The Professional Fly Swatter

Yes, that title reflects a job description at my workplace. There are two men, formally trained in environmental management who are employed as professional fly swatters. They are dressed in a green army-style uniform. They carry a backpack and an electric fly swatter (1500V) that looks like a small tennis racket makes a zizzing sound and zaps the flies dead. They also carry a container for the dead bodies.




There is a hospital extension number to call if someone spots a fly on the ward, and the man comes immediately (unless he’s already engaged in another war elsewhere). The man I spoke to was happy to explain his extensive training, and he takes his job very seriously, after all, a fly in a hospital is a serious business.

Without wanting to appear sarcastic, I must admit that I feel happier at work knowing that there is someone I can call when I hear an annoying buzz.