It finally happened. I came to work today and the papers on my secondary desk were thrown out. Not in the garbage can next to my desk, but some far away, magical receptacle that is meant to absorb all wayfaring hard work. I find it quite odd that the window ceil next in my cube is covered in old bug parts, and the only thing that gets cleaned were my sketches.
I spoke to the upper brass here about the issue, they said I have to place a "note" on what I want to keep. I think it is a backwards way of handling tidying the cubicles. How about a note that says to clean here, and avoid everything else. I suppose I would have notes all over the place, including the carpet where week old pizza crust still sits.
This isn't the worst case of cleaner issues I had. I was once a professional machinist for a brief stint. I had just made a tiny gear out of plastic, and I walked away for a minute to get some plans from my desk. When I returned the cleaning guy had vacuumed off the mill, and with it my part. I asked him to dump the vacuum contents. He gave me such a hard time about it that I just made another.
Has this ever happened to you? How did it ruin your day?
Cabe
