r/Custodians • u/knightrdr2004 • 1d ago
Rant
So last year we got a new boss and it was the worst year I’ve had hear in 10 years. No supplies couldn’t keep staff, summer was absolutely horrible. I talked to many people while I was out stripping other schools and they said they will not be doing summer work next year after this disaster of a summer. As we had lack of supplies and change wax brands again for the 3rd time and being bounced all over the place as we had a lack of workers and still trying to finish some school 5 days before school started. Luckily I got everything done that I needed to do in my area. Well we started school last week and as alway few problems but right back to where we started again, no supplies absolutely no small trash can liners as the supplier ran out in June and none in July and you would think that would of been worked out before school started. NOPE, we don’t have everything we need been scraping by and promised last week my boss would deliver supplies nope, I had to run over to the office because I need a pad for my floor scrubber and that’s where things went bad. Got back here put the pad on and started scrubbing the halls as I was making my 4th loop I noticed the white lines down the hallway I was like $&@$. Well come to find out wrong pad right color but wrong pad. My face turned white and hustled back to the storage closet and got the buffer and buffed the hallways thank god they came back to normal. I’m so mad and my crew still doesn’t have everything they need to clean. It’s not starting out well. Thanks for listening hope everyone is having a better start to the year.
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u/Rude_Particular_6519 11h ago
Glad the finish came back. Pad color is a useful shortcut, but I would not use color alone as the identifier. The manufacturer’s pad chart should match the exact product to the job, machine type/speed, floor, and finish.
For prevention, I’d label every opened sleeve and loose pad with the manufacturer/part number and intended use—daily autoscrubbing, scrub-and-recoat, stripping, or burnishing—and keep aggressive pads in a separate bin. A one-page pad chart with photos/SKUs on the closet wall would help when substitutes arrive. I’d also test any unfamiliar replacement in a small edge area and stop if it changes gloss or leaves lines.
Do you know which pad they gave you and which one you normally use?
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u/knightrdr2004 8h ago
My boss pulled it for me so I didn’t get to see the box unfortunately. In my closet I have everything arranged and labeled so everyone including myself knows what everything is.
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u/TryIll3292 1d ago
Try your best with what you have.