I used to be able to muck around with the other bin lads on the rounds. Having done the job for a few years, I can’t deny that loading hundreds and hundreds of smelly bins is often monotonous and repetitive. Messing about just made the day so much quicker. Often even distracting me from the splashes of bin juice getting on me whilst hauling bin bag after bin bag!

Management has been breathing down our necks since finding out our bin round is the most underperforming in the depot. They’ve installed cameras at the back of the lorry in the interest of “safety”. They now monitor our every movement. Any chatting/joking will be promptly dealt with by blaring reprimanding through the built-in speakers.

Être au service de la population en tenue haute visibilité, et chaussures de sécurité.

Manipuler des tonnes de sacs et poubelles avec leurs gants étanches.

Hot sweaty summer days are the best because I get to proudly wear my hi-vis fedora hat that I bought specifically for my job! It's absolutely essential for protecting me from the sun and drawing people's attention to me while I clean up after them :)

I used to wear an expensive grey fedora hat that accompanied perfectly with my ironed suit whilst working corporate. Long gone are those days! I've still continued the habit with my matching hat and t-shirt though. I mean being a binman is still a pretty respectable job.