Had a blast today. Called out for an 8 hour shift at Ravenswood Middle. The principle there is a very nice guy.
"Y'all don't do what you don't need to do. You're my custodians. You tell me you got me clean I'll trust that. Mind, I may randomly check. Though I figure your honor suffices."
It is a pristine new school, opened last Autumn. The carpets/rugs are vacuumed nearly daily by the lady I substituted for today. As a result well, the carpets & rugs are all clean. I wasn't going to do them.
Went in to check for trash in the principle's office. His can was empty.
Me: "What I'm supposed to do?"
Him: "Well, I guess you go get trash elsewhere."
Me: "Now listen here. You got me working to take out your trash. You got no trash. How do I earn a wage?"
Him: *finding some notebook paper with those little fuzzy edges, tearing it off and letting the edges fall into the trash." "So now what do you say?"
Me: "I'm gonna tell you that's not enough to fool with. Also, I'm not vacuuming your carpets, boss."
Him: "She does every day."
Me:"Uh huh, so gee I reckon they're filthy. I'm not doing what doesn't need done."
Him: "Who said you could you do that?"
Me. "Some guy thought he was boss, boss."
Later on he spotted me dust mopping the hall.
Him: "What doing?"
Me: "Dust mopping to have something to do."
Him: "Oh, alright so long as your not just looking busy."
Me: "Naw, not me boss I'd neva do such a thing."
He knew darn well that's all I was doing but didn't care. He told me to carry on. Wound up with a palm sized pile of dirt. As if the floors were dirty.
I did both upstairs and downstairs today. I had to turn on the lights going in. Being a new school they've got it set up automated. I kept hearing the heating cut on as I switched on lights. Checked the thermostats in a few rooms. Saw the temp come up to cozy for kids.
All in it was a fun day. I was listed to get out at 3, left just before 2 after coming in at 7. No one cares I left an hour early or come in 15 minutes late. I got the work, such as it was, done Bathrooms stayed fairly clean.
Had a bit of down time between my "cycles", no one task mastered me. I sat in the closet got my stuff ready. Sat, got up in time to go get stuff done. Kept at it steady, got it done. More down time.
About 1:30 to 1:40 I decided on heading to the faculty room to sit. Took my jacket in. Principle saw me. "Calling it a day?"
"Just might. Got you squared away."
"I'll tell them you left at 2 then. Don't mind taking the extra hour, already budgeted."
"Right, sir. Thanks."
About 1:45 FIL showed up to get me. I come on out.
Of course, the whole school is on CCTV which feeds right to the BOE. They know, they don't care so long as the work is done. Most of the schools got CCTV too. Not like anyone is "getting by" with anything in coming out early. You get "slated" your time, be it half shift or full. Get done soon and so long as your not much more than hour to an hour early leaving, nobody cares.