Yup I’m a custodian at an elementary school.the summer is exhausting.. long 10 hour days deep cleaning the restrooms, the classrooms and stripping, waxing buffing the floors. It’s a process...
Eddie W yes especially since I’m young and everyone at the school could be my mom dad or grandma or grandpa. I’m n my early 20s can’t really relate with anyone else or act like myself. Gotta be mature or quiet act like I got some sense around them which is annoying bc we all wanna have fun sometimes at the work place. It’s an elementary school teachers are teaching and others are in their work place so I get pretty lonely can’t even leave for lunch. Benefits are good through. Pay is decent. Once a month tho can get hard best of it all is out holidays and weekends. That’s what’s keeping me sans the benefits other then that I’ll be gone. Maybe another school year then I’m gone. Next school year oct will b two years doing this type of job
Its the best because no teachers are there or kids. Its nice a quiet. And when you clean something it stays clean. How do i know. Been doing it for 9 years now.
I HATE the staff showing up right in the middle of summer clean up, moving the caution tape aside, shoving the barriers aside, and walking on the wet wax floor and then complaining about their shoes being ruined. Oh, and the school principals taking over summer cleanup and putting you back in charge in August when they find out they mismanaged the time on the deep cleaning schedule and school is opening in 2 weeks.
It didn’t take long to learn how tough this work really is. Myself, I really loved it. Summertime, if it could be cleaned, it got cleaned. I always felt appreciated buy the nice complements passed out all year.
I'm actually a Custodian in Ontario Canada summer went by so quickly this is probably the quickest summer I have worked probably because I enjoy my job & they pay good in Canada
I'm a janitor/cleaner in Scotland. Being able to do stuff like this during the holidays is something I could only think of. We only work during term time.
I remember seeing those machines at my old high school before I graduated (the schools in my town are Clarke users, I’m talking vacuums, floor scrubbers, carpet cleaners, etc)
All moving furniture around to do cleaning and waxing. I know what is the feel after a 8 hrs. 😒😓😤 and then it's not been reconized for all teachers and students.😞😖😲
I can easily answer they question as a school custodian myself. The answer is scrubbing, waxing, cleaning, moving lots of furniture and doing a lot of other physical work. 😒
truth!!!! first part of the video is what I do 5 days a weeks at my school I run a kaviac in the bathrooms!!! I work for the pasco county school district here in florida!
Wish we did that. That’s Awesome. I get 10 days vacation a year. Can build up over 20 days. Get 5 personal days a year. I try to save them all and take lots of time off in summer. Spend as much time with my family as I can.
Lucky for us, we have some college kids that the school system hires during the summer to move the furniture out and back in when we're done striping and waxing...
No carpet extraction? No monotonous desk and chair cleaning. No Breaking your back on the ground scrubbing baseboards? No pressure washing out walkoff mats and lunch tables?
Too bad our company sucks and everyone is pretty much divided, so many untrained and lazy custodians spread across the schools here. I've been told many times by the school staff that me and my partner were were a blessing to be put at our current site. Of course we had a head start on cleaning due to Covid and now just about to enter stripping the old wax a reapplying some fresh new wax!
Instead of complaining about the others, why don't you lend them a tip from time to time or try to explain how certain things are done so they can learn and be better at their jobs. It's more beneficial to help somebody learn than just complain about them and say you are better.
@@mrjeffthecustodian thanks so much for the quick reply, I have a room where this occurs about two months after stripping and waxing. Thanks again for the communication, great videos by the way.
I just started this week as part time custodian. Its definitely a challenge. Fortunately i got good/nice coworkers and supervisor but he has a strong accent so its hard to understand sometimes. Any advice since I am new? I am trying to do better.
I have dull floors in the school how do I get them to shine..Constantly dirty and and can’t get them clean The head guy didn’t wax them that good I think..I’m buying and ma 30 and a burnisher
@@mrjeffthecustodian No mopping machine mopping is a real pain in the neck..I have 2 huge schools to mop..It’s difficult..I stumbled on your channel and and happy I did..What can you recommend..MA30 Clark for the rooms?
Not having a mop machine is a killer. We went years with out one. I would ask they would say to experience. So I finally said will you at least let the company come do a demo. They said yes. The company did one pass. The floor look like it had been stripped basically against my hand mopping. They bought right then and there. Huge labor savior. Plus the quality of the floor look!!
