Word: janitor
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...problem—a service-oriented attitude. We expect that our dishes will be clean, that the puddle of vomit that appeared on the stairwell Saturday night will be gone by Monday morning, that getting five glasses of water is more efficient than refilling one. The dishwasher, chef and janitor may be getting a few dollars more on their checks, but has our community become more inclusive, its membership more complete...
...that masquerades as a “philosophy” of decentralization. It hinders the democratic functioning of the school when we have a confusing and sclerotic tangle of fiefdoms instead of a University-wide commitment to hearing and respecting everyone, whether it’s about an outsourced janitor who needs access to affordable health insurance, a faculty member who wants the schools to work together better or a student who demands a women’s center...
...that the man accused of the crime, 37-year-old Mamoru Takuma, has serious problems. He dropped out of high school in 1980, was discharged from the Air Force after one year for unknown reasons, and worked as a bus driver. In 1998 he was employed as a school janitor. A year later he was arrested on suspicion of drugging four teachers who were hospitalized after consuming tea he had brewed while working at an Osaka elementary school. Takuma was fired from his job, but he wasn't prosecuted: a judge ruled he was mentally incapable of taking responsibility...
...Their clothes ranged from pressed suits to bright union t-shirts to a crimson janitor? uniform. For two hours, Rudenstine? charges brainstormed?aking a list of research assignments for the summer...
...long time, we were the forgotten workers, but not any more," said one janitor, wearing a crimson work jacket...