As a non-binary who grew up in the area, it both doesn't surprise me and really pissess me off. The rural parts of upstate are so damn backward, plenty of fundies who don't even believe non-binary and trans people are born that way. And that if you aren't het cis you will burn in hell. I'm still not fully comfortable in my own skin because of this shit.
But my beep gives me a different problem, I never hear it. Imagine a shy introvert whispering, "Excuse me, if it isn't any trouble, would you please kindly move your laundry?" From across the apartment behind several closed doors.
The end result is me nerotically checking it, and sometimes it just refused to end. Like the timer says some amount of time and nothing is happening. If I open it, the display sheepishly flashes CL, which I assume means clean and not clear.
The bigger the company, the more likely it is true. It's a combination of narcissistic bosses and companies wanting to justify their real-estate purchases. Smaller companies tend to function just like you described instead however.
Caffeine and nicotine function very similarly. Nicotine via baking just works way faster. So by doing caffeine, i can stay focused and alert without vaping, and it takes the edge off.
Beyond gender, as a father of two girls, i fucking love gender neutral bathrooms. Your establishment has gn bathrooms you've doubled the odds of me returning.
Just imagine if we got raises and bonuses and gifts as easy in real life as in video games.