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One custodian taught this valuable lesson to a manager after she chastised him for leaving ‘trash’ on the desks of other employees. When he cleaned in the morning, he had developed a habit of placing loose papers there after he found them on the floor or behind desks, just in case they were important.
He complied with her demands, throwing out any and all paper that he found on the floor from that point. This soon became an issue when a filing cabinet tipped over, and the manager realized that some important documents were missing. She wound up looking for them in the dumpster and being unsuccessful, leading to her creating an inbox shelf for the custodian to leave stray papers. He shared the story.
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All items on floor are trash? Have fun rooting through the dumpster!
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'I reminded her that everything on the floor is trash': Manager scolds office janitor for leaving loose papers on desks, loses it when he cleans up after filing cabinet tips over
No matter how high you climb in your career, it always pays to listen to custodial employees.
Cleaners, janitors, groundskeepers, and security are the eyes and ears of every professional building, and they pick up on more details than many of the other people who work there realize. It is the great benefit and frustration of being someone in such a background role that it tends to put you in the know in some unexpected ways.
As a result, these types of employees are to be paid attention to when certain problems need solving, or something goes wrong. They could be a key part of the solution, and quite understandably, they may not be so happy to help if they are not treated with respect. They may do a different job than the average office employee, but they are just as much of a vital part of the operation, if not more important in some ways.
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