I’m a custodian for the nypl and I love it been in this job for 4 years and experience some but still learning/improving keep doing what you doing to helping fellow custodians
You are 100% correct. I have 2 lazy coworkers who could not stay on the grounds a whole shift to save their life. It is irritating but I focus on all the areas the students and educators use daily and this keeps me happy. I do care and do all I can to make sure all have a clean area to learn it. I no longer teach the lazy custodians anything and when they come to me with an issue, I just smile say nothing and walk away. This has made my job very enjoyable.
I been custodian about 7 months, I learned so much over the summer. I learned how to strip and wax floors. I enjoy cleaning. I feel very appreciated and enjoy my new job. Looking forward to the next year.
Hi Jeff!! Love your channel. I'm a Head custodian at a elementary School. I get irritated by the calls for water sprinkled on the halls!! It could be a drop. They could get. But they will call me!!! Really!!! Get it!!! We have center pull dispensers in the halls!!! Get it up!!!! How you deal with staff thinking we're their personal assistants?
The little water droplet calls *are* a bit annoying, especially if they pull you off of something else you're doing that may be more pressing at the time but Mr Jeff made the point, we're in customer service. They pay us to clean things up and as trite as some of those calls can be, they're still our responsibility to deal with. When you get back to the office, you can roll your eyes and shake your head a bit at the silliness of some of the calls but at the end of the day, we're there because people know they can call us for their cleaning needs. When the staff and students see you performing your duties on the little things, they're going to know that when the really big flood happens or someone gets sick etc they're going to be able to count on you to be the best version of your professional self.
I'm also head custodian at an elementary. It is irritating about the water spills but 9 times out of 10 they clean them up and never call so you never know about it. But the calls you do get, just remember that the teacher most likely had other things going on. I know it makes us feel low to be called for things like this but it is our job at the end of the day. I used to have a kitchen staff who was in her 70s she'd drop something and tell me she dropped it and it's under the table etc. I never complained but told her I'd get it when I can bc I'm not gonna rush for something like that. Now she's retired and I have an awesome kitchen lady who will grab the broom, the mop etc all the time! She came from a school with like 5x the kids we have and she's amazing! So just remember those moments pass and you have a job where most ppl appreciate you!
I've worked in a Elementary school for 23 years and I always say I do it for the children & staff of my building
Same! I've only been at the elementary 4 years but worked for a commercial cleaning company before that. I care about work too much sometimes😢
Amen man! 💯🙌
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I’m a custodian for the nypl and I love it been in this job for 4 years and experience some but still learning/improving keep doing what you doing to helping fellow custodians
You are 100% correct. I have 2 lazy coworkers who could not stay on the grounds a whole shift to save their life. It is irritating but I focus on all the areas the students and educators use daily and this keeps me happy. I do care and do all I can to make sure all have a clean area to learn it. I no longer teach the lazy custodians anything and when they come to me with an issue, I just smile say nothing and walk away. This has made my job very enjoyable.
I been custodian about 7 months, I learned so much over the summer. I learned how to strip and wax floors. I enjoy cleaning. I feel very appreciated and enjoy my new job.
Looking forward to the next year.
Hi Jeff!! Love your channel. I'm a Head custodian at a elementary School. I get irritated by the calls for water sprinkled on the halls!! It could be a drop. They could get. But they will call me!!! Really!!! Get it!!! We have center pull dispensers in the halls!!! Get it up!!!! How you deal with staff thinking we're their personal assistants?
You should know the answer since you are, head custodian. You sound like a person i absolutely would not want to work under.
@Endor2001 I’m not a head custodian. Never have been.
The little water droplet calls *are* a bit annoying, especially if they pull you off of something else you're doing that may be more pressing at the time but Mr Jeff made the point, we're in customer service. They pay us to clean things up and as trite as some of those calls can be, they're still our responsibility to deal with. When you get back to the office, you can roll your eyes and shake your head a bit at the silliness of some of the calls but at the end of the day, we're there because people know they can call us for their cleaning needs. When the staff and students see you performing your duties on the little things, they're going to know that when the really big flood happens or someone gets sick etc they're going to be able to count on you to be the best version of your professional self.
@robertbutler2055 well said
I'm also head custodian at an elementary. It is irritating about the water spills but 9 times out of 10 they clean them up and never call so you never know about it. But the calls you do get, just remember that the teacher most likely had other things going on. I know it makes us feel low to be called for things like this but it is our job at the end of the day. I used to have a kitchen staff who was in her 70s she'd drop something and tell me she dropped it and it's under the table etc. I never complained but told her I'd get it when I can bc I'm not gonna rush for something like that. Now she's retired and I have an awesome kitchen lady who will grab the broom, the mop etc all the time! She came from a school with like 5x the kids we have and she's amazing! So just remember those moments pass and you have a job where most ppl appreciate you!