A Day in the Life of a Housekeeper

People are nasty.


I mean, just plain gross.


Working as a housekeeper in a building that houses almost 1,000 people on a daily basis, I get to see my share of interesting, funny, and absolutely disgusting things.


Let's use this past Monday as an example. When I walked into the building, I could see my boss in deep conversation with the lady who provides cafeteria services in the break area. As I made my way into the office, she turned to me and said, "I found where that nasty smell was coming from". The previous Friday we had both gone on a man hunt trying to track down an oddly poopy smell coming from the area around the refrigerators. We couldn't find it. 


It found us.


Apparently, a lady had left her tupperware on top of the refrigerator for God only knows how long. Well, on Monday she decided to take it home. As she pulled the bag down from the fridge, the tupperware fell to the floor and splattered open. 


Oh dear Lord.


It was so bad that the cafeteria lady threw up in the sink twice. She cleaned the nastiness off of the floor, but the smell lingered. The part of the story that I came in on was her describing to my boss, the facilities manager, that we would need to do something else about it. 


Fortunately for me, I had just walked in the door, so that was on his shoulders. As I sat down in the office to clock in, I secretly rejoiced that I wouldn't have to mop the floor.


When I finally went out into the break area I almost died. As soon as I stepped out into the area my gag reflex kicked in and I had to work hard to keep my lunch down. 


I looked at the people milling about in the area. They all had the same look on their faces. Eyes half closed, noses scrunched up, and hands over their mouths. Every person I came in contact with asked me the same question, "What the %!@$ is that smell?"


It was terrible. Probably the worse thing I've ever smelled in my whole life. 


We found out that it was Spinach and Cream. 


Why in the world would you leave spinach in tupperware for weeks? 


Even after my boss mopped the area twice and put a fan in the kitchen area, and stationed someone there to spray lysol every few minutes, the smell still lingered for about 3 hours. So...I was sick to my stomach for 3 hours.


 I just do not understand some people. Didn't their parents ever teach them that when you make a mess to clean it up? If you miss the trash can then go over and pick up your trash and put it in? To not wipe your boogers on the bathroom stalls? If you spill a drink on tile floor to at least report it to someone who has access to a mop and bucket? To wipe the area around the sink after you wash your hands? To flush the toilet when you're done using it?


I guess not. Or if their parents did teach them these things, they just don't care enough to follow through on their home training.


*Sigh*


Just another day in the life of a housekeeper.