who's job is it?

Hey there..in my home..my mom takes the trash out everytime. Unless there is a very lucky day that my dad actually wakes up in the morning to help with it. But she has got us (her children) to help her whenever possible and now to actually empty the wastepaper baskets in our individual rooms so that it actually makes it easier to just bundle the whole thing and get it out... :). Personally I doubt it's a single person's job but normally it just ends up getting done by the one who always does it. But if there's a routine to take turns then I'm sure the person doing it always wouldn't mind unless he or she is a little fussy on how its done. Princess

Hi TnWoman, I think its am man job to take the rubbish out but my hubby don't so I have to do that all the time, if bin in the kitchen is full my hubby just put the rubbish on top of the bin instead of tying the bag out and taking it outside, I have to do it and I alwaways telling him off about it, some men!!! Love and hugs. Tamara

well in my daughter house she takes out the trash and my house i do somtimes aremy son takes it out it depends who is available when it,s time to take it out.

I don't have to grapple with this issue, because I live in a high-rise apartment and all we do is to lift the lid to the refuse chute which is situated at the wash area behind the kitchen, and throw the refuse down the chute. I have a live-in maid, so if I do live in a house like you, I'd get my maid to bring it out daily. If I didn't have a maid, then who brings out the thrash depends on the arrangement I have with my spouse. The work in my home is usually divided, and there is usually some kind of agreement as to who does what chore, and once that's arranged we usually have no arguments over them. Eg. in the days before I had my maid, we have this arrangement that my wife gets the clothes washed and I iron them. We both do the cooking and washing up together, cleaning of the home and the weekly marketing. She packs the home, I am the handyman of the home and also take care of all the household bills (which we jointly pay from our pockets). So anyone of us can take the thrash out; we just have to decide and agree on it upfront.

since it's just me here guess who gets to empty the trash. lol

if you ask who should, then the answer is depend on who in the house or who agree to take the trash. still, i think man of the house or lady of the house is same, the differences between man or lady is both of them must do it without profit. so, i guess both of you must have self-conscius to pick-up trash.

My husband does take care of all the trash. Don't know if it should be a designated job since I take it out also if the trashcan in the house is full. My husband will only take it out in the morning no matter what's in the trash. He's a terrible creature of habit. Actually, I hate to disturb his job at home since it's the only thing he does around the house. I mean the only thing!

Hi, I think if it is a "HOME" of both, any work to be divided.Whenever one is busy(Pre-occupied),the other should share the responsibility of performing it.Emptying trash is one such example... =Lahiri,Kolkata,India.

Personally I dont beleive in putting labels on any jobs..My hubby also takes out the trash but if he werent here or were to forget,, I would not think twice about doing it myself..The same would go for any chore. If you see it needs to be done, than do it if you are able. Fortunately for me, my hubby never forgets!!..lol

Hi TnWoman, In our home everyone shares this responsibility. I have taken it out, my husband has taken it out, as well as our children. We do not look at it as one persons responsibility or the others, we try to work together to get the job done.

Well there is no compulsion for anyone to take the trash outside.It all depends on how much less the work you 2 divide between youself.In our case whoever sees the trash make it a point to dump it outside from where the garbage collector takes them.

Well for both of u, its your house only, its really doesnot matter whoever among u both empty the trash, afterall its ur home and its cleanliness must be the priority, not who does which job, well this job parition might be the secondary one, but i suggest to give priority first to cleanlines. Who ever is free means either you or ur hubby, if any one of u are free at that particular time, they can empty the trash and bring some cleanliness inside the home. If you both are free at that time, then u people can share the work. Is not any office work to do individually, u people are sharing ur lives then wats wrong in sharing a simple work at home. I feel anyone either your are your hubby can do it. And i dont understand where does the question man and women came from? The unhygineness if tommorrow causes any harmful effects, those effects wont know the difference of man and woman, it wil affect everyone in the home. So i think u should stop thinking like whether a man should do this? So there is nothing wrong in emptying the trash, the wrong lies in the people's attitude. Few people if they see a man emptying the trash they might make fun of him or scold his wife for letting him do so. But those are comments of some third people. Better don lend your years for them. This is just a simple work of emptying the trash. Just share the work if u both are free or the one who is free take the initiative. Remember cleanliness is important not the one who clean.

Good Evening tnwoman! I guess it would depend if you have a man of the house...LOL! If there is I would think it is a very nice thing for him to do. Unfortunately I live in an area where we have to take our garbage to the dump...or recycling center as they want to call it...LOL! When I was married my husband always did that so when I got divorced it was a new experience for me...and what an experience it was...LOL! I have gotten used to it but now my boyfriend goes alot for me so I don't have to...good man...LOL! But there is a benefit to going there as a woman...you get more help from the men that work there...LOL! Have a great evening!

in our house , its whomever gets there first...lol usually my wife, but all in all its a shared thing and because im the first one out the door i bring the cans out and bring them in when i get home

We don't have trash pick-up in our town unless we pay for it, so we just drop it off at the dump ourselves. So, we split the task - I empty the trash cans throughout the house, and my fiance brings it all to the dump. I would rather not go to the dump, and he would rather not empty the trash cans - so it's a great compromise for an icky chore.

Hi TnWoman! Actually, there are times that I do it and there are times that my husband does it. There is no one who specifically said that it should be his job or mine. However, when it is a little heavy, he will always tell me that he will take it out. But thinking about it, I think the man of the house should do it since I do the cooking. lol.. Take care and have a great day! lovelots..faith

it doesn't matter who does it as long as one in the family does it. how about taking turns doing it?