Were the janitors closets right by the bathrooms ? because we do the same thing when we do our bathrooms durning the summer except we use a square scrub we run hoses from our closets from across the hall
@@mrjeffthecustodian nicee I did the same work in Florida for a total of 12 years 2 years in the supermarket 10 years in the school district in Florida the job market here is a joke because it's a right to work state bad benefits, political, everyone only wants to speak creole,Spanish, Guatemalan I'm first generation American that is 50%Spanish 50% Italian from the southern region and I'm very proud to speak English and do as Americans do I wish I could leave Florida someday inflation here is horrible vacationing here is a blast that's about it 😄
@@charlesgomez4495 UPS loader pays better I am a UPS package handler and a custodian also just working as a custodian while I get a UPS driver position
I've been a custodian at a high school for nearly 4 years. My advice to you is to just take it one task at a time and do what you can. It may be overwhelming at first, but you'll get the hang of it pretty quickly. Also, it doesn't hurt to have good relationships with the other staff. Good luck!
I'm 12 years in and I've worked in 80 schools, best advice I got was never take anything personally, and just know that everything you made shinny today will be destroyed tomorrow! Oh and do it with a smile, cause you know you will have a job waiting for you to do your magic the very next day :) Happy cleaning
Mark's Custom Design well said. It’s spring break and I spent all day yesterday Burnishing my halls. Knowing I’m the only one that will really enjoy how good they look now. When the kids come back next week boom it’s destroyed. I’ve been in the business for 18 years. I use to really let it bother me when things got messed up that I spent hours working on. Now is like water off a ducks back. I was hired to keep things as good as I can. I have figured a couple of things out. Number 1 kids deserve a clean place to learn. Number 2 as long as you work and keep your mouth shut, and as longs as kids are being born everyday. You have job security. As Mark said for sure don’t take things personal. Number 3 I’m my own worst enemy when it comes to trying keep everything perfect when it’s impossible. I have say to myself. Control the job don’t let the job control you. Just set a steady pace and go with flow. What you do in the summer and days there is no one in the building makes the job much easier thru out the year. When school is in session. Your just maintaining until the next deep cleaning.
Jefferey Maddox The side by side seems like it would be fine because it’s a very simple machine and it’s 40 years old (things were built with quality back then). But the newer Clarke Boost machine you have seems kinda crappy. Personally I prefer Tennant.
A lot of people underestimate us. They really don't know how hard this job is!
Told that right. In full time summer mode right now!
@@mrjeffthecustodian Me too👍
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Indeed yes I'm a custodian as well much love respect for all from Brooklyn New York 💪💪💯
Usps custodian here. I've been stationed at a annex that hasn't been cleaned for 8 months. Wish me luck, lol...
Decent work.. just wish we were appreciated more for our efforts
This is my first summer as a janitor...all I can say is, "Holy Moley!"
Yup I’m a custodian at an elementary school.the summer is exhausting.. long 10 hour days deep cleaning the restrooms, the classrooms and stripping, waxing buffing the floors. It’s a process...
Do you ever feel like a paper bag just drifting off into the wind?
Eddie W yes especially since I’m young and everyone at the school could be my mom dad or grandma or grandpa. I’m n my early 20s can’t really relate with anyone else or act like myself. Gotta be mature or quiet act like I got some sense around them which is annoying bc we all wanna have fun sometimes at the work place. It’s an elementary school teachers are teaching and others are in their work place so I get pretty lonely can’t even leave for lunch. Benefits are good through. Pay is decent. Once a month tho can get hard best of it all is out holidays and weekends. That’s what’s keeping me sans the benefits other then that I’ll be gone. Maybe another school year then I’m gone. Next school year oct will b two years doing this type of job
CONTENTO QUING I got a lot of respect for you
Juan Diaz thanks ❤️
Try to hang on for 5 yrs so when you reach age retirement you will get a Cut..
Its the best because no teachers are there or kids. Its nice a quiet. And when you clean something it stays clean. How do i know. Been doing it for 9 years now.
From one custodian to another thanks for posting this.
Thank you as well.
*cheers*
I HATE the staff showing up right in the middle of summer clean up, moving the caution tape aside, shoving the barriers aside, and walking on the wet wax floor and then complaining about their shoes being ruined.
Oh, and the school principals taking over summer cleanup and putting you back in charge in August when they find out they mismanaged the time on the deep cleaning schedule and school is opening in 2 weeks.
I'd hold a meeting on that.
That's completely unacceptable
It didn’t take long to learn how tough this work really is. Myself, I really loved it. Summertime, if it could be cleaned, it got cleaned. I always felt appreciated buy the nice complements passed out all year.
Summer time work of cleaning sure makes the rest of the year easier.
@@mrjeffthecustodian I would agree, 💯 percent.
Thank you all custodians its a tough job
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You deserve to be getting paid really well.
I do this everyday in a factory i work in except i use a kaivac machine to clean the bathrooms. I really love that thing ❤️
Yes sir! You puttin that wax down so good we should call you the glass man!
