Fun Facts About Janitors

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• Noodles, the well-known guitarist for the band
  The Offspring, got his start because he was the
  school janitor where the band members attended.
  Older than the other members, Noodles could buy
  alcohol for them. His position as a janitor got
  him invited into the band and on his way to a
  rock and roll career.

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• An unnamed war refugee traveled from Montenegro
  to New York where he acquired work as a janitor
  at Columbia University. Columbia offered a
  tuition remission to employees for taking
  courses. The janitor used the program to study
  classics and earned a bachelors degree over a
  12-year period.

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• Mangetsu Man is a self-declared super hero who
  walks the streets of Tokyo. He wears a purple
  bodysuit and a round yellow head with a smiley
  face on it to remain anonymous. Mangetsu Man has
  made it his mission to serve as the city janitor
  and keep the city trash-free.

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• Jennifer Aniston started out making her allowance
  as a kid as a toilet scrubber. Horror writer
  Stephen King used to be a janitor, serving as
  inspiration for his novel Carrie. Comedian Jim
  Carrey did double duty as a security guard and
  janitor starting at age 15 where he mopped floors
  at a tire factory.

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• Stephen King wasnt the only author to be
  inspired by his work as a janitor. Henry Darger
  worked as a janitor for his entire life in
  Chicago. After his death, a 15,000 page fantasy
  novel by Darger that included original artwork
  was discovered.

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• In Japan, most schools do not have a janitor. The
  school children are responsible for most of the
  daily janitorial chores. In keeping with Buddhist
  tradition, cleaning represents a belief that it
  is associated with morality.

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• Many of the oddest stories about janitors are
  those that work in educational facilities.
  Janitors must be educated in the use of high-tech
  equipment such as walk behind scrubbers to do
  their jobs effectively and safely. More than
  5,000 of the janitors in the United States have a
  PhD.

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• Not only does working as a janitor give talented
  authors like King and Darger time to think, it
  also provides quiet time for spiritual
  meditation. Many janitors work at night when they
  have unlimited quiet time. Just as many janitors
  end up being creative, they are often included in
  works of literature or on TV shows.

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Sources

• http//crazyfacts.com/tag/janitors/
• http//www.hrworld.com/features/humbling-first-job
  s-celebrities-080708/

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Summary

• Janitors often lead entertaining, inspirational
  lives as a result of their careers. Some of the
  brightest, happiest, and successful people began
  as janitors.