Cleaner

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Sometimes, in conversation, people say I am just a cleaner when talking about their minimal wage jobs. Like it is insignificant against being an accountant, pilot or a teacher. I disagree. If they couldn’t make things shine, we would work in a different space.

My mum and mother-in-law, who worked part time, would start in the early hours to polish, wipe clean, and create an area where we could feel comfortable. The same in a school. We wouldn’t have such nice classrooms without dedication to their work.

When I see them in the corridors, I show them the same respect, by saying, Sir or Miss.

I volunteer in my local theatre, and the one annoyance I have is that customers do not take their plastic cups, and sweet wrappers with them. None of the front of house staff does their job for free, and it helps to be mindful of that.

Mum’s advice; hold on to your rubbish until you find a bin. For the same reason, if we are on a beach, we won’t leave anything behind.

Nobody is just a cleaner; they are essential.

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I am a fifty something mother of two grown up children, and one beautiful grandchild. I have been married for nearly thirty-four years. My first book was published ten years ago. I wrote my book Sticks and Stones because of my experience of being bullied at school.

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  5. Valid points. Respect should not be tied to job titles. I get frustrated when I see people who don’t clean up after themselves too. I also hold on to the trash until I can find a bin for it.

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