Does your cleaner bring her own cloths?

[EachandEveryone]

Its gross isnt it? Ive got a cupboard full of cleaning products and so many good cloths and every week she ignores them. Im also on chemo and bald of head Ive told her I have to be careful with infections. She just shrugs and smiles. I dunno if its the drugs that are making me annoyed or the fact that she earns more than the nurses do on my ward and every week she seems to be just tickling the place. Im going to write a list again and put all products in each room. Has anyone else had this with cloths? I know shes coming from other houses with them

Eeeurgh! I could not be doing with that.

You do need to insist.

No he doesn't

Mine comes with her own cloths but they seem to be clean and nice each week. She does a brilliant job anyway and I totally trust her.

tbh, sounds like you’re not very impressed with your cleaner anhwah given she doesn’t sound like she does a good job so maybe time to get someone else in. Hope you recover quickly.

Mine uses her own cloths and products, because she’s said she knows how to clean consistently and get a good smear / streak free finish than she does with whatever every individual customer might supply.

Is her English good, if she’s just shrugging and smiling, has she understood what you’ve asked? Does she think you’re just being polite in a “don’t worry about lugging your own stuff around, use mine” sort of way?

Ultimately if you’re not happy, give her notice, though.

There’s no point in giving her notice as they all start off good. She replaced her friend and now her friend is back after nat leave and looking for work so you’d think she’d up her game. If she cleaned all the art frames on the wall I would give her the benefit of the doubt wanting to be smudge free but she touches nothing all the walls.

I am a cleaner. I supply cloths.
I refer to the HSE guidelines for contaminated laundry. Mine are washed for 3.5hrs which reaches a temperature of 90 degrees and far exceeds the recommended temperature advised by the HSE
https://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/blood-borne-viruses/laundry-treatments.htm

Everything is fresh for each client.
I use my own so that I know I always have enough, so the client doesn’t have to remember to wash them ready for cleaning day and so I can use the cloths that are appropriate for each task.

How do you know she is coming from other houses with them?

You don’t sound happy with her work or the rate she is paid so it would probably be best to look elsewhere.

We have clothes they have supplied but I wash them in between.

Op, I'm a cleaner, I'm afraid to say you don't sound very nice at all. You seem to hate the fact that the cleaner is paid a wage. Like you look down your nose at her. If I was your cleaner you would be sacked.

Are you kidding me? You clearly know nothing of me or our relationship. She is well paid and I’m always leaving her treats like Molten Brown washes which I could easily give to my nieces. She can pick and chose where she works the cleaners in London have the upper hand the need for them outstrips the number of good ones ten fold. And I’m not a snob I’m just a nurse in a shabby old flat that doesn’t have the time or the energy to clean my floors. And it’s small but not modern which might be the problem.

To whom are you referring?

I'm pretty sure she won't be reusing the cloths.

We supply cloths and all cleaning products. Predominantly cleaning products of my choice (e.g. more eco friendly ones) but I have bought specific things she has requested.

We've had our cleaner 3+ years now and no drop off in standards at all - frankly I think she's a miracle worker with what she gets through in 3 hours! So it isn't a given if you get someone new.

Ours used our cloths and cleaning products, she’s got a few products she likes so I make sure I’ve got those in the cupboards.

My current cleaner uses my cloths.

My last cleaner used her own but I assumed they were clean!

I am a cleaner. I use my own cloths, my clients are happy with this. They are colour coded for each area (bathroom/kitchen etc), clean ones are used for each client and they are washed on a hot wash. I replace as required. If I a client asked me to use there own though I would. Sounds like you need a new cleaner!

I bring my own micro fibre cloths; they are all washed after every clean on a 90 degree wash and then dried, packed into separate plastic bags for their next use to keep dirt or dust off them. Never had a client ask me to
use theirs

Also I would never reuse cloths from another house! 😨

Why wouldn't her English be good?

I’m also on chemo and bald of head Ive told her I have to be careful with infections. She just shrugs and smiles.

Shrugging and smiling when her employer explains why she’d like to have her own cloths used suggests the cleaner might not properly understand what’s being asked and why.

OP it sounds like you’re not happy with her work regardless of the cloths. There’s no point having a cleaner who you don’t trust or think is doing a good job.