Is it rude to vacuum whilst someone is asleep?

[Mrsangrypants]

Is it rude so start vacuuming in a room where someone is asleep? Person A was poorly so in bed around lunchtime for a nap. Person B (who usually does the vacuuming) could have vacuumed at anytime during that day but doesn’t think it’s a big deal. Person A is unimpressed they chose nap time

Especially if poorly it’s rude to hoover when someone is sleeping

Person B should have been more considerate

Of course it’s rude

Definitely rude if they’re unwell.

If they’re a teenager who is otherwise fine and healthy and sleeps until 1-2pm at weekends then crack on....! #mylife

If I was A I would have gone ballistic.

So if you are A, YANBU
If you are B, YABVVU

Yes. It’s rude and I would take it as passive aggressive communication that they thought I should get up.

It's not just rude it's mean if someone is sleeping because they're ill!

Yeah, in these circumstances (as long as the nappee wasn't faking unwellness), totally unreasonable.

Depends on whether person A is always poorly at the weekend. But yeah, it's blatantly a passive aggressive way for person B to tell person A to get up.

I think person B is asking for their bedsheets to be changed at 4am and the boiler be serviced whilst they are in the shower.

I would guess person B was extremely annoyed with person A for being poorly and that's why they did it.

What was the nature of person A's poorliness?

I hoovered this afternoon while my DH was in bed. However, he's not ill and just sleeps very late at the weekends. If I never hoovered when he was in bed, I'd be hoovering late in the evening, which feels more anti-social towards our neighbours.

However, if the ill person is usually up and about, but was taking a nap because they felt so grotty, I think any decent person would wait until they had got up before getting out hoover.

Why did they need to vacuum there at all? Surely it could be left until the next day? I'd be well pissed off if I was ill and someone did that.

Really wow , surprised by these comments. No I don’t think it’s rude, cleaning needs to be done

It's a total dick move to hoover a room where someone who is ill is asleep.

If A was hungover, I think it's fine to hoover and not be sympathetic

If A was ill, then unreasonable to hoover

Yes it is rude but often in these threads it seems to boil down to the fact that if yiu want quiet when you are asleep you are being self centered.

I find the sound of the vacuum really soothing so often nod off when DH uses it round the house on a Sunday So no this wouldn't bother me at all if I was asleep or poorly.

But for someone who is disturbed by it, then yes I guess it is rude.

If its 3 in the morning, yes, it's very rude
If it's past 8 to 8.30 am and before 9pm at night then no the lazy toads should not be in bed asleep unless of course they work night shifts then yes, very rude.

@Taborlin couldn’t you even be bothered to read the OP?

Hoovering can wait unless it’s a broken glass. Person B was unreasonable. If I was person B I would have just put it off until Person A was well again.

@Givemeabreak88

Really wow , surprised by these comments. No I don’t think it’s rude, cleaning needs to be done

It doesn't need to be done when the ill person is napping. How insensitive.

I will hoover whatever time I like in my house

It's extremely thoughtless if the other person was feeling unwell.

Yes it’s thoughtless

Yes!

Yes, of course it’s rude, thoughtless and actually unkind and selfish if the person is ill.