If the trash pickup people stop doing their job for two weeks you'd be throwing a fucking tantrum. Same for the janitors who keep your office spaces and bathrooms clean. (And that's before the various illnesses start to spread all over your city from the build up of pathogens.)
The people responsible keeping our spaces clean (and thus, mostly disease-free) should both be paid more AND thanked more.
Anyone who deems bin/trash men as an “unimportant job” have are without a doubt the most spoilt, sheltered people on the planet
For example, bin men in Edinburgh went on strike, and by just ONE week it was impossible to walk through Edi without gagging or plugging your nose. They are truly the backbone of society alongside all of our healthcare workers, cleaners, blue collar workers, and supermarket staff
