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Fools of April!

Kyle Wegner — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:06:23 +0000

It has come to my attention that it apparently isn’t as far-fetched as I thought that automaticable could be sold for a ridiculous amount of money. Just to clear things up – automaticable is going nowhere. And if this post is news to you: APRIL FOOLS!

It was the professional looking logo that got you, huh?

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Test the Waters with Teeter Totters

Brian Wegner — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:33:08 +0000

So within the last couple days I’ve really been reminiscing about the past and I’ve come to the conclusion that I truly miss my childhood. All this growing up and making adult decisions really isn’t something that I want to be doing. I’m sitting here drinking coffee out of a mug the size of my head that’s decorated like Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas and watching my roommate and my neighbor putt in my family room. This sort of relaxation and carefree lifestyle reminds me so much of when I was 10 years old and would gather all my friends on the street to play hide-and-go-seek or flashlight tag. Twelve people all around the age of ten gathering around a cul-de-sac at 8 o’clock with a curfew of 10:00. Being a seasoned veteran of the game, I knew exactly where to hide, when to pop out, and when to run like hell to try to tag safe. Of course people began to catch onto my plan and began to look specifically for me, but that’s when I would start working as a team with the other hiders and tell them to all hide together and where, and they would all come out like thirty seconds after the seekers pass them up. Oh I miss the old days.

Wow this coffee’s strong….

But yeah, that doesn’t really keep you updated with what I’m doing down here, but that’s alright, because I don’t even remember what I’ve done within the last couple days. I know I went to the theme parks and saw more of Hollywood Studios than I’ve ever seen before, I started up my new classes (they were just general information days, no real work yet), but other than that, it’s been a pretty mellow week. I’ll try to see what I can do about posting more often, or waking up earlier to post, because so far it’s looking like I’m only really going to be able to post on days that I have off, just because I’m too busy otherwise. I’m off to go bake in the sun, rotisary style, catch ya’ll later!

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Jamaica or Bust

Brian Wegner — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:07:11 +0000

Hey loyal readers! I know it’s been a while (Holy crap, 3 months?!?!?) since our last post, but that does NOT mean that we Wegnerians have given up on you. We’ve just all been swamped with school, work, social lives, or lack there of. There are some changes that you will notice to the site as soon as the New Year, which includes a brand new Tab dedicated to me! Why me? Because #1 I’m awesome, #2 I’m special, #3 I have a class project with my new internship that requires me to keep record of what I’m doing (I’ll post more on this later on).

So, I’m sitting here thinking, and I realize I only have about 32 more hours before I’m off on a flight, leaving the U.S.A. to go be in warm, 85 degree weather during some of the most brutal snow storms Chicago’s had in quite a while. The family and I (yes, all automaticable bloggers) are taking a GLORIOUS trip down to Jamaica for my parent’s 25th wedding anniversary. This is a trip that has been in the makings for about six months now, and I’m as gitty as a school girl. With a brand new camera, and skin as white as the snow we’re leaving behind, I’m fully prepared for a 7 day, all expenses paid vacation in the Caribbean. Our resort includes a poolside bar, sailboats at our leisure, a beach, and endless amount of sunshine. I don’t want to brag or anything, but it’s supposed to be 85 degrees EVERY day that we’re there.

Now, being it the holiday season, we were torn at first, at what to do about “The Big C” (Christmas), but in the end, we decided…..we’re skipping Christmas. Yes, I know, shocking, because every year we have Christmas Eve at our place, and 45 people will all be disappointed this year because Santa will be coming down the stairs this year, instead of the elevator. The fact that we’re skipping Christmas this year, is kind of difficult. All my friends are asking me what I want for Christmas, and the only good answer I have come up with is “A Tan.” I’m saving a bunch of money for not having to buy any gifts this year, but I can’t seem to put a close to 2008, even with New Years on its way. Without Christmas, my year just doesn’t seem to be complete. Oh well, Jamaica will still be fun, and I’ll be tan for my arrival in Orlando.

