This topic is wonderful!

I only wash my hands after pottying, if they are super nasty (like I get pooped on at work or something), or if I'm eating at work. If I didn't work with animals, I would probably forgo the hand washing before meals at work, but it's sort of grimy not to when you're touching other people's dogs all day.

If I'm nervous about something, I push myself through to do it. It hasn't killed me yet!