Cleaning lady
In the building I work in, there is a strange cleaning arrangment that involves an older woman (who looks like perhaps she is a little mentally handicaped?) and a younger woman who follows her around. It’s very odd. The younger woman never helps out or does anything besides walk behind the older woman as she sweeps the sidewalk or cleans the windows. The younger woman looks bored out of her skull, although maybe I’m just projecting. They also spend what seems like the majority of their time sitting in the lobby reading magazines, so there obviously is not enough work for two people, or even for one apparently. This morning when I got to work, there was an additional young woman following the older one around. Is young woman number 1 hiring a replacement? Is she just lonely and bored and needs a little company? I have no idea, and honestly I don’t even know if the older woman is mentally handicapped but it’s the only way I can explain this strange arrangement. I have questions.
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May 14th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
I know at one point I used to work with a young woman who was mentally handicapped and she had someone with her for months - and I mean months while she was training. She was part of job placement program and the other person was there to “support” her while she was adjusting to her new environment.