I was in outside sales for a national chemical company. Before I bought a fax machine I had to go in once a day to turn in orders. We had a weekly Wednesday afternoon meeting. Not long after I was hired at our weekly meeting we were told by the manager that he was getting rid of the cleaning crew and that since there was 12 of us that we were going to take turns cleaning the bathroom.
I was the only one that stood up and said.....I wasn’t hired to clean the bathroom. I’m not cleaning the bathroom. If you let the cleaning crew go and the bathrooms need cleaned I suggest you do it since it was your decision, not mine, and you are here all day anyway.
No one else said a word. I was shocked that they were so gutless.
So who ended up cleaning the bathrooms?
"...No one else said a word..."
Unfortunately, your scenario is becoming the norm in the current business climate.
If your contract, agreement, terms and conditions of employment include the phrase “and other duties as assigned”, you are obligated to clean the toilets and take out the trash, even if you’re the mangager. Telling the management NO means instant firing with cause.
Something to keep in mind if you’re on a job hunt. Read the fine print.
I’m not shocked they were so gutless. Because if you need your job, you won’t protest in the manner in which you did.
So please tell us the result as to how the bathrooms got cleaned and by whom.
I said the same thing in the JOINT, did not work. heh heh