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Post by Clair on Mar 14, 2020 20:04:22 GMT
What is everyone doing regarding house cleaners?
I’m a little concerned about someone else cleaning my home. Instead of one person, I have 4-6 people come in and clean everything in an hour.
I now have concerns about that many people touching every surface in my house. I keep my house very clean myself but love the having someone do the deep cleaning.
I’m thinking about cancelling for the time being and just doing it myself but I hate to do that to a small business.
What are your thoughts?
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Post by MaryMary on Mar 14, 2020 20:07:53 GMT
I was just wondering about this. I have just one woman come twice a month and I know she really relies on the income. I’d hate to cancel and cause her financial hardship. Also, all my kids will be home and MAMA NEEDS SOME HELP.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Mar 14, 2020 20:11:16 GMT
Most people are canceling. I would love to have cleaners come in (I don’t have regular visits, but maybe do 4-6 times a year) but I don’t want to chance it. My service sent an email letting us know their procedures of taking temperatures, offering sick pay, not reusing cloths, etc, I know these businesses are having a hard time right now so I hope they find a way through it.
I think if I knew my cleaner, rather than a service where it could be different people every time, I might feel differently.
I’m also telling myself since I’m home more I can clean more 😃
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Post by Merge on Mar 14, 2020 20:12:12 GMT
Current plan is to tell her to stay home but pay her anyway. I know she relies on every penny of her income.
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Post by finaledition on Mar 14, 2020 20:13:47 GMT
Unless mine decides to stay home, I will continue to use her and I will likely go over handles and other surfaces after she leaves.
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Post by johnnysmom on Mar 14, 2020 20:17:17 GMT
Mine is a friend of mine (and yes it’s weird having a friend clean my toilets) I will continue to have her come. I may request that she spray down door knobs/light switches with Lysol as she leaves each room. I know she has at least one client who has told her not to come for a few weeks.
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Post by busy on Mar 14, 2020 20:18:48 GMT
I’m leaving it up to our cleaning service. They are paying their staff even if they are out sick, and seem to have good processes in place. The same cleaners come every week, so I know them. They strike me as responsible people who care about their customers, so I trust them to make good decisions. I realize it does add some extra risk, but I work from home and my workload is not going to be any less because of what’s going on. I need the help. DH is... not great with housework. He tries but. So, for the time being, if they keep offering the service, I’m going to keep using it.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Mar 14, 2020 20:20:26 GMT
My cleaners come on Thursday, and I'm absolutely not cancelling.
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Post by MichyM on Mar 14, 2020 20:30:32 GMT
I have a woman come every two weeks. I spoke with her yesterday regarding my upcoming cleaning on Tuesday. She’s planning on coming. She needs the income. She also is being very careful and staying home when she can because she has an elderly mother to think about.
If it was a service I’d think twice about it, but I feel pretty confident in my situation.
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Post by peano on Mar 14, 2020 20:48:48 GMT
If I hadn’t just had back surgery and actually really need the help, I probably would just tell her to stay on and pay her but not have her come in.
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Post by monklady123 on Mar 14, 2020 20:51:51 GMT
No problem here, I *am* the house cleaner.  I feel sorry for them though, and all small business. In this area all the people who I see showing up to clean houses are Hispanic which means they're most likely immigrants or first generation after their immigrant parents. They can't afford to lose that money. |
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Post by Clair on Mar 14, 2020 21:34:54 GMT
Thanks for your replies.
I think I’d be much more comfortable with one person cleaning. I’m in my 50s but my parents are mid -upper 80s and I will be their caregiver/lifeline for everything. I’m seriously trying to limit my exposure.
It’s the same 4-6 people that clean every time - the owner coordinates their schedule. It’s a very small business.
I might try to see if I can have one person clean or just continue paying until this is over.
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Post by epeanymous on Mar 14, 2020 21:52:09 GMT
I have a weekly cleaner and she is just one person. She is still coming, although I have told her we will pay her if she stays home. We’ve had the same person for years.
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Post by catmom on Mar 14, 2020 22:00:17 GMT
We have the same 2 people come every 2 weeks. And yes we still plan to keep using them as long as they want to keep coming and are healthy.
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Post by lisae on Mar 14, 2020 22:12:56 GMT
Mother has someone come in to do jobs she doesn't want to do every couple of months. The lady came this week and I didn't think anything of it until after, but I'm not concerned. Her cleaner does that part time. Her main job is to stay with an elderly man in his home. She is a CNA and knows to protect herself. We have no known cases in our area.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Mar 14, 2020 22:15:30 GMT
I have a housekeeper come weekly. She's been with us almost 20 years and cleans much better than I do. I will continue to have her come. If for any reason she decides she can't come, we will continue to pay her as we always do (we always for for holiday weeks as well). Good, honest and trustworthy help is darn hard to find, so I do all I can to keep her happy!
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Post by ihaveonly1l on Mar 14, 2020 22:26:43 GMT
We have someone every two weeks. She should come on Monday. I'm not cancelling her, but I will understand if she chooses to. We are off school (I'm a teacher) starting Wednesday, so I'd love for it to get done on Monday before my at home stint starts.
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Post by lucyg on Mar 14, 2020 22:41:14 GMT
I think I have you all beat. My housekeeper has been with me (and now my mom, too) since 1993. She’s really more like a slightly annoying friend now.  Anyway, I’ll keep her. If she gets sick, I’ll pay her to stay home for at least the first few weeks, anyway ... I guess I couldn’t keep that up indefinitely. I doubt I’d have anyone else come in, though. I’d rather have a dirty house. |
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Post by Sharon on Mar 14, 2020 22:47:00 GMT
I'll continue having mine come.
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Post by papersilly on Mar 15, 2020 0:20:08 GMT
I will continue to let her come. sometimes she brings her sister so they are here only half the usual time. The house is cleaner when they leave than when they start.
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