Let's work in maintenence

My third job lasted a week, and only because I asked to come back to my previous job in a mail room. It was a volunteer job in maintenance and the only reason why I took it was because it was closer to my house and a much easier bus ride; my main goal was to pick up garbage, scrub toilets and vacuum. There was one girl that worked with me, and she always vacuumed, so I had to do the dirty work...(Literally). The place was a school....for bad kids, the kids ages 8-17 would live in the dorms and they had school everyday, our duty was to clean the dorms while they were at school. It originally was a nunnery, which explains the old look it had and the creepiness to it. It was the beginning of August, so it was hot out and it didn't help because of the long walk from the bus, what was worse is that the campus was huge...so by the time I would clock in, I would be sweating terribly. My first day, all I did was pick up garbage around the campus, because they had nothing to do for me that day. I actually spoke to the woman at the desk and she asked me how I was liking the job and I made sure to say something neutral, so I said "It's something I haven't experienced before" or some jazz like that... in which she replied something like "Well, not all jobs you'll like". The way she said it and how it came out just sounded rude and I was as polite as I could be, I think she could have taken it a nicer way.
The second day, I had to clean the dorms... I would just spray a little bit of cleaner on toilets while my associate at the time would vacuum, she would tell me what to do.. but I feel like me being there was just an excuse so she didn't have to clean the toilets....
The dorms were very creepy and empty, some of the kids would have posters up or items of significance to them. One kid had a Chucky doll in their room, which was not a pleasant thing to see when you turn the lights on....
What I really liked was my break time, I would take an hour break instead of a half an hour break... because the campus was so big and staff were in other places far away, I would just sneak off to a table outside and read a japanese comic for a half hour and eat the other hour... of course if someone saw me I would pretend that I was working... it was just such a bad job, that I really needed an hour break, even though I was only supposed to have a one hour break.
Either the second day or my third day, there was nothing for me to do at some point, so the woman in the office let me help her move her office supplies around; which was actually the most exciting part about the job, I am an office person so I really liked it....even though it was only for like 20 minutes and then they found some maintenance job for me to do... I was like "Why can't I do this instead?!" XD
I also had to help pick up debris from one of the dorms... As well as help one of my associates at the time with the flowers she had planted the previous year.
The third and last day, was interesting as although I hated the job so far... I actually got to the point where I was getting used to the job... I still hated it... but I got more used to it so it didn't bother me as much... I had made a call to see if I could go back to my previous job at the mail room and I was able to.
I got one of my friends to tell the people at the school that I got employment somewhere else.
I stayed with the mail room for another month until they let me go.

The maintenance position was one of the worst jobs I've had so far and I hope I never have to do anything similar again.

I give this job a 3/10.

Interview #4: It's........ Chuckie!

My fourth interview was another volunteer job, I had obtained this position because it was much closer to home. I didn't like this job at all, and I was able to go back to the mail room eventually.


This was a maintenance position, which seemed easy enough. I was told I would vacuum and sweep for a school... I was thinking in an actual school. But this place wasn't even the school...
This school was for bad kids, I had to clean their dorms.
First off, the dorms looked like ancient buildings you'd see in a horror movie. Apparently is used to be a convent for nuns.
Someone was already on the maintenance crew, this 29 year old woman with three kids. Since she was alone with this position for a long time. She made ME do all of the dirty work! I had to clean toilets, showers and pick up garbage. She never let me vacuum and I never got to sweep like I was told I would do.
The whole place had a creepy aura to it, I felt like it was haunted or something. One of the rooms, in fact had a chuckie doll in them... just a glimpse of how evil this kids were...
Everyday you'd turn the lights on and.... Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's Chuckie! It was really creepy!

The top dorms had the rooms for all of the older kids, and the boys rooms were FILLED with pictures of non nude women with gigantic breasts. The kids there must have incredibly dirty minds.. it was very disturbing.
The whole place just had an uneasy feeling.
The travel was terrible, it took me like 20 minutes to get there from walking from the bus stop... I was told it wouldn't be hard to get there, but I had to walk forever across a mall. By the time I would get there, I was already tired and sweating. Then I had to do more labor that was very tiring... the whole job wore me out and I was only there for three days!
The people were nice, except for this one lady... I mean she was nice but she said this one remark that I thought was rude. She asked me how I thought the job was; I responded "It's an interesting job I have not experienced before". In which she replied along the lines of "Well, sometimes we have to do things we don't want to do." I don't remember clearly, but I just remember I found it to be rude... especially when I didn't say that I didn't like the job.
I enjoyed having lunch though, since it was summer... I would chill on the picnic bench, I would eat lunch and then read a manga for a half an hour. The good thing was there was no supervision...

So, I took an hour lunch when I was only supposed to have a half an hour. But mainly because it was a very physical position that tired me out easily, it just wasn't something I was able to do simply... I had a very tough time with it... as I am not the Hulk or Hulk Hogan.

I was incredibly lucky that I was able to go back to the mail room; it may have taken two and a half hours to get there, but at least it wasn't creepy and physically demanding.

Lesson Learned: Not all jobs are enjoyable, some can be hard, boring, and just downright horrible. The place and the atmosphere can be eerie and un-enjoyable. Sometimes we have to do things we don't like.