Cleaning classrooms might just be the most fun you’ll ever have at work - but don’t take it from me. In this episode, I asked high school janitor Maddie “Mad Dog” Baker and retired middle school janitor Gary Parsley for the dirt on what it’s really like to care for our public schools. What do janitors do over summer break? What is their relationship like with teachers? And do they ever get used to the smells in the boys’ bathroom?
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