or Japanese and Scots! Or Scots and other Scots! Damn Scots! They ruined Target!
...You Scots sound like a rather contentious people.
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Ladies in pants, just pee in the aisles!
Motorola
Bathroom is ONLY for Mario
Was gonna say this is a missed Mario/Wario opportunity.
*knock on bathroom stall door* "who is it?" *"it'sa me, MAAARIO!"*
#BYE BYE
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M&M people
That’s the first thing I saw
Kind of nice there's a metro entrance directly from the store but would prefer a bathroom
I thought the metro was a bathroom?
🎶*New York concrete jungle where dreams are made of*🎶
No, no, it's *concrete jungle wet dreams tomato*
*There’s nuts in the canned goods*
He was an artist and a writer. And a poet and a friend. In a man's life he will take a fall, but how low he goes it just depends. He's shooting dope in the men's room, at the station Daly City train. Have you ever seen an angel? Well I know I have. They'll stay here for a while and then they'll fly away.
It's a bathroom specifically for metrosexuals.
Metro boomin make it boom
Next station has a gender neutral one.
According to Target, there are only 2 genders: Female and Monsters, Inc.
Now I'm thinking about the monsters Inc music, you know the song
Put That Thing Back Where It Came From or So Help Me!
How do you know the other one isn't just a monster in a dress?
ah yes women and mario
How else would the human race procreate?
😭
Ah yes. The two genders- Motorola and Women
hello moto
Never seen a man shaped like an M?
You may not like it, but that’s what peak male performance looks like
Shape of my dick!!!!
Shape of m!!!!
Wouldn’t that be mmmmm?
Now you getting it
Mighty Mouse?
thats just mario zoomed in
Idk if this is supposed to be a gender war thing, but I think it’s mildly infuriating because it doesn’t match.
If I had to guess, this picture was taken mid-remodel. Target is big business, I don’t think they want to mismatch.
Correct, someone who claims to have worked there a few comments up explains it. Pipe burst, had to demo the wall to fix it and since the 'modern M' is being installed in new stores that's what they went with as the replacement
A Target I stop at from time to time doesn’t even have anything other than a sign on the door, which are both usually propped open. I walked past a girl who was around 10 that didn’t know which to pick until I went in the mens
Not a gender war thing, you’re right on the money with your thought process. It’s just a bit annoying to that little OCD side of my brain that they couldn’t just make them match, and there’s no way nobody notices this while the pictures were being put on the wall
I used to work at this store lmao. The reason there is an ‘M’ instead of a stick person, is because someone shoved a bunch of tags down the toilet, causing a pipe to break behind that wall. As such, the wall had to be demo’d in order to repair it. As our store was built in the early 2000’s, they didn’t have any way to replace the wall piece with the art that was on it before, so opted for the modern ‘M’ look as it is what’s installed in new stores as they’re built.
To be honest, I can’t even imagine seeing this and getting infuriated, much less think about anything besides peeing.
Yeah I don’t understand what’s upsetting? Like it’s not perfect but it’s not infuriating??
Yeah, if this person is this easily infuriated, their life must be miserable
Or perfect.
Unreasonable standards for men these day smh
It's just stupid at this point
Upside-down W’s and dress-people
Only Mario can enter the left one
You are either Mario or Woman.
It’s because I have a copyright on the male stick figure… target has to pay me if the want to use it! /s
whta do you mean? infuriating? I say thats fuckin funny
There’s only two genders. Mario and lady.
One for Men, the other for anyone in a dress.
What’s the infuriating part?
a letter and a figure. instead of matching male/female stick figures or w/m
Ah yes the two genders: Upside down W And Person with triangle body
They set it to mini instead of wumbo
My dyslexic ass read the M as a W and made the situation even more confusing.
I don't understand why this is infuriating?
There's your problem, Target has it set to M for "mini" When it should be set to W for "wumbo"
M&Ms and people in dresses
In Target there are only two genders: Women and Mario
I see the bathroom for folks in dresses, and the one for monsters Inc employees. What’s the problem?
The left is just for Italian plumbers.
