Trino
December 16, 2003
There's an old man who is a janitor at my work. My guess is that he's circa 60 years young. He works harder than anybody in the building. He's here when I arrive. He's here when I leave. He has eight kids. The oldest of which is 34. The youngest is 17. All but the youngest have children. He doesn't hear very well. I would say more than half of my words fall on deaf ears.
I don't know how long he has worked for the school district, but I would imagine at least fifteen years. He empties my garbage and vacuums my crumbs everyday. At the top of his payscale, he makes two-thirds what I make in my first year.
Something is wrong with this.
I've often been disturbed by things such as this myself. I constantly feel I need to be paid more, but then I take a look at several of the people who work on campus and how very little they get paid for their years of service and it's sad. I have no idea how they support families on these incomes because I constantly question my ability to support myself and a spouse on what I make. Puts the world into a different perspective though, doesn't it?
Posted by: Jill at December 16, 2003 02:28 PMIs it a common practice in the school system to know what other people earn or are you just assuming what they make? Also it is true people dont make necessarily what they are worth. I find it is usually how much ass you kiss.
Sincerely irritated, your sister
Underpaid and over extending supervisor
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