“The Invisible Janitor”

My website “The Invisible Janitor” is going to be creating in the idea that everyone as individuals knows, sees, and in some aspect respect the work of these people. I want to highlight their struggles as well as their triumphs. Let’s face it we all have seen them around, especially in schools. The real question lies in whether or not we have ever said “thank you” or a “how do you do”. My website hopes to explore why there is such a barrier between such interactions as well as discuss the low wage life many, not necessarily all, janitors live with. The truth of the matter is none of us would ever want such a job; going to work every day cleaning out the bathrooms and vomit that litter the school. These people who choose to do this job to make a living are rarely even noticed when they do their job correctly. But how many times have we all noticed their short comings, when they fail to do such a task. We tend to blame them for their failures and never once thank them for their help, service, and dedication. These jobs not only come with responsibilities but the mindset that they will rarely get thanked for their work. My main goals will be to show the low wage life of a janitor as well as highlight society’s views and actions towards them. I will use my personal experiences as well as those from other sources to truly represent the working poor within the janitorial field. It may be their job to clean up after us but we as individuals don’t have to make it harder for them. I mean how would you like it if the boss wherever you worked gave you a whole bunch more work and expected you to finish at the exact same time. I hope that people who read my website will get one thing out of it if anything. That one thing is to respect those people who you rarely see but keep the world we all know clean. I’m not saying go find out their life’s story but a mere “Thank you for cleaning the bathrooms” or a “How was your day” can mean a world of difference, just show them respect.

Ehrenreich:
Page: 55 Dangers of working
Page 72: No guilt relationship or maybe No human Connections for specific reasons
Page 75: Aesthetics over Efficiency
Page 91: No hiring because of human rights? How about treating them with respect?
Page 100: Looked down by all people
Page 119: all they want is respect.
Schlosser:
Page 78: Social Status of jobs
Shipler:
Page 31: Test and people give the impression janitors are failures.
Page 39: Can’t put children in the places they work.
Page 77: Immigrants