Toronto Cleaning Tips

Most people would not typically associate commercial cleaning with quantum physics. But the fact is that many of the most intelligent people in North America are currently working in the custodial industry.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is a leading American authority on the correlation between labor and education, and tracks a number of statistics regarding this matter. Recently, they’d compiled a report of current occupations for people with advanced degrees, and a number of shocking truths were revealed by this survey.

Probably most surprising – and relevant to the cleaning industry as a whole- is the fact that there are currently over five thousand PHDs in the United States who are currently working as commercial cleaners or janitors.

I, myself, have actually met a number of very highly educated people during my years in the field. So these figures – although odd – are not a complete surprise or shock to me.

Some would argue that this goes to demonstrate that we over-value a high-level education. But others would argue that it’s a fundamental flaw in the structure of the education system. (I have no opinion either way)

As a side-effect of having spent so many years in this profession, chemistry and physics has become somewhat of a litterary passion of mine. I’m definitely fascinated by the incredible natural machinery of the universe…. and the way it can be observed on very small and extremely large scales.

But I’ve never considered investing ten years of my life and hundreds of thousands of dollars on this hobby, as I fail to see how practical it would be in the “real life” business world.

So the next time you’re in the office late at night, and you see a cleaner hard at work, ask them if they can explain why Kepler’s laws break down at the atomic level, or how the non-Euclidean geometry of the universe can be observed. You might be surprised by the answer you get back.

To read more about this study, I’d suggest visiting the original article published by The Chronicle For Higher Education.

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