I'm the director of a food pantry in my town and we place a large trash
can in the lobby of the local grocery store for donations. Yesterday I
went in the store for a few things for myself and saw that the can was
full. A young man who worked at the store offered to help me with it as
it was very heavy. He wheeled it out to my car and proceeded to empty
it into my trunk. Some items were bagged, and some were loose. I
thanked him profusely as no one ever helps like that. Then I noticed
that the bottom of the can was full of trash, some people use the can
for refuse even though it is clearly marked. I asked if he would be so
kind as to empty the trash when he went back into the building. He
turned the can upside down right there in the parking lot, and for those
of you who live in the Northeast, you know how windy it was on Friday,
all of the papers went whirling and flying everywhere. I was speechless
and reprimanded him for doing that. He just smiled and said, "It's not
my job to clean the parking lot."

So much for helpful employees.

Denise

"Denise in NH" > wrote

> turned the can upside down right there in the parking lot, and for those
> of you who live in the Northeast, you know how windy it was on Friday,
> all of the papers went whirling and flying everywhere. I was speechless
> and reprimanded him for doing that. He just smiled and said, "It's not
> my job to clean the parking lot."
>
> So much for helpful employees.

You can't teach work ethic. Pitiful display indeed.

nancy