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Originally Posted by qcbaker

Well, the disclaimer was just about my opinion on meritocracy. Some people seem to be really invested in the idea of "you can do anything as long as you work hard enough at it" and don't like when people suggest that might not be true. Its gets to be a political discussion real quick and outside of just not being in the mood to argue about that, its also a no-no on this forum lol.



Totally agree. In the case of the trash can guy, at my old job he would come by every morning and empty every trashcan at every desk. There were a LOT of desks. So I would always pull out the bag from my trashcan and tie it up before he got to me, then when he got to me I'd just hand him the bag to put in his big wheeled can, take the new bag from him, and put it in the can myself. I get that its his job to take all the trash and clean and all that, and maybe I just tend to overthink things, but I just felt like such an asshole if I just let him 100% clean up after me while I sat there and watched.

Almost 30 years ago I started my career in environmental health and safety as the trash can guy. Many did the same as you. They were balanced by the douches that would put full cups of coffee in the can though. You have any idea the mess that can make?