So here’s the deal, starting January 7th, I’m leaving the cold once again to live in Orlando, Florida for 5 months. I have been offered (and I graciously accepted) an internship at Walt Disney World. I will be working in Quick Service Food and Beverage, but I won’t know which exact park or where IN the park until I arrive down there. The new tab I was talking about is for the Coop-Internship side of things, where I have to keep in contact with a faculty member at my college so they know I’m actually doing something down there instead of just enjoying the warm weather. I’ll try to post ATLEAST once a week, and there will also be pictures to support my posts. This is an exciting thing for me, because it’s an opportunity of a life time, and will give me direction and motivation on what I really want my future to hold. With that being said, it’s now close to midnight on Saturday and I only have 30 more hours, before my flight leaves for Jamaica.

A Bon Voyage to you all, as well as a Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah with a Jolly good New Year!

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Purchase Non-Free (MP3, DVD) Media Codecs For Ubuntu Linux

Scott Wegner — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:00:44 +0000

In this week’s Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, there’s a link to an article on the Canonical Blog about their new offering of proprietary media codecs available for purchase. Canonical has partnered with Fluendo and Cyberlink to give Ubuntu users a legal option for viewing and listening to their media. This is similar to those who purchased a computer with Ubuntu preinstalled– generally there is a small premium factored in to have the media codecs pre-bundled.

This is a wise move by Canonical. Giving their users a legal option for playing their media will encourage more software and companies to also invest in Ubuntu and all Linux media alike. The announcement doesn’t quite make it clear, but it sounds like the Medibuntu repository will still be available with instructions for Ubuntu users to download similar codecs for free– illegally in many countries. The adoption of the legal, non-free software will depend largely on how it is marketed inside Ubuntu. That is, when you try to play an MP3 for the first time, will a dialog prompt you to purchase MP3 support, or offer an easier link to Medibuntu and the ubuntu-restricted-extras package?

One of the reasons that I moved to Ubuntu in the first place was so I could have software I wanted, free and legally. It’s nice to finally have the option of legal media codecs as well. What do you think of the announcement? Will you pay the $40 for most non-free media codecs, or the additional $50 for DVD support?

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How To: Host a Subversion Repository in Ubuntu Hardy

Scott Wegner — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:46:20 +0000

Have you ever wanted to set up a subversion repository on your home computer? Whether it be for a new software project, versioning your personal documents, or any other reason, there are many benefits to using version control. Some free websites that will host your project for you, such as SourceForge or Google Code, but it’s often necessary to have a little bit more control.

I set up a subversion repository for a new project the other day, and the process was relatively painless. I’m using a standard Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 desktop setup, with OpenDNS and DD-WRT for port-forwarding, and without an Apache web server. Keep reading to host your own subversion repository server.

The entire process for setting up a subversion server and repository is relatively simple on Linux, and should take you no more than one hour. I’ve broken this tutorial into a few different segments, so you can concentrate on only the parts you are interested in.

Initial Setup
Adding the First Repository
Configuring Your Repository
Access from the Host Computer
Access from a LAN Computer
Access from Outside the LAN
Final Steps

Initial Setup

In Ubuntu Hardy, all the tools you will need for a basic subversion server are included in the subversion package. If you haven’t already you can install it with the following command:

sudo aptitude install subversion

The next steps is to create a new group that will be responsible for subversion tasks.

From the Panel, navigate to System > Administration > Users and Groups
If necessary, unlock the dialog, and then click “Manage Groups”
Click “Add Group”. Create a group named “subversion”, and add yourself to it.
Log out and back re-log in for the changes to take effect.

Now that the group is created, the next step is to create the directory structure where our repositories will live. You can create the folder wherever you’d like, but a good choice is /home/svn

In a terminal, create your new folder, using the commands:

cd /home

sudo mkdir svn

That’s it for the basic setup. Of course, the subversion server isn’t useful until we add a repository or two..

Adding the First Repository

In subversion, each project or directory structure is contained within its own repository. Each repository (or repo for short) maintains its own access control, versioning, and logs. Let’s create a new repository called “my-project”

First, we need to create the repository folder:

cd /home/svn

sudo mkdir my-project

Finally, we use the “svnadmin” command to create some base files and configure the repository.

sudo svnadmin create /home/svn/my-project

Now, change the access permissions to give the subversion group the proper settings:

sudo chgrp -R subversion my-project

sudo chmod -R g+rws my-project

This is the minimum work required to initialize a repository. At this point, you could start accessing your repository from the host computer. But, you may also want to fine-tune your configuration below.

