EXTREMELY EMBARRASSED AT WORK

Don't squat next time. Instead work on your snatch.

Clean and snatch!

Yes of course! That makes the most sense. Can't enjoy a good snatch without the clean first.

Well I thought it was a very lovely story. And you tell it so well, with such enthusiasm.

Fantastic use of a Forrest Gump quote. I applaud you, sir.

This is quite seriously an HR issue that you should report IMMEDIATELY. A male boss should not be having a discussion with a female employee about *kitten* without a female HR representative in the room. The fact that he chose to have the discussion with you solo, going only on another employee's word alone can be viewed as sexual harassment. He should have talked to HR, BEFORE he talked to you as well. And if your co-worker went around telling everyone what you were doing in the bathroom (regardless of what it was) is also sexual harassment. I had to discipline one of my employee's because he was telling other co-workers about how much another guy "stunk up" the bathroom. It was all in fun, but it is still harassment and does not belong in the workplace.

You need to have a discussion with HR. Now. Your boss is overstepping his bounds.

And workout at home for crying out loud...

Strong agree

On a serious note you should go to HR, being accused of something you haven't done isn't cool. However if you've been making random noises in the bathroom then it's easy to jump to conclusions.

Am I the only one who thought of the The Office when I read this?

lol... Nope.

Sorry. I couldn't help it.

I think there is a time and a place for everything - and a toilet cubicle at work is not the place for exercises.
Certainly not a handicapped cubicle either - that is meant to be kept vacant and available for handicapped people who need to use it.

If you must exercise at work do it in the open- walk up and down the stairs or such like.

Keep the squats for at home or the gym or outside in a park.

Though the OPs story is not one that would be an issue for me as... well screw squats.... I understand the desire to hide from others. I know that I avoid letting anyone know that I am trying to eat better or get exercise. I don't want their judgement. I don't want to deal with their BS when I eat something I want that isn't the best choice. I don't want to deal with their laughing at me cause they can do it better or because they noticed I didn't do an exercise they normally notice me doing. I already have to deal with this kind of crap from the roommate at home, and do hide in my bedroom for most of my non walking challenges, I am not ready to deal with it from the strangers I work with too... still wouldn't do squats at work though, bathroom stall or not.

"Squats" though, totally different story. It's my break and I will do with it as I please. I mean... *gasp* how could someone do that at work?

so what...what I do in the bathroom is my own business tell your boss to keep his nose out of your bathroom time.

Except it's being done on business property. So they do have a right to expect their employees not to do certain things on/in their facilities.

OP did you go to HR?

Go to your boss' office and perform your squats there.
That should solve the issue.

Beat me to it.

SO many questions about the logistics of all of this. How big of a stall is this that you can do squats in there? And how did she not see you once you were near the floor? And why, when she heard the noises, did she not look and see you obviously squatting in the gigantic stall which I assume had a standard stall door? I need MythBusters.