Notice has been given

I’m currently working as a custodian for The Denver School of the Arts. I’ve been chronicling my experiences through social media and this blog post. I put a lot of my own complaints and frustrations down, primarily to accurately portray my true experiences. No filter. There are good days of course. One day, this could be sort of a memoir.

I refer to myself as The Teal Fairy because this is a character that I’ve created. I hope to one day write about The Teal Fairy going back to school to protect those that have the potential to grow and flourish. Schools need more fairies over firearms to ensure the safety of the youth. I also use The Teal Fairy persona as my way of expressing myself creatively outside of the written word.

Thank you for joining me on this journey!

Day Five Hundred & Eighty-eight: 4/28/2025

Oh, how I hate to do any work outside. Hate it! Hate it! Hate it! Even though I was only outside for 45 minutes. It was enough for me to just quit outright. Apparently, we will have to be working outside every day this week. It’s a shame that I need every hour on each paycheck for the next four weeks. Otherwise, I would just refuse.

At least inside was pretty standard. I performed my duties to ensure that my area was tidy for tomorrow. Though, we are expecting to receive our QA sometime soon and we need to enact our detailed work. I had planned to do some, but since I exerted so much energy mowing, I thought it was my justified excuse to take care of myself. So, too bad.

I’ll put in the bare minimum, but I’m not going to be a gold-star employee. Though, I really haven’t been an overachiever since I started in this job. I’ve just done what was asked of me, and if I can skip a turn or two I do. I don’t mind being a little lazy. At this point, write me up. Otherwise, let me be.

Day Five Hundred & Eighty-nine: 4/30/2025

Boy! This is going to be a long week. I had yesterday off, but I wish I could take the whole week to avoid any landscaping work. I barely put any effort into giving a decent performance. If they want a better job, then I suggest hiring an actual landscaper to maintain the grounds. I really wonder if I can object to doing anything I don’t want to do once I give notice. It’s such a shame that I need the next three paychecks to survive. I honestly can’t wait to quit.

I know I need to put in some work on my detail work, but why do I have to exert so much energy doing landscape work? By making me do something I disdain, I’m more inclined to resist doing any and all work. Don’t worry, I’m still doing the bare minimum. Trash, sweeping, vacuuming, and bathrooms. Outside of that, I’m not willing to do more. Sorry, but not really that sorry.

Day Five Hundred & Ninety: 5/1/2025

I’m always thankful for the rain, but I’m exceptionally grateful for the rain last night. It meant that everything was too wet to be landscaped today! I was fully prepared to go outside. I didn’t even do a full face of makeup just in case. Yesterday half of my face ran off due to the sweat that ran down my cheeks. I looked like a runny mess after a short time outside in the sun. This is not how I’d prefer to present myself, but I don’t carry a compact with me to work every day. Maybe tomorrow, I’ll do something a little bit more elaborate. For today, I have to keep it simple.

In other sad news, our part time custodian is going to be out for a while. Her son passed away from a presumably drug overdose. I haven’t been given all of the details, but what we do know is that her estranged son was found deceased along with two other young men. They had most likely been inhaling some substance. All of this information was passed down by my crew lead. She was already going to have two weeks off starting on the 8th. So, with this news I doubt that she’ll be back for a while. I’m not complaining about having to do extra work. Her area is rather easy and I’m just sad that she’s going to have to bury her own child. Nothing is as awful as burying a child.

I must say that I don’t believe that our crew lead should have divulged so much information. It was very private and all that was necessary for us to know is that she lost a very important family member. However, I believe that he needed to unload the information to relieve himself from the trauma that was imprinted onto him.

Day Five Hundred & Ninety-one: 5/2/2025

Boy oh boy do I just love it when we are very short-staffed. It made for a long night of course. Though most Fridays aren’t always the easiest. There’s always an event and we strive to get the school as pristine as possible. I also had to be in charge, which is not what I want at all.

I did put in my notice today. I’ll be leaving this position in three weeks. I’m not sure how I’m going to manage working for another three weeks. I honestly don’t have much to say today. I’m tired and glad the week has concluded and I’ll be free of the confines of the building until Monday.