Cleaner wants internet access - WWYD

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We have had our cleaner for several years. She's honest, reliable and does a reasonable job.
Our internet password is on the back of the box and at some point she has seen this and used it to sign into our network. I found out today because we have recently changed our password and she asked me for the new one, obviously forgetting she had never asked me for the password in the first place.
It's annoyed me, but we have unlimited data and in the time she's been using it, it's never caused a problem.
Should I give her the new password?

Yes

Yes! What do you think she’s going to do? Stop being so bleedin’ tight!

I don’t see the problem?

Yes, why wouldn't you? I imagine she's listening to music or the radio while she works as opposed to downloading hard-core porn.

Why does she need it though?

Are you concerned she's not doing her job properly because she's Mumsnetting or swiping left and right on Tinder?

If she's doing her work fine and it isn't costing, why would you not give it her? To make a point that she's just the staff and shouldn't know her plac

We have had our cleaner for several years. She's honest, reliable and does a reasonable job.

Why would you not give her the new password? No doubt she’s just streaming music as she works.

I don’t see why you wouldn’t. What are you thinking she’s doing?

Yes, just give it to her. Not sure why it would annoy you, unless you can genuinely say that you feel the cleaning in the past has been sub-standing because she spends half the time on twitter... She's a cleaner ffs, not your prisoner.

Yes, obviously. This is normal.

Why are you annoyed? This costs you absolutely nothing. Are you also irritated if she sticks her phone on charge, stealing your electricity?

Doesn’t matter what she’s using it for, she was using it without your permission and should have asked first! Does she know you’ve got unlimited data, if so how? Ask me = yeah sure. Assume = what else are you assuming?

I don't know why she would need it.
I'm just wondering what the norm is - do those of you with cleaners give them the internet password?

It hasn't occurred to me to. Though it's on a sticker on my kitchen pinboard so she could help herself to it if she wanted.

I am annoyed she didn't ask - that's basic manners for anyone in somebody else's house. I would be equally annoyed if a friend did the same.
She has no idea what our data package is.

Can you set up a separate guest network? You could call it "Cleaner".

Why didn’t you ask her when she requested the new one?

Can you set up a guest network on your router? It saves you having to reset family devices if you want to change the password. I have a guest network for visiting teenagers.

So what did you say when she asked? That you'd get back to her??

No, she's there to do a cleaning job.
You shouldn't give anyone your internet code, you don't know what they're downloading, looking at or who they're sharing it with. Just say your partner set up the code and you don't know it.

Yes agree give it to her. Why not.
She will be - listening to streamed music/podcasts checking emails/Facebook etc before heading out to next job etc etc. Perfectly standard.

Bloody hell just give it to her , she's more than likely listening to music while she works .

She probably uses it to stream free Spotify whilst she's working. I doubt she's sat on facey of she's managing to do a decent job too.

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I don't know why she would need it. I'm just wondering what the norm is - do those of you with cleaners give them the internet password?

Well, is the mobile network in your house amazing? If not, then that will be why she needs it (so she can check she hasn't got a What'sApp off her kids etc).

Yes she should have checked it was ok.

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No, she's there to do a cleaning job. You shouldn't give anyone your internet code, you don't know what they're downloading, looking at or who they're sharing it with. Just say your partner set up the code and you don't know it.

Who can they be sharing it with unless op suspects she's inviting round family and friends to hang out whilst she cleans?? Assuming she's doing the job she's asked to do within the allocated time it's unlikely she's sitting there streaming porn or worse.

Just let her sign in. If she's not doing the work it will be apparent. I spent an hour at a friend's recently and was really thankful when I asked for the WiFi code as I needed to lookup and book a hospital appointment for my Dad.

No, I'm very cautious about giving out WiFi password. People who are properly into IT security generally have a 2nd guest network at home: either a completely separate connection or else with their router providing that feature. I haven't done that, but only give out our password to family.

Easiest risk is if they do anything illegal from your WiFi (eg download media illegally) then you're responsible, and hard to prove it wasn't you.

But also, access to your network exposes all the computers on that network.