Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:31:17 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > Ed Pawlowski wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >>
> >> "Julie Bove" > wrote
> >> > At the job I had it was in the papers that we signed stating
> >> > something like, "And anything else that the boss decides is
> >> > necessary". We were told if we ever said, "That's not my job",
> we >> > could quit right then and there. And it did happen a few
> times. >> >
> >>
> >> I've put that clause in every job description I've written. I
> never >> said, nor do I want to hear "it not my job". Sure way to
> stall >> yourself in your career.
> >
> > You'l have a problem then when you hire a person with a disability.
> > Although it's not been a problem, I have had to remind my boss once
> > or twice 'I can't do that'.
>
> Try saying 'I can do that'. It's far more impressive to say 'yes I
> can' than to say 'yes we can'. Only a gang mentality street punk
> coward enlists 'we'. Saying "Yes we can" is precisely the same as
> saying "I can't do that". If an employee told me 'I can't' I'd tell
> them to find a way or find the highway.

Pretty words signifying nothing at all in the end and not related to my
post.

My boss knows I'm up for just about any oddball task, but on rare times
in the early days forgot I can't stand or sit more than 15-20 mins
straight, can't lift more than 20 lbs in comfort, and lack flexibility
in my back so crawling around on the floor to unhook computers is not a
good thing for me.

Unlike you, I am a disabled veteran (50%, spinal issues). Everything
above board and they knew my limits which have no impact on any of the
normal tasks for my job. If they asked me to help clean a kitchen, I'd
do so with a smile. I just can't empty a 50 gallon industrial sized
trash can full of heavy stuff.

One routine task at work is to empty the shredder. The guys lift the
40 lb or so bag out and take it to the recyle room while I get the
vacumn cleaner and clean up the paper chiplets that always litter the
carpet.



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