Configuring Your Repository

At this point, you should have a working repository. However, there are still a few options you might want to tweak. In particular, the access permissions. By default, a fresh repository will be readable by anyone and writable by authorized users. To change these settings, open /home/svn/my-project/conf/svnserve.conf in your favorite text editor– you can use the command:

gedit /home/svn/my-project/conf/svnserve.conf

The lines that control access restrictions look like:

# anon-access = read

# auth-access = write

These two lines control anonymous access and authenticated access, respectively. To change from the default behavior for each value, remove the leading ‘#’ character, and set the right-side value to ‘read’, ‘write’, or ‘none’, for read-only, read-write, or no access, respectively. When you are finished, you can save the file and close it.

If you plan on using authenticated access to your repository, you will need to set up at least one username and password. To do so, open the /home/svn/my-project/conf/passwd file in a text editor:

gedit /home/svn/my-project/conf/passwd

To create a username, simply add a line to the bottom of the form:

username = password

There are a few examples already in the file, but commented out. You may add as many usernames as you need. When you are finished, save the file and close it. These are the basic configuration steps you’ll need, although more are discussed in the Final Steps.

Access From the Host Computer

At this point you are ready to test out your new repository. Any configured repositories should be accessible from the host computer as-is. You can test it out by checking-out your first working copy:

svn checkout file:///home/svn/my-project ~/my-project-wc

Perhaps you would like to add a “trunk” directory, where you will develop your project:

cd ~/my-project-wc

mkdir trunk

svn add trunk

svn commit -m "Add a trunk directory for development."

Depending on your configuration above, you may be asked for a user name and password. You should use the values you entered in the passwd file.

Access from a LAN Computer

If you have another laptop or desktop in your home, then you may want to also access your repository from it. Fortunately, extending your subversion server within a LAN isn’t too much more complicated, using the svn:// protocol.

First, you will need to set up a daemon on the host computer to listen for connections, using the svnserve command:

svnserve -d -r /home/svn

This starts a process in the background that will silently wait for connections to the subversion server. To run in the foreground, simply use the –foreground parameter.

Then, you can connect to your repository from any computer within your LAN, using the syntax:

svn checkout svn://my-host/my-project ~/my-project-wc

where my-host is the name your host computer. Note that it is also possible to connect using a Windows or Mac machine, with the same syntax.

Access from Outside the LAN

If others outside your LAN will need to use the repository, or you often work away from home, then you’ll want to set up your subversion server for access anywhere. This will require tweaking some setting in your router. Particularly, you will need to forward TCP port 3690 to the machine hosting the subversion server. I used a DD-WRT based router, but most router interfaces are similar.

Open the web-based router control panel, and enter the administrative username and password. Generally, the address is similar to http://192.168.1.1
Locate the settings for “Port Forwarding”. If you are using DD-WRT, navigate to NAT / QoS > Port Fowarding
Add a new entry to forward TCP port 3690 to the IP address of your subversion host computer, with destination port also 3690. This is the default port that subversion listens on. Then, save your settings and close.

You can test your forwarded port by trying to connect using your external IP address. There are many websites that will help you find your external IP, such as http://whatismyipaddress.com/ Note that it shouldn’t start with 192.168…

svn checkout svn://{external-ip}/my-project ~/my-project-wc

If you plan to work away from home frequently, you may want to set up dynamic DNS– this provides you with a personalized hostname, so you don’t need to remember a cryptic IP address. If you are using DD-WRT, you can follow the following steps:

Go to DynDNS.com and sign up for an account. Create a “Dynamic DNS” (DDNS) hostname.
Log in to your DD-WRT admin panel as before, and navigate to Setup > DDNS.
Enter your DynDNS account details into the appropriate fields.
Hit “Apply Settings”– the DDNS status should show that your IP has updated successfully.

Once you have your DDNS hostname set up, you can use it to access your subversion repository, using the command:

svn checkout svn://{ddns-hostname}/my-project ~/my-project-wc

This should be accessible both inside and outside your LAN.

Final Steps

At this point, you should have a subversion repository up and running. However, there are still a few features you may be interested in.

To access your repository using the svn:// syntax, you will need to have the svnserve daemon running. You can easily set the command to run when you log in with the following steps:

From the desktop panel, open System > Preferences > Sessions.
Click the “Add” button to add a new Startup program.
In the “Name” field, enter “Subversion Server Daemon”
For the command, enter: svnserve -d -r /home/svn
And in the description, add a useful summary such as “Listen for connections to the subversion repository”.

