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Note to applicants: If you're hoping to land a city sanitation job, getting a citation for improper trash storage is probably not going to help.
That's the ironic situation brought to light by these photos, which accompany a city citation for "trash on sidewalk, street, alley or public/private lot" in Baltimore's Patterson Place neighborhood. (The bags aren't in a can with a lid.) A close-up on one of the pieces of trash shows a filled-out employment application. For -- yes -- the "Sanitation Department."
But hey, it could be worse. It could be an application for a code-enforcement job.
Tip of the hat to sharp-eyed reader Matt Gonter for noticing this.
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Comments
you might want to black out the person's name and address on that jpeg.
Just a thought...
Posted by: Anonymous | September 24, 2009 10:54 AM
I can't, anon -- it's not a jpeg on my site, it's a link to Baltimore Housing's code enforcement page. The department is putting up these photos, including identifying information, on purpose. See this post: http://bit.ly/NeCkp
Posted by: Jamie Smith Hopkins | September 24, 2009 10:58 AM
Presumably, they would have gone over this at employee orientation.
Posted by: Anonymous | September 24, 2009 4:45 PM
I recieved a trash citation the other day that I thought was ridiculous. I was on vacation the week before, so I had extra trash. I put it out in 2 cans, but one lid wouldn't fit securely on top because the bag was slightly above the edge of the can. So...I got nailed with a $50 fine. It made me feel like they're just driving around looking for ways to make $$.
Posted by: Annoyed in Canton | September 25, 2009 9:07 AM
Sorry to hear that, Annoyed. You might be interested in this B'More Green post about the change in pickup schedules: http://bit.ly/poMCN
Posted by: Jamie Smith Hopkins | September 25, 2009 9:13 AM