I'm actually a Custodian in Ontario Canada summer went by so quickly this is probably the quickest summer I have worked probably because I enjoy my job & they pay good in Canada
Oh yep. That side by side machine is a beast.
I'm a janitor/cleaner in Scotland. Being able to do stuff like this during the holidays is something I could only think of. We only work during term time.
That makes it hard to deep clean I’m sure.
Is it okay if I call you groundskeeper Willie
I remember seeing those machines at my old high school before I graduated (the schools in my town are Clarke users, I’m talking vacuums, floor scrubbers, carpet cleaners, etc)
All moving furniture around to do cleaning and waxing. I know what is the feel after a 8 hrs. 😒😓😤 and then it's not been reconized for all teachers and students.😞😖😲
Yep and not getting any younger. 17 years down and 13 to go.
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Kudos to whoever picks the music
The hardest part of the job is the furniture. That and stripping a floor that hasnt been stripped in 10 years.
Tks. Your are my guide.
Love to help people
agree, im a custodian for middle school and i love what i do but is hard work stripping, waxing deep cleaning etc.
I just became a second shit custodians for prek thru 2nd grade in Feb:) love my job
Custodians do the most work in the school system or any other place
Schools, collages couldn’t operate without us very long.
@@mrjeffthecustodian absolutely correct. The places would become so disgustingly filthy and just fall apart.
Became a custodian like a week ago... so yeah... getting sum tips 🤪 thx
Inaccurate Ask any staff member. We sit around and dont do a single all summer. Thats why that one tiny scuff in the floor is there
Lol
I can easily answer they question as a school custodian myself. The answer is scrubbing, waxing, cleaning, moving lots of furniture and doing a lot of other physical work. 😒
You should do a while video on deep cleaning the bathrooms during the summer.
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truth!!!! first part of the video is what I do 5 days a weeks at my school I run a kaviac in the bathrooms!!! I work for the pasco county school district here in florida!
This is hilarious to me 😂😂
Definitely not easy work! I've been a school Custodian in St Louis Mo for 7 years SLPS
I am guessing the stripper is breaking down the glue/adhesive. Thanks again.
I'm a CFL custodian for life for 20 year so far
What color pad would you recommend me use on my swing machine to get in between grout? Or would a deck brush work better?
I get much better results with brush.
you forgot about pressure washing the outside of the school 🙂
our school system gives us the summers off
WOW
@@mrjeffthecustodian we work about two weeks after the kids get out , then start back about three weeks before they come back
Wish we did that. That’s Awesome. I get 10 days vacation a year. Can build up over 20 days. Get 5 personal days a year. I try to save them all and take lots of time off in summer. Spend as much time with my family as I can.
Lucky for us, we have some college kids that the school system hires during the summer to move the furniture out and back in when we're done striping and waxing...
We use to. The last 2 years I was in public school it was all on us.
I went to New York last summer
No carpet extraction? No monotonous desk and chair cleaning. No Breaking your back on the ground scrubbing baseboards? No pressure washing out walkoff mats and lunch tables?
Yes we did that stuff to.
Those machines at 0:38 are hard as hell to use. The first time i used one it spun me around.
I was like a pinball bouncing from one side of the hall to the other. Love seeing rookies get a hold of them me. Lol
I felt talented when I was in control. The first time, yep it took me for a ride. Everyone else had a good laugh 😂
I will share my store about my first time one of these days.
Too bad our company sucks and everyone is pretty much divided, so many untrained and lazy custodians spread across the schools here. I've been told many times by the school staff that me and my partner were were a blessing to be put at our current site. Of course we had a head start on cleaning due to Covid and now just about to enter stripping the old wax a reapplying some fresh new wax!
I always go to bed at night knowing . I did what I was hired to do. It can be flustering see others not doing the same.
Instead of complaining about the others, why don't you lend them a tip from time to time or try to explain how certain things are done so they can learn and be better at their jobs. It's more beneficial to help somebody learn than just complain about them and say you are better.
Absolutely!!!!
I hope they installed some hand sanitizer dispensers 2020 post COVID-19 2020.
We have had them for years.
Not in the bathroom but the wide open space that appears to be VCT tile, thanks for the quick reply.
In some of the classrooms is just the good old chair marks. The in between tile that’s glue from the tile that has worked out. It’s hard to get up to.
@@mrjeffthecustodian thanks so much for the quick reply, I have a room where this occurs about two months after stripping and waxing. Thanks again for the communication, great videos by the way.
Yes it shows up quick.
Do you have to stick your hand in toilet to get that shine clean?
Use a bowl mop.
I just started this week as part time custodian. Its definitely a challenge. Fortunately i got good/nice coworkers and supervisor but he has a strong accent so its hard to understand sometimes. Any advice since I am new? I am trying to do better.
