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To complain about the office cleaning lady?

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TERFousBreakdown · 28/05/2018 07:24

She seems nice enough, I don't know her personally and I have absolutely nothing against her in general.

But she doesn't knock. She doesn't take no for an answer either. Holding a meeting in the conference room? She'll pop in and start hoovering. Sitting in a room giving a performance review? She'll open the door and begin to dust. She'll also leave the door wide open when she leaves a room - despite there being three companies within this building and our facilities being access controlled (which obviously won't work if the door is left open).

I've asked her to knock a gazillion times. She won't. I've asked her to come back later when she has disturbed important stuff. She'll huff and puff and will need to be asked at least twice before actually stopping whatever it is she's doing. My colleague had a talk, too, about the door being left open for anyone to look right at our whiteboard with confidential calculations for a sale. Nothing seems to work.

And, yes, she does understand. It's not a language issue. She just doesn't seem to be arsed.

I get that this woman is paid a lot less than myself and my colleagues and that she probably has kids or a life to get back to after her shift. I really don't want to get her into trouble. I do desperately want her to be minimally considerate of the people working here, though.

So, AIBU to complain to the building manager?

OP posts:
Jammycustard · 28/05/2018 07:32

Why is she there during daytime hours? That’s unusual isn’t it?

Isthisaproblem · 28/05/2018 07:31

An arrangement needs to be made to allow you both to do your jobs. Could each meeting room be booked out for a period of time each day to allow for cleaning? Then she knows she can work without being disturbed or disturbing others. And the rest of the day the meeting rooms are available for confidential meetings.

AlonsoTigerHeart · 28/05/2018 07:30

If she is contracted to work when it's business hours then she has to clean in those hours.

WelcomeToGilead · 28/05/2018 07:29

No, come on, it’s basic manners!

TERFragetteCity · 28/05/2018 07:28

Why not ensure that she cleans after everyone has gone home? She has a job to do and you are all getting in her way.

Raver84 · 28/05/2018 07:27

Like you she has a job to do. Such as clean meeting room x. Dust conference room y. Why should she not do this because of you? Oh yes. It's because you feel your role is more important. She prob has a family to get home to and dosnt want to wait until you have finished your meeting to dust. Her manager has told her what need cleaning she has to do it. At work mine just wipe round us it's no problem at all.

sexnotgender · 28/05/2018 07:26

I’d complain, yes she’s there to do a job but so are you.

thatsscottishtender · 28/05/2018 07:26

Yanbu. She has to respect boundaries in her workplace just like anyone else.

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