to refuse to clean a microwave

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I work nights supporting adults with challenging behaviour/mental health, from midnight I have a few general cleaning chores of communal areas to complete and then paperwork to deal with (unless there is an issue with one of the service users)
The cleaning has always been a sore point with the night staff as we are skilled in our field and not employed as cleaners.
Now new manager wants us to clean the staff microwave and fridge, and also wash up staff pots and plates etc nightly after complaints from day staff.
I have refused to do this as all staff are capable of cleaning up after themselves (not rushed off their feet either) and surely if you make a mess in the microwave, any normal persons instinct would be to wipe it down not leave it for someone else?
It sounds trivial but I am getting fed up of being treated like a skivvy...

What does it say in your contract/job description?

Are microwaves and fridges seen as 'communal areas'?

People should clean up after themselves, or maybe have a rota.

My dp works in a children's home and they had to do some cleaning but it was ridiculous esp with the paperwork etc, they still tidy as they go, but there is a cleaner now.

My night staff are expected to clean throughout their shifts just as the day staff are. In our home the service users are very settled at night and the workload for the night staff in lower than for day staff. Our service users for example wouldn't be bathing or doing and activities in the evening and most would be asleep for most of the shift.

That said they are not employed to be cleaners but sometimes it's quieter to do such jobs at night. Having worked night shifts myself due to my staff calling in sick I was glad of the cleaning to keep me occupied otherwise I'm sure I would have nodded off!

all the cleaning we are asked to do are in the staff areas, not used by service users.
I need to check my job description and will be doing. I don't mind doing light cleaning duties, but cleaning a microwave and other staffs dirty plates when they have ample time to do it themselves is taking the p**s

Offer to set up a rota? We have a communal kitchen space and have eople assigned to a clean up 3 times a day.

A few reminder signs to wash personal dishes, clean up spills etc probably wouldn't go amiss.

It amazes me how some people treat staff kitchens though! I am the senior manager and I have sometime rolled up my sleeves and cleaned the furry things out of the fridge in sheer frustration and disgust!

Everyone should wash up their own dirty plates. Disgusting pigs if they expect someone else to do it. There is NO way I'm doing someone else's washing up for them. We have a dishwasher, so everyone rinses and puts their own in the machine, then whoever is last out turns it on so it cleans overnight. We have a roster for emptying it out, but usually whoever needs to put something in it first the next day tends to just do it.

I can't believe people would just leave their plates in a staff kitchen and expect someone else to clean it. Actually, yes I can imagine it.