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  Whenever I see poop I imagine eating it and the texture and it getting in between my teeth and the smell there would be if I was chewing it so I don't like to see poop
context: Bodily waste can literally be a biohazard. Plus it stinks. It's gross.
  And, if anything, this should increase the amount of respect people have for janitors. People look down on it simply because they're selfish idiots who feel the need to be "above" someone, but janitors are some of the most important and underpaid people out there. Be proud of what you do, because it enables the rest of us to feel civilized and sanitary. 
  If all janitors stopped showing up to work, those people who look down upon them would be among the first to complain. >
  
  I'm pretty sure OP's view is something most janitors acquire after they get used to it. >
  
  I understand getting used to it, but only picking up poop with a glove because it was more convenient is a problem, lol. C-diff is so contagious that I wouldn't be picking up any poop at all. >
  
  Sounds no different to being a nurse. >
  
  I've done janitorial work in medical facilities, it's a lot different than working in a movie theater or an office building.  In a medical facility, the doctors, the nursing staff and the janitorial staff are all in total agreement that there is absolutely no such thing as "good enough", everything has to be done properly to code and often needs to be documented.
  Vacuuming a movie theater hallway was a job I could have (and have) done stoned, but in a medical facility, the thing you forget to disinfect could be the thing that kills a patient or is ground zero of an outbreak. >
  
  I think people have an instinctual aversion to poop, especially, because of the potential of bacterial poisoning. I don't think you can become sick from inhaling poop smells all the time, but you definitely don't want to go around touching poop with your bare hands at all. >
  
  Human poop is definitely not something that washes off of skin easily. You'll be stuck with the smell for a while. >
  
  Dirty Jobs is such a good show. We need people like you, OP! >
  
  The host is a bullshit artist though >
  
  Why do you think that?
  Edit: People on Reddit are in their own little bubble. They downvote an innocent question. Mike Rowe may be anti-union, but at least he is for free speech and encouraging discussion. >
  
  I was gonna say. But comment below shows it. 
  Dude is anti union fukin actor >
  
  Strong words to describe someone just because they have a different opinion >
  
  Don't even bother with these people. I bet they buy things off of Amazon and Amazon is one of the most anti-union companies out there. Bunch of hypocrites. >
  
  
  This stuff is only disgusting because of the way people tend to look at it.
  
  so... it's disgusting for the reasons that anything is disgusting >
  
  It’s only disgusting if you look at it. Or smell it. Or touch it. >
  
  I was a janitor for the community college I attended at 18yo. I cleaned 4 buildings in only 3 hours which left the rest of my 8hour shift completely open. It was weird because I was cleaning up after my "peers" yet they were the ones shouting "it's f**ked up you're a woman AND a janitor" and catcalling and other stuff. The stigma for this job really sucks, and you're right. You ARE protected at all times via gloves, disinfectant etc. if you use them correctly. If anything, janitors need more recognition because it'd be a helluva lot dirtier without them. >
  
  "Peer" has an interesting new context here >
  
  Upvoted for truly unpopular opinion >
  
  I work in solid waste. People love to act like I’m a bottom feeder in between asking to borrow money for stuff because none of them have good benefits. >
  
  The disgust comes from human evolution. 
  "Way back when," we were overwhelmingly more likely to catch a disease from coming into contact with someone's pee, feces, blood, or vomit. As a result, humans have a programmed disgust response for these things. 
  In the modern world, things like hydrogen sulfide and fentanyl and uranium and every other massively dangerous material have only really existed for maybe a century. No one is disgusted by methylmercury, because nothing has programmed you to be afraid of it, despite it being very lethal. 
  Which is strange, because I think that if you asked the average person to drink a gallon of bleach or a gallon of piss, it'd be really hard to convince them not to drink the bleach. >
  
  I was with you until the last sentence. If youre drinking bleach over piss, then youre an idiot >
  
  I mean, how diluted in the bleach? I would rather drink very diluted bleach (aka water purification tablets) than pee. >
  
  Id assume they mean bleech and not water purification tablets lmfao >
  
  Thank you for what you do! It's not an easy job and our society depends on you. >
  
  It's disgusting because of the easily transferable diseases... >
  
  I don't mind cleaning it's the people I don't like. They either look at you funny, complain, or expect you to do the work of five people. >
  
  As a heathcare worker I can definitely agree. 
  I pull the line at vomit tho. Cannot with that. >
  
  I have a drain that backs up every now and then because there’s a slight defect in how the drain pipe is laid. 99% of the time it works just fine. 
  The contents of the expansion chamber are pretty vile but a flushed, well-running drain is a thing of beauty. >
  
  I probably wouldn’t be disgusted if I was tasked with cleaning it as a job, in that case I know what to expect and come prepared. If I’m at work in the office and I gotta clean shit and piss I would be disgusted. It all depends on if I am expecting it or not. >
  
  If I know that there's a decent chance it will be part of my job at some point, I expect it. >
  
  Dude, I used to be great friends with the Janitor who worked in our building. He got paid almost as much as the people who worked there, and he had a freaking smooth job. Doesn't really have a supervisor breathing down his neck, doesn't really have to answer to anyone directly, works at his own pace, has keys to every god damn door in the building, and knows how to properly strip and seal a tile floor. I envied his position, and would have swapped places with him at any time. 
  I guess people don't really realize that Janitors do more than just clean toilets and bathrooms. Sure, that's part of their job, but it's an insignificant part compared to all the other work the man did. I applied several times for the position, but as it turns out, you need actual education to become a proper Janitor, because you'll be handling a lot of chemicals. Stripping, sealing, waxing and polishing floors properly is some serious science, and it looks fun as hell to me. >
  
  I appreciate the janitorial work. 
  However, the ways grown adults have destroyed a stall at my companies office is enough for me to never want to be in that position.  A janitor shouldn't have to put on a biohazard suit because somehow someone got their shit everywhere except in the toilet. >
  
  I've been doing direct patient care for 13 years and I've dealt with pee, poop, vomit, blood, you name it. I've learned you can touch all this stuff, it's not going to stick to your hands forever, you just wash them off when you're done and clean under your nails. Yes it's gross to touch poop or urine but as soon as you wash your hands it's gone. >
  
  That's exactly what I'm saying.  Unlike the cleaning chemicals which will dissolve your skin and knock you out with fumes, bodily waste is not dangerous as long as you keep it away from your mouth and open wounds.
  I find it interesting that even after the events of 2020, washing one's hands after touching something is still such a foreign concept. >
  
  This is kind of post that gets weirder as you explain more. Di you pick up a new kink? >
  
  Not a sexual one, but I will say that walking into a disgusting bathroom and walking out of a pristine one half an hour later is a very satisfying feeling which puts me in a good mood for whatever else I'm going to encounter in my day. >
  
  That's a yes then >
  
  That's not a kink it's just the satisfaction to have cleaned something and seeing your progress after that much work. Would put me in a better mood too after seeing that what I did actually made a difference