I want to be a janitor
It was a warm afternoon, I walked out of the office with a lot of thoughts going on in my head. There's a lot of unachievable goals being wet by the company and I've been set up to work on those impossible. Believe me those self improvement programs that always turn negativity into a positive vibe, don't work most of the time.
I've signed up for the GDL course, set to sit in next week. It's only a matter of time when the job is going to put me into trouble. At this point, anything goes wrong, it WAS already my fault. When the boss wanted a report, they wanted it yesterday. I did think of resigning the damn job and being a janitor. At least I deal with rubbish, and rubbish won't bite.
The sun was so hot by the time I arrived at the restaurant, I think I sweat my underwear and outlined my brief through my pants. I guess, I will have to anticipate this kind of situation as well when I am a driver. I can't possibly be hoping to enjoy air conditioning all day long.
Older voice: You don't study hard, you're gonna end up be a janitor
School kid: What's wrong with janitor? I wanna be a janitor.
Older voice: No! You little prick! You need to study up, get good grades to find a high pay job!
School kid: No, you hired a bunch of grads to work for you and you didn't go to the university.
That was a lengthy conversation I've overheard. Just because I was thinking to be a janitor earlier, there and then at the restaurant overheard this conversation. How funny the rebellion kid answering the older voice(presume to be the parent). I'm not saying the kid is right. They young, and they need guidance. Giving instruction to NOT be a janitor definitely not the way to do it. Kids are like a piece of blank paper. You don't do correction on a blank paper. If the kid decided to draw, help them draw by giving advice, not draw on their piece of white paper.
Whilst I'm not a piece of blank paper, on one end the fire is burning, and the other end is an unknown roll of thermal printing. It's not about occupation anymore. If sweeping the floor can pay me enough to feed me, my family, the house and cars, I don't mind spend 12 hours sweeping everyday. I need to seriously consider my life and my income on every aspect. I don't eat, my family still need to eat.
I hope that kid able to find a balance, be someone as business minded as his parent, rather than listen to the parent. Clearly the parent owned a business where graduates work for the boy's parent, but they're selfishly hoping the kid be a doctor.
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I think that the kid does not know this harsh world yet, haha. Anyway, being a janitor doesn't mean that it is already a low-paying job. I remember one time, our subject teacher in values told us about an engineer in our country, but he chose to be a janitor in the other country for the sake of a high salary. Other than that, I also watched the highest-grossing movie in the Philippines entitled "Hello Love, Goodbye." The story revolves around a girl who finished Nursing as her degree. However, she decided to stake her life in the other country as a domestic helper and accept multiple jobs for a high salary. A sad reality, though.
I hope that his parent will not pressure their child to be a doctor and that they will only guide him whenever he wants. I didn't say that they must always support him even though he was doing something bad, but I only want to denote that the kid must not be pressured. It's more fulfilling if they will support the decision of their kid toward his success.
The kid was just being rebellious, as regardless what form of occupation the parent putting up a metaphor, the kid will use that to fight back with the parent.
It's true to earn foreign currency and gain from the exchange rate. But let's not forget the spending power is different. I have friends who earn a killer living in Japan, but the kind of life is technically never see the sun.
The kid will be alright I guess. I don't think the parent did wrong too, but discrimination of a certain profession is very unprofessional 🤣
Most cases kids do the opposite of what I tell them to do unless I can convince them that it was their own idea.
Anyway,
The janitor and waste business is no joke. There is a lot of money to be made there especially in toxic or medical waste.
Hello fellow human. It looks like I am going to have a fantastic day crucifying my "naughty" desires and doing what the man tells me to do.
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Parents always want their kid to be the CEO and not the janitor. If the CEO goes away for a week, no one really cares nor will the company stop functioning. But if the janitor doesn't turn up to work for a week, guess what will happen to the office, and who's absence will have more impact on people? 🙃
That makes total sense too! 🤣 Or, the janitor got replaced, and that will be a sad case. Not wrong wanting to be CEO, but we just can't discriminate against certain professions, be it a sewage tank cleaner, trust me they're pretty darn well paid 🤣
Hey, back in my school days I always thought the janitor was the coolest person in school, and even though it wasn't his responsibility, the school janitor was a good person to get advice from. Plus I admired the massive set of keys he always wore on his belt, a true sign of power. Honestly though now that I am older I think I like the thought of a nighttime security guard for a mall, museum, ice skating rink, etc. Money is one thing, but enjoying your work at least a wee bit is also important for physical and mental health. Much love bro, I trust things will all fall into the right places and 2023 will kick 2022's a*s.
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