To have said this to my cleaner?

You were employed though correct? So on paye etc….

self employed is a whole different ball game

A few years back I stumbled upon the best cleaner in modern times.
I’m talking brilliant - up & down. No complaints.
Then she left me, to work in the kitchen at an elementary school..
Not too long after that, she was the boss of that kitchen.
Now she’s the head of all the kitchens in all the schools in our city, including high schools.
All of them - she’s the big boss.
And I am very proud of her.
Go big or go home.

If she spent this amount of time and effort on her house she wouldn’t need a cleaner 😂

That’s more than I was on as deputy editor of a national newspaper… 3 years ago.

"Pay them a fortune "?! I don't know any cleaners that are paid a fortune and "£5 per hour donkeys years ago" is likely more (comparatively) than most cleaners earn nowadays.

In your shoes i would have messaged and said I think the cat has been sick. Leave that room I'll do it when I come home I only just spotted it on way out.

I wouldn't have expected her to do it

First of all you say: "I've had several over the years and although this one isn't all that great"

But then: "she's one of the best at cleaning and I will say is by far the most reliable"

Two deeply contradictory statements. So which is it, OP? Beyond being great at cleaning and being by far the most reliable, what else would she have to do to be "great" as a cleaner? You sound exceptionally hard to please. Perhaps not a mystery that she's decided to sack you off.

Of course she knew, how can anyone not notice vomit down a cupboard door.

I'd message her, apologise and say you'd never ask her to clean up cat sick and she was right to leave it. Ask her to let you know next time she sees something disgusting as you hadn't seen it.

Don't worry 😉
I would never hire a stuck up person who thinks they're too good to wash dishes and clean up.

I mean, you wash dishes at home, why would you be too posh to wash 😂

And I dunno what part of the UK you live in, but getting £20 an hour, cash in hand in my little corner of Wales is simply amazing 🤣
No one earns that much for cleaning.
No one!
Don't see much English people around either 😅

I can’t believe she’s being so precious. If you’d left a dirty loo I’d understand, but a bit of dried cat sick is ridiculous and she should get on and do her job

Maybe she doesn't pay much NI considering I pay her cash in hand 😉
And my cleaner is the normal one, not stuck up people too posh to wash dishes 🤣

My cleaner insists on calling me ‘ma’am’.
I told her that only female police detectives are called ma’am but she says it’s a sign of respect, but it always feels passive aggressive.
I was a cleaner on my 20’s, where have they all gone and why is it so hard to find a good one?

What is the point in having a cleaner if she's going to be squeamish about cleaning things.

I think she sounds weird and judgmental tbh.
I've cleaned people's cat trays and loos and cleaned their own shit and piss when working in care, for less than most cleaners seem to make, and it's part of the job. It's not my favourite bit of the job, but you do what needs doing. There's no point having you otherwise.

OP did not leave cat sick for her.
Why don’t you bother to read posts properly.

Racist?
Haha
What by saying foreign?
Please 🙄
Well considering you're willing to pay 100s for the job
I'm even willing to do the washing up and clean and cat sick 😉

Genuinely read this as you saying that years ago you used to clean donkeys for £5 an hour. I was intrigued. Then I realised what you meant 😂

People get a lot of stick on here if they moan about their cleaner, but it’s really hard to get a decent one and it’s quite decently paid work. Having said that I wouldn’t expect cleaning up cat sick 🤢
I work full time in a full on job, have an autoimmune condition and I don’t feel bad about outsourcing cleaning. I’m completely prepared to let the cleaner advise on how much time is needed to cover what I want done, and I’m very pleased to have the help, but it can be almost impossible to find someone whose work is a decent standard and is reliable. The first one I tried turned up 5 times out of 13 sessions, then I thought I’ll use an agency and they sent someone who literally didn’t know how to clean; she was a gauche teenager who sprayed so much polish on the stair bannisters and didn’t wipe it off that I slipped and very nearly fell down the stairs. The next one spent most of her time on the phone and the mirrors/glass looked worse after she’d supposedly cleaned it than it did before. I don’t think this is a me problem.

@sunshinestar1986 Think you're on a wind up. You've been consistently blasé and racist with users on here. If it's that easy - you do it, hey?

I read that as you used to clean donkeys. I was thinking that's weird, didn't know there was such a thing.

I get that it's a first world problem but not the snobbery. Lots of people employ cleaners.

Op you were unreasonable to expect her to clean up cat vomit. If you'd made an effort she might have finished the job for you.

I suggested earlier, get on to a cleaning agency.

Im actually curious as to what you mean by; she isn't all that great, but she's one of the best at cleaning

Pure snobbery this and a massive first world problem.

So clearly you did expect her to clean it up, otherwise you wouldn't have mentioned it to her. It doesn't matter if people on mumsnet think cleaners should clean cat sick up or not. The only thing that matters is that your cleaner refused to do it, so shes telling you that isn't something she will be doing ever, now or in the future. You were rude to question her about the door, despite knowing it was sick, but maybe you didn't realise that your cleaner wouldn't be happy with this. but now you know. Personally I would message her an apology and try to damage control if you would like to keep her.

Well I have that agreed in advance what needs cleaning every time and what just bi weekly or once per month. It sounds like that cleaner knows he’s can dictate the conditions and takes advantage of it. My cleaner agreed X hours and we decided together what’s included in that.