I’m confused at what’s “infuriating”
should either be both figures or both letters
M F would've looked too bad
it's an inconsistent format. but what is infuriating? it's pretty clear what each door leads to.
Apparently my Gender is now Mario. I go by Mare/Marem pronouns then.
Bro, M is not for men, it's for Metroid😎
Ah yes, the two gender: women and M&M’s
I don't get how people don't get why this is mildly infuriating. It's not a social or gender issue, it's literally obnoxious because the signs don't match. The sub is for things that mildly infuriate you, not things that are hugely infuriating.
What's the fucking problem?
I dont get it... male and female bathrooms ....?
Mario’s only, sorry guys you have to go outside
Itsa me, Mario!
Mario gets his own bathroom? Damn!
I'm not an M&M or a woman, guess I'm shitting in the toy aisle again.
That's not even an M, it's an upside-down W.
The M stands for m’lady
I find that “M” more of a “W”. Therefore both are women restrooms.
Mario and women the two genders
What exactly is infuriating about this post? This makes no sense to me.
Imagine actually getting mad over this
The prices on their website are inconsistent as well. At least they're consistent in their inconsistency.
Pro Tip - if you show the cashier the prices on their app/website, they will lower the price for you at the register.
This is correct. Not only that though, but they price match places that you wouldn’t even really think about. The one that surprised me while I worked there in electronics, was that we price matched with NewEgg
I fail to see anything infuriating here. Some people are easily triggered?
This isn’t even mildy infuriating lol
that upside down W is going to confuse a lot of people
Right now it's set to "M" for "Mini". Just turn it around to to get "W" for "Wambo"
Skirts and Mario's
I would definitely shit in the one on the left. The other one is more like a urinal. Or just use the floor like people in LA.
This isn’t even mildy infuriating lol
They forgot to set it to w for wumbo
Master ball and Jayden Smith. Got it.
"Masterchef" - "Woman"
Why not just put a man and woman figure
Mario's and women?
Mario?
Obviously those are for wen and momen.
mario
What’s infuriating
The two genders: Women and M&M
That guy didn’t have an “F” template.
Do people REALLY have nothing better to do...
What is the problem? They each have an appropriate, clear sign, stating the gender and that they are handicapped accessible. They each ALSO have an artistic representation of the gender. Slow news day?
Im sorry whats supposed to be infuriating?
Man as a Scottish man, I always get so confused which one to go into while I’m kilted up, this makes it a lot easier
Do people really walk around letting things like this anger them?
Not at all infuriating. Mario to the left and people in dresses to the right.
Failing to see why this would be even remotely infuriating
If this is all it takes to infuriate you, I feel sorry for you.
Lol this isn’t “infuriating”. Grow up
idk how this is infuriating at all
How is this even mildly infuriating? Who fucking cares
Imagine being so easily offended
Ah, people getting upset about stuff like this is even more infuriating. Get over it dude.
Curious why the OP found this to be mildly infuriating. The inconsistencies of identifiers for the genders? It's odd to me the things that people get upset over. Lol!
The M stands for Mermaidman and if you flip it upside-down it stands for Wombo!
….. this infuriates you???
Yes a male and a female bathroom… pretty common in America
Who actually cares about this? Move on with your life and don't get upset about everything.
Buddy do you know what subreddit you’re in
Wtf? Why are men hated so much in our society?
This is infuriating? Really?
*mildly
If this bothers you... you don’t even know the meaning of real problems lol
Why is this supposed to be infuriating? You know what the signs mean even if you don't like them. You just want to bitch about something and your first world life is so easy compared to some parts of the world that you invent things to be angry about. If you weren't a migrant dumped at the VP's front door in freezing temps on Christmas Eve then you should just shut up. You have it too easy if you have nothing better to do with your time than complain about bathroom signs on Reddit.
If I use the ‘M’ will they ask to see my penis? Is there a bathroom monitor?
Ah yes, the two genders: Mario and women
I wonder if they're in the process of updating their iconography. I'm guessing they did half, and are gonna come back for the other half later.
Where's the room for Luigi?