Now, your subversion repository will be accessible as long as your username is logged in.

Once you being using multiple repositories, you may want to share the same username database for them. For this, you will need to configure repositories to use the same “passwd” file and belong to a common realm. For each of the repositories that will share a username database:

Open a terminal in the root directory of the repository:

cd /home/svn/{repository-name}

Open the svnserve.conf file located in the conf directory using a text editor:

gedit conf/svnserve.conf

Find and uncomment the line that starts with “passwd-db”. Enter the location of the passwd file that will be shared between databases. You may enter an absolute path, or a path relative to the conf directory.
Find and uncomment the line that starts with “realm”. Set the right side to a name that will be shared between each of the repositories accessing the common database. You may use a descriptive name such as “work-repository-realm”.

Finally, you may want to use subversion from the file browser. Although not strictly part of setting up a server, it is often useful to install the Nautilus subversion plugin. This will allow you to right click on a subversion working copy folder and perform common subversion tasks. To install, simply enter the command:

sudo aptitude install nautilus-script-collection-svn

Update: Actually, it’s a little bit tricky to get the Nautilus plugin working. If you’re having trouble, check out these instructions to enable SVN access in Nautilus.

And that’s it! Now, start using your repository and enjoy the benefits of version control. Are there any other tips that you would offer for setting up subversion? Let’s hear your experiences in the comments.

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The Impact of Improved Shelter for the Homeless

Kyle Wegner — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:56:48 +0000

To help me in my search for inspiration, Stacy recommended I write something on this story that talks about improved portable shelters for the homeless. It is hard to be against something that raises the standard of living of anyone, especially those at the bottom of the social and economic ladder. I would like to take a fairly objective view on this subject, the well being of the homeless living in the streets, and look at the economic and social impacts of something like free, comfortably designed portable shelters.

Healthcare for the homeless

Probably one of the most positive aspects of having free, high quality shelter for the homeless are the health benefits of staying dry and warm. Not only does staying well improve the standard of living for the homeless, but it also decreases a huge social and economic burden from cities who have to treat the uninsured homeless population. With fewer uninsured people getting sick, this will not only decrease the cost of healthcare for those that can and do pay for it, but it will lighten the already overfilled load of patients that hospital emergency rooms have to take care of. The healthcare aspect is a win-win for the homeless population and the surrounding society.

An increasing homeless population

This will be a hard point for many people to agree with, but as the lifestyle of the homeless becomes better, the homeless population will increase. I am not saying more people will choose to be homeless. Nobody really ever willingly makes that choice. What will happen, though, as the standard of living increases, is that less people will make the choice to stop being homeless. If the main motivation for people to look for work and get out of their rut is a terrible lifestyle, having comfortable, attractive, and portable shelter will not provide as much of this motivation. This is a hard concept to swallow, that certain homeless people will not move into a more productive lifestyle if they are given suitable shelter, but I believe it to be 100% true. My following points will rely on this fact, so if you cannot agree with this, then you probably will not agree with the rest of my post either.

An increase in the homeless population is an increase in crime

Because of the deprived lifestyle many homeless people lead, there is a natural increase in crime rates where there is high homeless population density. This is not to say that all homeless people are criminals, just that there are enough that are desparate enough within the homeless communities to raise crime rates. This increase in crime not only costs cities more for policing the crimes committed, but increased crime rates lower property values, decreases the social welfare of the surrounding population, and attracts additional negative externalities such as drugs and prostitution.

Unavoidable publicity

With an increase in the homeless population and larger, brighter portable shelters being used, the homeless will be impossible to ignore. This can have 2 different effects, and I haven’t yet decided whether this will have a net positive or negative. First the positive: the more the homeless population stands out, the more people will be aware of and want to fix the problem. Philanthropy will increase out of pity, concern, and also out of selfishness. The selfishness stems from the negativity surrounding the homeless population. Nobody wants to see their streets filled with homeless people for many reasons, and this increased publicity from the homeless will make it that much worse. With the homeless population standing out more, this could drive down housing prices and social welfare even further than the current homeless population does.

There are a number of other externalities that increase the social and economic costs associated with a well-kept homeless population, but I think these cover the main points I have been thinking about. The positives related to improved portable shelters for the homeless are extremely positive: an increased standard of living, lower healthcare costs for society as a whole, and cleaner looking streets. At what cost do these come, though? It is never easy to put a pricetag on happiness, but there will always be economic elements that are taken into consideration. In the end, without hard numbers, it is a hard call to make. The well-being of the homeless increases substantially, but the economic costs of an increased homeless population are also significant.

