[ArcheM]

I've got a telecommuting data entry job and I absolutely loathe it. Nothing with my qualifications interests me, or fits me, especially because I'm bad with people and have poor attention and anxiety issues.

But 12 hours on your feet seems like a drastic change. Not to mention my university education, but that hasn't been an impediment the very few times I tried to get similarly low-skill jobs.

I kind of just want to have my head to myself now, and janitor seems like a job where you don't even have to pretend that you're enjoying it.

Some of you here will know that I'd rather do personal creative projects, but I just can't seem to manage, and maybe it has to do with my job making me anxious and depressed (or not).

Alternatively, being a janitor also might mean being treated like garbage, and maybe that won't improve things any.

[lifelesstraveled]

I can't answer that, but sometimes I feel like having a job that allows me to be in my own world would be great for a little while. I've been between jobs and considered joining a cleaning service cleaning offices in the evenings to make a few bucks. I imagine it's great bc you really don't have to socialize that much and pretend to love your job. You don't have to pretend to be super cheerful and pleasant and I imagine you get a lot of time to yourself.

12 hours a day seems like a lot to take take on from jump if you've never had a job where you've been on your feet for extended periods of time.

While I haven't been to a mall in a long time (I hate shopping) the times I've gone I've never seen anyone treating the janitors like garbage, that's not to say it won't happen. If it turns out you don't like the gig bc of bullying (if it happens) or the hours are too much on you, and you want to stay in the cleaning service for now, see if you can find a service that allows you to clean offices in the evening or even schools.

Good luck!

[Teddy Bear]

I'm a janitor and I go to work and clean the exact same things as I always do. If you do good enough everyone leaves you alone. I often ask myself if there is something that I could do that would be more fulfilling while I'm cleaning. Good luck

[ArcheM]

Lately I find that I don't do anything fulfilling in general, so in that respect it wouldn't be much of a change. I guess, judging from movies, nobody minds if you listen on headphones, to music or podcasts?

[Molinit]

I doubt very much if you'd be allowed to listen to anything with headphones because at least while the mall is open you'd be getting called to go here and there for urgent items.

Also, consider whether you have a strong stomach because when the public is using a public restroom, sometimes they aren't as careful as they might be at home. That's putting it nicely.

Do you suffer from depression sometimes? I can’t imagine doing a physical job when I am exhausted. With a desk job, no one notices how tired I am.

[ArcheM]

Originally Posted by Molinit

I doubt very much if you'd be allowed to listen to anything with headphones because at least while the mall is open you'd be getting called to go here and there for urgent items.

Oh, that part's fine, then. As long as I'm not left alone with my thoughts for long periods of time.

Although I don't think I'm going to do it... I mean, that's not really improving the circumstances, and I'm constantly getting pain in various parts of my legs if I walk for a long time. And probably not the fun kind.

Thanks for your responses.

[Agent Misty]

A cleaning job at a mall would be rough for me because of the people. Unless its after hours. I could handle that lol

[ArcheM]

Well, it's better than being a shop assistant or phone person, which seems to be the majority of job offerings.

I have to say, though, that if I'm going to do something I don't care about, it might as well be simple and repetitive. Well, my current job is repetitive, but also requires constant attention. So right now I can't focus, and I'm sitting here feeling like a loser.