Some people in my office either have terribly guilty conciences or do not know how to laugh, or BOTH.
I have been informed that my notes for office machinery are "mean and nasty" and "completely unecessary." These, by the very people whom they were intended for.
There will come a day when they will be grateful to say they read MY OFFICE NOTES.
obsessive-compulsive ex co-worker used to put up bathroom door signs.
"PLEASE lock the door"
"REMEMBER to flush the toilet"
weird.
If the notes you are putting up are identical to the ones that you have posted on here... then, yes, they are absolutely mean and nasty. And very unprofessional. If someone had posted a note like that at most of the places I have worked it would be a tick against them toward being fired. A simple "Please pick up paper towels that miss the trash" or even one that we had at a place I worked at, a large red target with the words "Miss? Try again!" Yes people who don't pick up after themselves are annoying. But you shouldn't jeopardize your working relationship with them because of it. Write out notes like the ones you have posted, have a good laugh, even send them to your sisters or something, and then delete it and post something appropriate.
While I appreciate you advice, the owner of our company actually greatly appreciates the writing of the aforementioned notes, hence the reason a second one was written. So, I suppose now I could say it is in my job description.
They will have to learn to deal with it.