#janitorial work

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Ask A Genius 1140: "Is he gay?"

Scott Douglas Jacobsen: I have a question. So, I used to—if I can pull it up here—where was it? I asked. When I used to do janitorial work at the pub and the bistro, I would play a lot of Dua Lipa, and I would dance a lot. Rick Rosner: Was that because you were tired and trying to stay awake? That was probably a coping mechanism. Jacobsen: Yes, I was overworked at the time. I was also taking…

Ask A Genius 1140: "Is he gay?"

[alanshemper]

Elon Musk’s Takeover Through The Eyes of Twitter’s Janitors

Three weeks before the holidays, Twitter laid off its custodial staff. We spoke to them on what they saw at HQ.

[catgirl-kaiju]

Thank you for your heroic work

This isn't a question about my work, but thanks I guess.

Actually, this kind of comment makes me a little uncomfortable, despite the good intentions. I'm not make a heroic sacrifice or nobly ensuring cleanliness and hygiene; I'm working a job. Janitors need more respect, but that respect should really come more in the form of material support than praise like this.

And, it should be acknowledged that I am working this job because it was a job I could get; not because it's my favorite thing to do. It's important and necessary work that I am good at even with my disabilities, but at the end of the day I'm just here to make money.

[catgirl-kaiju]

How frustrating is it to be a janitor? do you get frustrated when people make messes?

Oh yes, it can get VERY frustrating sometimes lol here's a short list of the things that frustrate me the most:

People not flushing the toilet. It's so easy to make sure the toilet has flushed as much as it can before you leave the stall, but apparently that is a difficult concept for some people.

Urinals in general and especially the mess people make when they miss (which happens SO MUCH)

People throwing trash into a trash can that has no liner in it. That means I gotta pick out all the pieces of trash myself to put in my rolling can.

People missing the trash can, and just letting their trash sit on the floor. I gotta bend down with my bad back to pick that shit up, I ain't your mom.

People trying to interact with me and joke around when I have my headphones on and am clearly working.

People putting recyclables in the trash can. Use your head and put recyclables in a recycling bin if there's one available. Otherwise, I gotta dig through your trash to separate out the cans and bottles and cardboard and etc.

People not informing me about events and meetings that will create more mess and trash than usual (especially catering) and then complaining to my manager when the trash cans start overflowing. Always communicate with your janitor, holy shit.

People putting their shit in my janitorial closets. That space is mine; don't put your shit there.

People not labeling trash items outside of bins as trash and being shocked when I don't take it.

Maintenance, construction, and renovation people just leaving their mess for me to clean up. Part of their job is clean up; again, I ain't their mom.

[catgirl-kaiju]

New ask game! I'm a janitor, and you should ask me questions about my job!

It seems like a lot of y'all don't quite understand janitorial work, so I figure I'd give y'all some insight about it :)

[janitorqueer]

Working 9-5

Last Wednesday, I asked my supervisor if I could work from 9am – 5:30pm for the rest of the summer, and he agreed. And then it struck me all over again that I’ve never worked this standard shift before in my life – I’ve worked almost everything except, spanning from super early to super late (excluding overnights). I’ve been with this school district for 19 years so far, first as a painter, but…

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Things that are not garbage cans

Urinals

The floor

Recycling bins

Lockers

Toilets

Desks

Sinks

Counters

Mop buckets

Things that are garbage cans

Garbage cans

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Things that are not recyclable

Coffee

The cup, sure, but not the liquid part