What do you think? Does it matter that there will be more homeless if they are better taken care of? Will the benefits outweigh the costs? There is a lot to think about here, and I think we can have a good discussion about this in the comments. I’m sure there is a ton I haven’t thought about, so leave your opinions below.

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Life Update

Scott Wegner — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:57:28 +0000

Alternative title: Summer is here.

As you may have noticed, I haven’t posted in over a week, because I’ve been so busy with other things. But summer is finally here, so now I’ll (maybe) have some more time. But a quick recap of the last week, in bullet-list form:

Finals are over. They were way-stressful, but I think they went well. In fact, I know at least one went very well.
Today was my first full day of work. It’s nice to have a whole day to really sit down and concentrate on something. Bonus points for being interesting too.
It was also the first day of summer workout. 20 minute run, and I didn’t die.
Most of my roommates moved out yesterday. It’ll be quiet and lonely here for a while–come visit me!
I’m starting a new project. Joe and Kyle are going to help me with it, so I’m excited. More to come later.
I have a long list of other projects I need to do. But it’s ok, because most of them are things like reading outside, going fishing, barbecuing, and the such.
I’m am in a wonderful mood. For no other reason than because summer is here.

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Not a Finale, But a Never Ending Story

Brian Wegner — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:43:56 +0000

With Finals just around the corner, I look back at my college career thus far and I see all the good decisions that I’ve made. I switched from Medical Science with a hopes for Orthotics and Prosthesis to Recreation Management and I couldn’t be happier. I came back home from SIU to finish up my general education classes and receive my AA from College of DuPage and I love every minute of being home. I’ve switched around from a couple jobs and finally found something that I enjoy doing and that gives me hope for a brighter future. The relationship aspect of my life couldn’t be better. I have a steady girlfriend of over two years now, and we’re always talking about what the future brings, planning little trips with each other, and we can never stop smiling when we’re with each other.

With the weather turning nice I’m becoming more and more optimistic and becoming less stressed. Finals should be pretty much a breeze this year due to the classes and the requirements that they have for me. I gave two huge project presentations yesterday that I worked for 6 hours straight on over the weekend, and I found out immediately afterwards that I had aced both of them. I feel a sense of accomplishment this semester through all the trouble and stress that my classes brought me. I feel I did the best I could in all my classes and I’m not afraid of anything that future classes throw at me.

I used to sit in my room with the blinds closed to keep the heat in my room so it doesn’t get too cold, but I came home the other day and my mom had opened them, and I realized how beautiful of a view out my window I have. There’s a beautiful backyard with trees lining the perimeter of the half acre backyard, thick green grass, a flower island in the middle of the yard, and horseshoe pits in the back. I could probably sit and look out my window all day and watch the birds, squirrels, chipmunks, and the neighbors cats run through our yard all day and be content.

Basically what I’m getting at here is that through all the stress and hard work that have been hitting me this entire semester, I’m glad that it’s finally over and I have a bright, relaxing summer to look forward to. The warm afternoons, the stormy nights, the bonfires, the hookah parties, or just relaxing on the screen porch, falling asleep in the chase lounge are all things that I have to look forward to. So all you college students out there fretting over finals and worrying about grades and their futures, take a step back and look at all the good things you’ve done so far and all the great things in the future that lie ahead of you. Realize that ultimately they’re just grades and a beige piece of paper, and that what you should be worrying about is how many times your going to ride Superman at Six Flags this summer.

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Accept Ghosty in to Your Life!

Kyle Wegner — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:51:10 +0000

A friend and I were talking the other day and she started telling me about a trip her and some friends took to a haunted house. Not the kind on Halloween, but the tourist attraction type. While they were in the house, one of the people there started talking about how they could feel the presence of the spirits and that she may have physically been touched by something while she was in there. My friend commented about how ridiculous that was and how silly her friend was for saying anything like that. At that point an interesting sequence of thoughts ran through my head, in this order:

Why was this ridiculous? It is just someone’s thoughts and feelings about the paranormal. They could be just as real as anything else, we just don’t know.
Wait, my friend thinks this is ridiculous because her religious beliefs tell her it is ridiculous. For ghosts and spirits to exist that can physically touch you, Christianity would have to be false, and therefore any beliefs in the paranormal are obviously ridiculous.
Doesn’t she realize that non-believers consider her devout faith in God, Jesus, and the Bible equally ridiculous, since it is based on the same amount of fact as ghosts and other paranormal beings?
How would I be treated if I laughed about my close friends who have faith in Christianity and called them ridiculous in public. Why is it OK for people to mock minority belief systems, but it is blasphemous (and nearly criminal in the South) to do the same about Christianity?

