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th <br />Employee of the 4 Quarter 2015 <br />Victor Martinez Solid Waste Worker <br /> <br />The job of Solid Waste Worker is challenging in a variety of ways. It is an underappreciated job <br />that often only gets attention from the community when something goes wrong or a citizen <br />feels they are delayed by a crew running their daily route. When Solid Waste workers do their <br />jobs well, they are often out of sight, out of mind for citizens. As a result, it would be easy for <br />them to get discouraged. This is not the case for Victor Martinez, who consistently brings <br />flexibility and a positive attitude to the job. <br />As you would expect, it is a physically demanding job. So demanding in fact that it is common <br />for new hires to only make it a few hours into their first shift before needing to be relieved for <br />the day. Those that continue in the role often spend the first few weeks working themselves <br />into good enough shape to fully do the job. The average route covers 1,100 homes a day and <br />studies have estimated that by the end of their shift a worker has lifted around 5,000 pounds <br />of household garbage each day. This is all done in a variety of outdoor conditions: cold, wet, <br />and sometimes very hot. <br /> May <br />30, 2011 Victor has maintained a perfect attendance record. That is true dedication and <br />certainly worthy of recognition. Please join me in congratulating Victor Martinez as Employee <br />of the 4th Quarter. <br /> <br />