Does anyone have a housekeeper?

[Reubenshat]

I’m looking at getting a house keeper. What do you expect of them and how much do you pay of you mind me asking. I’m ok the North west. It’s not a massive house. Just four bed.

I’ve two kids, very busy with my business and the house is getting on top of me.

Thanks

[absolutelyknackeredcow]

It's odd isn't it - especially when I paid a really good wage (considerably more than London living wage) and was a really good employer.
Sadly we have been hit hard by Covid as a a household with pay cuts and furlough but long for the day when I can get another one !

[Fluffycloudland77]

It’s the oddest thing that in this country if you keep your own house clean you’re a good woman but if you clean another’s house your somehow menial?.

My grandmother was a cleaner & I never knew it was anything but a normal job.

[mbosnz]

It’s the oddest thing that in this country if you keep your own house clean you’re a good woman but if you clean another’s house your somehow menial?.

To be honest, I feel that keeping your own house clean is somewhat looked down upon. I certainly got that feeling from British immigrants in NZ. It's weird.

[habibihabibi]

Paranoidmarvin
Not that you should be ashamed but saying you are a house manager (as I am sure you are) may make people be a little more respectful.

[Paranoidmarvin]

@habibihabibi probably. Actually what I do is not hard but takes a lot of time and effort. Triple checking myself. As not to go over the line. Being respectful. Trust me. Looking after a house that old and that large is a lot of work. You have to be organised and very forward taking and I think a lot on my feet. And I have a lot of patience.
It is also an honour to look after so were that old.

We still have all the bells in the kitchen that ring when u press the bells in the other rooms. These are all the original ones. So many things that have been there for hundreds of years. These need looking after properly.
I’m proud of my job and what I do. It’s other people that have the problem and that’s up to them. I get more angry for other people rather than myself.
I used to be a full time cleaner. A long list of clients. That was a long hard and exhausting job. I would love to see some of these people who criticise do it. I also do it with fibromyalgia which is incredibly painful. And I never take a day off work. So they can quite frankly off.
Sorry. This thread hit a nerve apparently