http://adamschwabe.com/2008/07/23/disposable-culture/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:00:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://adamschwabe.com/2008/07/23/disposable-culture/#comment-33644 Adam Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:32:24 +0000 http://adamschwabe.com/2008/07/23/disposable-culture/#comment-33644 Fair point, Paul. It constantly amazes me how companies will cut corners just to save a few bucks, only to have it turn into a PR nightmare not long after. Fair point, Paul. It constantly amazes me how companies will cut corners just to save a few bucks, only to have it turn into a PR nightmare not long after.

]]> http://adamschwabe.com/2008/07/23/disposable-culture/#comment-33642 Paul Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:47:17 +0000 http://adamschwabe.com/2008/07/23/disposable-culture/#comment-33642 Are you sure that the problem is "lazy cleaning staff"? Many people -- mostly women, mostly immigrants -- who clean hotel rooms are given such a demanding schedule by the hotel management that they barely have time to do a thorough job. Rather than hire an adequate number of cleaners, hotels prefer to cut costs, even if it results in lower quality. The cleaners are generally poorly paid and very hard working. Are you sure that the problem is “lazy cleaning staff”? Many people — mostly women, mostly immigrants — who clean hotel rooms are given such a demanding schedule by the hotel management that they barely have time to do a thorough job. Rather than hire an adequate number of cleaners, hotels prefer to cut costs, even if it results in lower quality. The cleaners are generally poorly paid and very hard working.

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