Word: janitorism
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...secret assignment at the behest of an anonymous but wealthy client. The crew soon focuses its wandering attention on the new “mop boy” who has mysteriously materialized on board the vessel. After a brief but intense interrogation, the true identity of the inept janitor is revealed: he’s Darryl Loomis, spelling prodigy and teenage stowaway...
...awarded the same amount as survivors of someone pulling in half a million on an upward trajectory? The answer to that one's easy. Because we have no way of knowing who was going to be making what later in their lives - the guy working night shifts as a janitor could have been going to law school during the day, and the vice president on the 55th floor could have been fired two weeks after the terror attacks. The compensation shouldn't be about salaries - in and of themselves a totally arbitrary measure of a person's worth - and without...
...floor down won't stop yapping. He swipes the pooch, climbs to the roof, wraps his hands round the bitch's neck then dangles it over the side. It's Man and Beast pushed to the edge. Lee relents and locks it in a closet. The building's janitor, however, has a predilection for poodle and returns it to the action?in a pot of stew. This dog is the first of many to perish...
...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...