I don’t think I would necessarily call my friend’s judgements (which aren’t isolated to just her) hypocrisies, I think of it more as ignorance. Although ignorance has a negative connotation, what else do you call it when someone doesn’t realize their own shortcomings? Anyway, moving past that, this actually helped me realize something about myself. Because I am 1) non-religious, and 2) socially liberal, I feel like I have fostered a highly non-judgmental character, and am very proud of that. My first instinct when I hear about someone’s beliefs is not to ridicule or stereotype them, but to accept their beliefs as just another facet of their character. While Christianity (and most other religions) preach about acceptance of others, I am much happier actually living that acceptance instead of merely preaching it.

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Ode to the Janitor

Brian Wegner — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:57:52 +0000

The trash on the ground, the gum under the desk, the empty toilet paper roll in the bathroom, and the smudges on the windows of the doors all are cleaned up or taken care of by type of person in public areas: the Janitor. When you think of a Janitor, do you think of the guy with the raggity old clothing that has a faded name patch on the side? Maybe the loveable gray cart with the yellow trash bag on the back? There’s many things that come to mind when you think of a janitor, but the sad thing is, none of it is positive. When ever someone thinks of a janitor they always think of them as a nothing, not a person. People don’t realize that they are people too, just like you and me. Most of the people in this position are NOT high school drop outs that took that sort of job because they have nothing going for them, or ever will. Some of them have graduated from either a two year or four year technical school or university with a major in engineering or something of that sort, and decided that an easier job like this best sooted their needs. Then there’s also the younger kids and young adults you see doing this job. Most parents look at these kids as worthless individuals who wasted away their lives and have to resort to doing shit jobs because they can’t make anything of their lives. This is false. I currently hold position where some of my duties require me to take care of custodial tasks, and I haven’t wasted away my life, I’m not going nowhere, I haven’t dropped out of school. I’m working my way up from the very bottom in hopes to make it to the very top, so that way I can see what it really takes to run a business where all the employees are happy and treated equally.

The workplace is no different. You would think your fellow employees would treat you with more respect because they work with you and know how bad of a job it is, but this is entirely false. I receive radio call after radio call from people at the front desk for the smallest little tasks that we have 5 different people on staff that could do the job, but they always call me because no one else wants to do it. The most ridiculous call I ever got was someone had dropped a piece of paper on the floor and they wanted me to come pick it up. Now, let me just set the scene here. It was a Saturday afternoon, so there was a Building Supervisor, two Open Gym Supervisors, a person running Registration, a Fit Desk worker, and me working that day. I was busy downstairs cleaning a fitness studio when I get this call, and when I go upstairs to find this piece of paper, I find it on the opposite side of the desk where the Registration lady sits, and behind the desk are the Open Gym Supervisors, and the Building supervisor, all talking, doing nothing. One of them is actually on the computer checking their facebook. Even though these people were sitting right there, doing nothing, the registration lady thought it would be best to pull me from what I was busy doing to come pick up this piece of paper for her.

This is the type of ignorance that I’m talking about. The simple tasks that they can take two seconds out of their time to do themselves, they decide to just pawn it off onto someone else, they pawn it off to someone else, until finally it gets down to the lowest guy on the food chain who has no one to pawn it off to, so he has to do it himself. I have multiple examples of this sort of stuff but it’d just turn into me ranting about how people become so much lazier once there’s a janitor employed at their workplace.

I want to change the stereotype of janitors, especially the ones that are younger individuals like myself. They’re not worthless individuals, and they shouldn’t be looked over. These people work hard and are good at what they do. They’re the reason why when you walk into a building and you think “Wow, this place looks awesome!” They’re the ones that make it look awesome. Next time you see a janitor, young or old, take a look around and realize that the place they’re in charge of looks the way it does because of the hard work and commitment they put into their job. Don’t overlook them, appreciate them.

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