Bizarre Comments Cleaning Managers Receive BY Corinne Zudonyi, Editor What are some of the most bizarre comments or complaints you have received? • There is too much noise coming from outside the facility • Could you change my flat tire • My car is making a funny noise • There are too many birds nesting in the tree outside • You need to build more restrooms • Could you take the class pet home over the break • Students aren’t in class when they need to be • There is no heat coming out of my vent when I have books and decorations on top • There is a mysterious smell that I can’t identify, coming from somewhere • The street lights aren’t working properly • The ice maker makes ice that is too cold • The trees are too high and are impeding traffic vision • When I open my window, the air smells different • There are too many animals (turkeys/geese) in the courtyard. But when you get rid of them, please don’t scare them away • Can you make sure to stop in the break room to close cabinet doors throughout the day • There is an ant outbreak in the classroom. (Upon arrival, there is one ant. When asked where the outbreak is, teacher said, “One ant is an outbreak.”) • Too many other people are using this restroom • The toilet won’t flush unless I push on that lever • Can you change the temperature in my cube, but make sure my neighbor is kept warm • I dropped this piece of paper two days ago and your staff never picked it up • You should remove the smoke urns because smoking is a dirty habit • I left this food out after the party so people could enjoy it, but now there are ants • Someone forgot to flush the toilet • The drinking fountain sprays water too quickly • I dripped some water and (instead of wiping it up) I need a wet floor sign • An employee pulled a sign off the wall that read “Please do not throw paper towels, trash or anything else in the urinals,” and threw the sign in the urinal • I can’t breathe. There isn’t enough air because there are too many people working in the area • The smell of this hand soap is too fruity so I can’t use it • A staff member was caught on camera urinating in the emergency exit stairwell • We shifted from paper towels to hand dryers, but received complaints, so we switched back. After the paper towels were installed, students set the towel dispenser on fire