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Do the stuff they hate to do
Mr. Jeff, during this video it shows a black substance seemingly coming up between the tiles, do you know what this is?
Dirt! This bathroom was another custodians than never deep cleaned in years.
Area observed was white VCT
I have dull floors in the school how do I get them to shine..Constantly dirty and and can’t get them clean
The head guy didn’t wax them that good I think..I’m buying and ma 30 and a burnisher
Got to have a great of wax job. That makes the up keep easier. Do you have a mop machine?
@@mrjeffthecustodian No mopping machine mopping is a real pain in the neck..I have 2 huge schools to mop..It’s difficult..I stumbled on your channel and and happy I did..What can you recommend..MA30 Clark for the rooms?
Not having a mop machine is a killer. We went years with out one. I would ask they would say to experience. So I finally said will you at least let the company come do a demo. They said yes. The company did one pass. The floor look like it had been stripped basically against my hand mopping. They bought right then and there. Huge labor savior. Plus the quality of the floor look!!
@@mrjeffthecustodian I’m looking at a Ma 30 for the class rooms the bigger one the guys supposed to do the hallways but I’m not sure he does..
Were the janitors closets right by the bathrooms ? because we do the same thing when we do our bathrooms durning the summer except we use a square scrub we run hoses from our closets from across the hall
I use a square sometimes on my bathrooms to. Love it for doing floors!
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What do you call those machines?
Slow speed buffer. Have called them
Side by side.
what state are you in?
Alabama
@@mrjeffthecustodian nicee I did the same work in Florida for a total of 12 years 2 years in the supermarket 10 years in the school district in Florida the job market here is a joke because it's a right to work state bad benefits, political, everyone only wants to speak creole,Spanish, Guatemalan I'm first generation American that is 50%Spanish
50% Italian from the southern region and I'm very proud to speak English and do as Americans do I wish I could leave Florida someday inflation here is horrible vacationing here is a blast that's about it 😄
I bet you if I was american of german,Irish,english blood you would of answered
Say what?
How many times a day do you have to clean one certain restroom?
Check through out the day. Deep clean once a day.
@@mrjeffthecustodian is your day slow ? Or does time fly?
I guess it’s about 50/50. Some days are slow. Some are fast. Just depends on what pops up through out the day.
@@mrjeffthecustodian ok, thank you for your help. Was deciding whether to be a ups loader/unloader or a custodian.
@@charlesgomez4495 UPS loader pays better I am a UPS package handler and a custodian also just working as a custodian while I get a UPS driver position
Im going to be a custodian soon any advice
I've been a custodian at a high school for nearly 4 years. My advice to you is to just take it one task at a time and do what you can. It may be overwhelming at first, but you'll get the hang of it pretty quickly. Also, it doesn't hurt to have good relationships with the other staff. Good luck!
I’m planning on making some training videos in the future.
I'm 12 years in and I've worked in 80 schools, best advice I got was never take anything personally, and just know that everything you made shinny today will be destroyed tomorrow! Oh and do it with a smile, cause you know you will have a job waiting for you to do your magic the very next day :) Happy cleaning
Mark's Custom Design well said. It’s spring break and I spent all day yesterday Burnishing my halls. Knowing I’m the only one that will really enjoy how good they look now. When the kids come back next week boom it’s destroyed. I’ve been in the business for 18 years. I use to really let it bother me when things got messed up that I spent hours working on. Now is like water off a ducks back. I was hired to keep things as good as I can. I have figured a couple of things out. Number 1 kids deserve a clean place to learn. Number 2 as long as you work and keep your mouth shut, and as longs as kids are being born everyday. You have job security. As Mark said for sure don’t take things personal. Number 3 I’m my own worst enemy when it comes to trying keep everything perfect when it’s impossible. I have say to myself. Control the job don’t let the job control you. Just set a steady pace and go with flow. What you do in the summer and days there is no one in the building makes the job much easier thru out the year. When school is in session. Your just maintaining until the next deep cleaning.
@@markgraves7972 I've been one for 12 years as well. Time flies!!
Yep, slog fest for sure!
i know what yourdoing i work for a high school and do the same summer stuff
I got raped in a bathroom by a koala. It was hairy and puffy
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14.35an hour... meh.....
OK broomer
Hey it must be nice, they didn't change one light bulb...
It is
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I feel bad for you having to use a Clarke piece of junk
Dude that machine is 40 years old and still run great.
Jefferey Maddox The side by side seems like it would be fine because it’s a very simple machine and it’s 40 years old (things were built with quality back then). But the newer Clarke Boost machine you have seems kinda crappy. Personally I prefer Tennant.
Mr. Jeff, the school custodian. Tomcat makes a good product. Many gaps in their line though.