The Extra in the Ordinary (平凡中的不平凡）-Jia Xuan

We often see them around in school, busy with their own individual chores, but have we really appreciated their work and efforts, or have we just been taking them for granted?

They, the cleaners, work hard, from morning till late afternoon. They have all aged, but yet they are diligent while doing their chores, cleaning everything to the best of their means. Yet many people underestimate the job that they have. When asked what jobs the cleaners do, most students and even some teachers will simply say, " Oh, they clean the toilets." However, is that their only job scope?

We think that their jobs are simple, but after interviewing some of them during a CCA project, I saw otherwise. They told us that they had to clean after the students, from the bathrooms to the canteen and even the classrooms. They had to run up and down the school everyday, to make sure we have a conducive environment to study in, making sure to keep the canteens and classrooms rid of pests, and cleaning the bathrooms after we made a mess. Their jobs may seem simple, but it isn't. They often suffer from back aches and muscle pains, but they never complained.

I definitely think they play a huge role in our lives and we should appreciate them more instead of leaving a huge mess on the floor, thinking that they would clean up after us and taking them for granted.