Current Events > Finally applied to be a school janitor. Currently a teacher.

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They told me they don't care about my education degree or my experience cleaning classrooms. They need previous experience of sweeping for other companies.

They don't believe I can learn to clean after years of cleaning classrooms and will hire people that don't speak English ahead of college educated citizens.

#NowThisIsWhyTrumpWon
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Trump won because you have zero skills and want things handed to you?
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i used to work with a teacher that would scream at her students " I DIDNT GET A MASTERS IN HISTORY TO BE A JANITOR!" when they left messes in her room

TC is that what you mean
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foreverzero212 posted...

They need previous experience of sweeping for other companies.

LMAO
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DanHarenChamp posted...

Trump won because you have zero skills and want things handed to you?

I've cleaned classrooms for years and desire a job cleaning classrooms. Perhaps you should be in my classroom, as I have a degree in teaching reading comprehension.
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DanHarenChamp posted...

Trump won because you have zero skills and want things handed to you?

Talk about a woosh.
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Janitor is one position you need absolutely no previous work experience to be effective at.
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_BlueMonk posted...

i used to work with a teacher that would scream at her students " I DIDNT GET A MASTERS IN HISTORY TO BE A JANITOR!" when they left messes in her room

TC is that what you mean

Haha I know the type. I've always taken pride in keeping my classroom spotless. I've seen janitors give evil glares to teachers that don't.
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SageHarpuia posted...

foreverzero212 posted...

They need previous experience of sweeping for other companies.

LMAO

SageHarpuia posted...

Janitor is one position you need absolutely no previous work experience to be effective at.

Doesn't it seem like I got memed? I wish this wasn't the case, but it's what they told me.
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Who went on and on about how schools should save money by making the kids do the cleaning?
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foreverzero212 posted...

They told me they don't care about my education degree or my experience cleaning classrooms. They need previous experience of sweeping for other companies.

They don't believe I can learn to clean after years of cleaning classrooms and will hire people that don't speak English ahead of college educated citizens.

#NowThisIsWhyTrumpWon

Janitors do more than just sweeping and wiping.
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It's not fair. All the entry level janitor jobs in my area require 5 years experience.
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Barenziah Boy Toy posted...

foreverzero212 posted...

They told me they don't care about my education degree or my experience cleaning classrooms. They need previous experience of sweeping for other companies.

They don't believe I can learn to clean after years of cleaning classrooms and will hire people that don't speak English ahead of college educated citizens.

#NowThisIsWhyTrumpWon

Janitors do more than just sweeping and wiping.

As do I. I've worked with and assisted school janitors for 7 years.
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SageHarpuia posted...

Janitor is one position you need absolutely no previous work experience to be effective at.

You'd be surprised at how many things people are cleaning incorrectly.
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Caution999 posted...

SageHarpuia posted...

Janitor is one position you need absolutely no previous work experience to be effective at.

You'd be surprised at how many things people are cleaning incorrectly.

Agreed, not everyone is great at their job.
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_BlueMonk posted...

i used to work with a teacher that would scream at her students " I DIDNT GET A MASTERS IN HISTORY TO BE A JANITOR!" when they left messes in her room

TC is that what you mean

And fucking ignored
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mustachedmystic posted...

Who went on and on about how schools should save money by making the kids do the cleaning?

IIRC, Japan does that
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That's strange, TC. I work in a school kitchen, and sometimes I sub after that and do the custodial work for the swing shift to make some extra cash. They would have given me a full time job so I could work both, but the school gets way too hot and I have horrible skin rash the badly flares up when I work too much, so I had to turn it down
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Bad_Mojo posted...

That's strange, TC. I work in a school kitchen, and sometimes I sub after that and do the custodial work for the swing shift to make some extra cash. They would have given me a full time job so I could work both, but the school gets way too hot and I have horrible skin rash the badly flares up when I work too much, so I had to turn it down

TC wants things handed to him, which is why he's a trump voter. He doesn't know how to use bootstraps.
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foreverzero212 posted...

As do I. I've worked with and assisted school janitors for 7 years.

Really? You did roofing? And plumbing? And electrical? Carpentry? Painting? Re-tiling? Heat/AC repair? etc., etc., etc.?
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Barenziah Boy Toy posted...

foreverzero212 posted...

As do I. I've worked with and assisted school janitors for 7 years.

Really? You did roofing? And plumbing? And electrical? Carpentry? Painting? Re-tiling? Heat/AC repair? etc., etc., etc.?

Well, before I was a teacher, I was a construction worker that did many of those tasks. However, you're confused about the responsibilities of an elementary school Custodian I. My responsibilities would be general cleaning, classroom emergency assistance (a student pukes on the floor or a door gets locked, etc), and some heavy lifting with box/desk/table delivery to various parts of the school. I wouldn't even be tasked to any landscaping duties yet.
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foreverzero212 posted...

Well, before I was a teacher, I was a construction worker that did many of those tasks. However, you're confused about the responsibilities of an elementary school Custodian I. My responsibilities would be general cleaning, classroom emergency assistance (a student pukes on the floor or a door gets locked, etc), and some heavy lifting with box/desk/table delivery to various parts of the school. I wouldn't even be tasked to any landscaping duties yet.

All I do is clean. They have other people that do the yard work outside and those other skills (electric work, roofing, ect)
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Bad_Mojo posted...

All I do is clean. They have other people that do the yard work outside and those other skills (electric work, roofing, ect)

No doubt, Boy Toy has had some super hero school janitors.

So you're in the cafeteria baking the food? I've heard anecdotes of that being an easier in on getting custodian positions. I've considered starting there as well and maybe getting some nutrition certs to move up. How do you like it?
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foreverzero212 posted...

However, you're confused about the responsibilities of an elementary school Custodian I. My responsibilities would be general cleaning, classroom emergency assistance (a student pukes on the floor or a door gets locked, etc), and some heavy lifting with box/desk/table delivery to various parts of the school. I wouldn't even be tasked to any landscaping duties yet.

Again, the head / on-duty janitor does more than that. He needs to be take care of all of those things when a professional contractor isn't available or too expensive to hire.
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DanHarenChamp posted...

Trump won because you have zero skills and want things handed to you?

Is there a Janitor degree I don't know about

I'm not seeing the connection.

Barenziah Boy Toy posted...

foreverzero212 posted...

However, you're confused about the responsibilities of an elementary school Custodian I. My responsibilities would be general cleaning, classroom emergency assistance (a student pukes on the floor or a door gets locked, etc), and some heavy lifting with box/desk/table delivery to various parts of the school. I wouldn't even be tasked to any landscaping duties yet.

Again, the head / on-duty janitor does more than that. He needs to be take care of all of those things when a professional contractor isn't available or too expensive to hire.

Well that's not the responsibility of any janitors in my county's public school system and certainly not the position I applied for. I admire the versatile talents of all the janitors in your school system.
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