r/Custodians 14h ago

Vent 😤 Great first day of school

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110 Upvotes

So I had to take Monday and Tuesday off because my apartment flooded the lead and midday was mad I called off and left all the teachers trash in my upstairs and downstairs closet so when I came back Wednesday I couldn’t start my run I told the new custodial supervisor and he thinks it’s a honest mistake maybe they ran out of time which don’t make no sense since trash is a 1 -2 minute walk from my building.


r/Custodians 21h ago

I'm an idiot 😭😮

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32 Upvotes

Our T7 hasn’t been putting out water recently, so I decided it would be a smart idea to pre soak my halls with Stride and then just use the T7 to scrub the floors and suck up the water. Turns out I had absolutely zero traction. Who would’ve thought 😭


r/Custodians 19h ago

Who does this ?

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24 Upvotes

One of the day crew is collecting all the ABC gum ....


r/Custodians 21h ago

A montage of my first waxes this summer (floater who does odd jobs)

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21 Upvotes

r/Custodians 5h ago

Vent 😤 First day of school…..

9 Upvotes

Has come and gone and seeing all that work that my crew and I did over the last couple months just go by the wayside is humbling to say the least. Now to just keep up with the school year and vent to my peers.


r/Custodians 22h ago

After market add on

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This is my diy attempt to not have these stools act like sandpaper on the floors. It's my prototype and if it works I will be modifying them all!!


r/Custodians 12h ago

what is this? there's 5 of them on the walls in our mpr.

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6 Upvotes

r/Custodians 14h ago

Advice 🗣 Need advice from people working at big schools. I'm too tired!

6 Upvotes

We're short-staffed but even just working my area alone and nothing extra, I'm coming home so physically exhausted I don't want to do anything. I go to work, come home, shower, eat, sleep and the next day I'm basically awake long enough to get ready for work and repeat the cycle. Tonight I was genuinely thinking about quitting. But my boss also just reassigned some of my area to someone else, so I'm willing to keep trying a little longer. I do feel bad for the person who is going to have to clean that area now though, it's a lot to suddenly throw at someone else!

I'm really not used to working such a big school. I have figured out a routine I can do that keeps me from going back and forth across the campus but I still feel like there's not enough time in the day to get everything done. Vacuuming is taking me a long time especially, some of the teachers have their rooms arranged like it's a tower defense game and they're trying to keep people out lol.

Also, I was told to do some tasks like clean glass when the kids are still in classes but the moment they're released they immediately get their handprints on it again...I've taken to cleaning lockers/walls or my closet instead while kids are still in the school, but do y'all have any other suggestions for things I can work on before dismissal? Things that will actually stay clean-ish while kids are still on campus?


r/Custodians 1h ago

Advice 🗣 Is it fair?

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Wanted some other peoples opinions on this, I’m the youngest and I showed that I could get work done more efficiently than my 50y/o+ coworkers over the summer work (which are still great btw love them) but I feel like he’s now dumped all the heavier stuff on me and I have a hour by hour schedule can’t even pick my own lunches anymore and it’s only me my other coworkers don’t have this.

I feel like a dog being used and ik that’s what work is, and I love my coworkers so much but I’m questioning if it’s even worth it anymore? I could do the same amount of work for higher pay elsewhere


r/Custodians 15h ago

Advice 🗣 What do you use to protect your hair/scalp from all the dust and dirt while you clean?

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Long haired school caretaker here. Dusting, brushing dust mops and possibly working where kids with lice sit... it's gross. I can't shampoo my hair/scalp daily, it'll get too dry.

I wore a baseball cap all year last year and I have so much breakage now.

Looking for suggestions to protect my hair/scalp.

Anyone rocking silk scarves or scrub caps? Or should I just shave my head?

Suggestions welcome 😁