To want my cleaner to work New Year’s Eve?

[Merryoldgoat]

This is obviously a first world problem - I’m not ‘seething’, ‘in a quandary’ or ‘really concerned’. I’m just not sure so asking for opinions.

My cleaner works for us on Thursdays. This year Christmas Eve and NYE are Thursdays.

I’ve already told her I don’t expect her to work Christmas Eve - I will pay her as normal.

Should I give her NYE off too? If I did I’d pay her.

On the one hand we’ll all be home so cleaning won’t be so easy for her, on the other the hand it will need a good going over by then.

The money isn’t an issue - it’s more will I value the clean or will it be more hassle to get the house in a reasonable state to clean beforehand?

YABU - of course you should give her NYE off

YANBU - NYE is a normal day for most so let her come.

Also concerned about the household mixing - normally no one except for DH is here when she cleans - I don’t want to put anyone at risk unnecessarily.

Why can't the family do the cleaning?

Because they pay someone else to do it. I have to work both days, like most other people, why would OP's cleaner get 2 paid days off?

I have both had and been a cleaner!

I've never offered CE or NYE as paid days off or been offered them, in any job actually. MN can be so weird about cleaners but we are actually people who view our jobs the same as you do yours - sometimes even enjoy them! I certainly wouldn't have expected a client to do my job themselves to give me a little treat... i kind of relied on them needing me!

Christmas Eve people tend to tip well and leave biscuits!

Just another awful thread that seeks to make others feel bad because you don't have to clean up your family's shit. "Ooh, do I pay the poor proletarian or not?" Give us a break. This post was designed to inform a bunch of random strangers that you have a cleaner. Well done. Why don't you have a dialogue with your cleaner rather than resorting to an Internet forum?

I’ve never read such drivel in my life - and that’s saying something after over four years on Mumsnet. Why would the OP care whether strangers know that she has a cleaner? Surely if she was going to show off about having a cleaner, she’d be showing off to people she actually knows?

So, I'm still curious as to a) why this is a dilemma and b) why it needs a forum post to help you to navigate through this minefield.

MN posts are both free and unlimited. It really doesn’t matter whether you think it is ‘needed’. It’s not like the OP has used up one of the last few posts available when there may be others with more serious dilemmas.

@AllesAusLiebe

Just another awful thread that seeks to make others feel bad because you don't have to clean up your family's shit.

"Ooh, do I pay the poor proletarian or not?"

Give us a break. This post was designed to inform a bunch of random strangers that you have a cleaner. Well done.

Why don't you have a dialogue with your cleaner rather than resorting to an Internet forum?

And THIS post was designed to inform OP of what a bad person she is and what a sensitive social conscience you have. Shame it comes off looking lpompous and condescending instead.

AurorasGingerbreadHouse

Neither Christmas Eve or NYE are bank holidays and I've worked both. I actually like working at Christmas because it means less time stressing at home and a bit of head space from family/partner/kids. I was grateful when younger to be working and not caught up in my Mums Christmas anxiety!

Oh. A really good post. And I'm the family celebrations organiser. A bit of time at work here and there inbetween is actually a break. Plus near some of the worlds best shops/stores so...me time ++

That’s the answer? Let her come on Wednesday

@Bebethany

That’s the answer? Let her come on Wednesday

For perhaps the 5th time she has no capacity on any other day.

As I said last night given the recent covid stuff and being unable to reliably go out for 3 hours I’ve told her not to come. She’ll come Thursday and that’ll be that until the New Year.

I'd probably ask her if she would rather come Wednesday instead.

@yearinyearout

I'd probably ask her if she would rather come Wednesday instead.

Actual lolz 😂