To think a cleaner shouldn't do this!

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I've never had a cleaner before so had no idea what to expect. The cleaner in question started cleaning DH's office a few weeks ago and he was very impressed so he suggested she do a few hours in our house.

Cleaner left having spent 3 hours deep cleaning the bathroom. She has thrown away lego, bath toys (plastic and not mouldy the slightest), DD's bobbles off the windowsill, the bath plug, the detergent draw of the washing machine and loads of random bits of toys.

She has rearranged some cupboards in the DC's room so the vacuum no longer has a home and DS2's trousers are now stored in a big gift bag with other things on top. The cleaning supplies and spare toiletries are displayed very nicely though!

I've spent 20 minutes going through the bin bag of things from the bathroom (which included the contents of the bathroom bin ) to find the plug and picking out all the other non-rubbish and I still have to redo the cupboard.

AIBU to not have removed all these things, should I have been checking what she was doing?

I've had many cleaners and not one of them has ever re-arranged my wardrobes or thrown things away.

Sounds like a Kondo.

Ask yourself OP, did the bath plug bring you joy?

I just hope she thanked it before she put it in the bin bag

Well she hasn't actually cleaned the bathroom for 3 hours though has she? She's cleaned one bathroom, and spent god knows how long fart-arsing about in cupboards.

It's definitely easier to rearrange children's clothes and display toiletries prettily than it is to clean the oven, or scrub skirting boards, or ensure that every single room is cleaned, hoovered and mopped. We'd all happily get paid to organise cupboards inconveniently, fold towels, and put mini body lotions in baskets for 3 hours.

That is utterly bizarre!!

Hahaha @LynetteScavo that made literally LOL

Hope you’ve told DH if she’s cleaning his office regularly

I just knew your DH would think it was fne. Grrrr. That's so irritating. Both from him and her.

Yanbu. No one gets to throw away your stuff ! And how are you supposed to supervise while managing dc?

*She's cleaned one bathroom, and spent god knows how long fart-arsing about in cupboards.

It's definitely easier to rearrange children's clothes and display toiletries prettily than it is to clean the oven, or scrub skirting boards, or ensure that every single room is cleaned, hoovered and mopped. We'd all happily get paid to organise cupboards inconveniently, fold towels, and put mini body lotions in baskets for 3 hours.*

^^

Also this. I always have to stop cleaners just spending their time rearranging shit pointlessly and folding flannels. It's such a push to say "no I want the floors.mopped thoroughly and for you to Hoover under and behind furniture, not just where you can see". Of course they just want to do the easy fiddling bits, but those are likely the jobs you are happy to do yourself!

so she threw away an insert you never use and probably accidentally threw the bath stuff away as in bin from cleaning the bath.

trousers thing v weird though

How very weird and annoying.
I had a cleaner once who whilst very good in other ways would move things to clean and then put them back in other places- that was bad enough

She's rubbish.

I would do a 3 bedroom house in 3 hours, and that would be with gradually improving cleanliness over the weeks as it allows for a bit of 'deep' cleaning as requested or using my initiative. Or often people would ask me to do their ironing. Never went in people's cupboards unless specifically asked - it would feel like an invasion of privacy.

2 hours is usually enough to keep a house clean once it is up to scratch. Bathrooms, kitchens and floors/skirtings, then dusting all rooms.

You don't bleach shower curtains, you wash them in the washing machine with a towel. And you never EVER throw away people's stuff, even if it looks like rubbish.

In my experience unless stuff is literally nailed down, cleaners will chuck it.
I've lost unread newspapers, vital medication and bottles of cleaning products with inches of product still in them.
I've never had one throw my bath plug away though 😳 As a bath at night is my only pleasure, that would result in instant dismissal.

That's on you OP, you have to be there the first couple of times to talk her through the job, your likes/ dislikes & check she's cleaning to your standard. Just like when YOU start a new job.

My sister still has the horrors over a uni flatmate she came home early once to find cleaning the toilet with the dish cloth!!. It's not rocket science. Shock horror... Cleaner cannot read your mind.
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is she from a cleaning agency or is she self employed? She strikes me as someone who doesn't know what she is doing.

I asked here as DH thinks she did nothing wrong because I didn't correct her

Glad you can tell your DH you have the backing of MN and that this isn't normal. Now that you know she’s a bit weird, you can correct her but there was nothing to indicate this when she arrived and started working. Personally, I always assume that people are good at their jobs until proven otherwise. Ok it has led to some cock-ups in life but I believe in respecting people and believing in them/their abilities.

3 hours in the bathroom??!!

Plus no one seems to have mentioned the fact that she threw away lego!! There have been points in DS’s life where his Lego was central to his entire being. How on earth can she think this was ok?

Most people let alone a cleaner who cleans as job don't need detailed instructions to not throw away other people's property and in 3 hours clean the whole house not just one bathroom.

You would be unreasonable to take your DH’s recommendation on anything housekeeping related ever again. He owes you.

Wot a nutter.