For everyone who doesn't believe this sort of thing ever happens, there's a reason why this former security guard is now sitting offstage to the left of Jimmy Kimmel every night.
Kimmel started talking to him, befriended him, and eventually gave him a job.
Some people are nice. Some successful people are nice and are friends with other people who are not as successful as them. Sometimes they even help them out if they can.
As much as I've drifted away from Kimmel (and most talk show hosts for that matter) he does give the impression that he's a sincerely nice guy when the cameras stop rolling.
In my head, I always hear this as the sample from this song.
I highly recommend it to anyone who's into the harder genres of music. Idek what genre to call this, but it's got the noise and flow of Death Grips with Blockhead's whimsical weirdness and air of nostalgia.
I have no problem believing that someone was kind to a janitor. What's weird is the "look at me!" points they were subconsciously (or consciously?) aiming to receive from posting this. Like, truly kind behavior doesn't look for validation.
This is such an uncharitable interpretation of OP's intentions. Perhaps he felt happy that the janitor had such an honest reaction and wanted to share it. Not everyone is an absolute narcissist who only ever looks for internet points.
Needing the validation makes it cringe. People who are kind don't look for praise about being kind. The entire tweet reeks of "I was SO kind to this guy!"
I read it as OP being a high school teacher (because I associate janitors with schools). Signaling this behaviour to the school kids would be a good thing.
On the one hand OP certainly appears to be fishing for praise and compliments.
On the other hand, posts like these have a benefit to them, reminding people, especially those who live comfortable lives in well paying jobs, that everyone around them is still human and worth respecting regardless if they have the same skillset and background at you. Society as a whole would be a lot better if we showed everyone the same respect and compassion we think we deserve ourselves.
Yeah, I don't really care if the post was done for vanity if it helps people realize that they should be kind to the people around them that most people don't even notice.
Not everyone's as bad as you think. My mum's a very kind woman and tells me when she does stuff like this. I now do stuff like this too. You kinda need to be reminded of ways that you can be nice to people.
(Also, people online are generally very nice. Sure, there are a couple of loud dumbasses. However, starting with the assumption that someone is nice is much better for everyone rather than the latter.)
The janitor my elementary got in trouble for being observed roller skating on the the roof of our gymnasium. Rumor started that they'll fire him and every student promised violence if they did.
Like, sure, maybe he should that but also otherwise he's beloved so feel free to test your assumptions on the student response.
when I was in grade school who had a very nice Japanese janitor. one day a girl said he touched her and he killed himself. Afterwards the girl later said she lied about it.
Thinking back to my middle school days, it's entirely possible there janitor never rollerskated on the roof, the administration had no plans to fire him, but the students were still prowling around threatening violence over it 🤣
As a custodian who is often treated like I might as well be invisible, this can absolutely happen. Those who show even the tiniest bit of respect to us are often the only ones and it is greatly appreciated.
I’m sorry if you’re not appreciated enough where you work and I just want to say a deep thank you for what you do - you keep the wheels turning. I used to be friends and neighbours with our custodian (before they moved to a warmer country and we lost touch) and having seen the state of the office in just one day without my buddy when he was off sick (people are such animals), it’s people like you that make a place nice and uplifting to be in. Thank you, fishos.
You are not invisible. I see you. You are an essential worker. Imagine what malls, offices and especially schools would be like without custodians. So thank you for the hard work you do.
Worked part time as custodian after getting out of the military. Definitely felt invisible and unappreciated, but always had someone breathing down my neck if something wasn't cleaned to their standard. But never a thank you or good job.
Now Im a supervisor, (different company) and I always make it a point to talk with cleaning staff when I see them. They work too hard to be taken for granted, and Im always pushing up on my managers that our cleaning staff are underpaid. I've figured out what drinks and snacks they enjoy so made it a point to leave them in my office with a note for them to enjoy, and a couple of times managed to convince their team lead to let me buy them all dinner after they cleaned up some real messes my team left. Do my best to keep my team tidy and not leaving the place a disaster but our custodians are humble people who like to remind me they get paid to show up and clean up what my team can't. If I could get a keg into my office without getting myself or them fired I probably would.
This guy's (image not op) whole thing on Twitter seemed to be post something like that and then 5 donation posts. I couldn't determine if legit but seemed sketchy so I blocked.
More like r/nothingeverhappens
God, it gets old interacting with r/thathappened peeps. We get it, you don't believe a downvote is enough, or are "too good" to use downvotes. No one cares.
All the posts are along the lines of "I was walking down the street and I found a $100 note on the ground", yeah, it's entirely possible that it happened, stuff that's unlikely isn't impossible, especially given the global population of 7 billion people.
Good man. The cleaners at my dorm in college were the same. Seemed genuinely grateful to pause and chat when I'd ask about their day. After that I'd chat when I met them in the hall.
That's what it's all about right there. You could lean into your lizard brain and learn to see every other being as something that will either eat you or not eat you, reacting accordingly with emotion, or you could lean into your rational brain and learn to connect with anyone, to be involved in mankind.
The image of this lonely peasant so eager for one of his betters to bless him with their company, it could only be written by someone very detached from reality
I wonder why my comment provoked such a reaction. Imagine that you drink coffee with a person that barely has their ends meet, while you live a decent life, having a nice apartment, access to therapy, a car, and a motorcycle.
But you both work in the same building, and you know that this is unfair. Moreover, you probably couldn't offer help or even buy them coffee because they would think this is offensive.
And the only thing I feel is the shame of taking advantage over them.