WIBU to contact client about this.

[Tootsey11]

I am a cleaner. This morning I went into clients house with my cleaning caddy full of its usual stuff. I had £40 a 20 and 2 10's folded inside each other and pushed down the side of one of the products that I don't take out of caddy. The money was there as I checked this morning and was there as I entered the house.

I left the caddy on the kitchen table and proceeded to work in the living room. One of the 2 occupants arrived back and was in the kitchen for about 10 minutes. They then went upstairs.

I took products in and out of caddy throughout the clean.

Caddy was also left on landing floor as I cleaned main bathroom, with door closed. Again occupant was up and down stairs past caddy.

The floors were done last and everywhere was clear. I lifted my payment off the kitchen table, put in the caddy and left. Put caddy straight into boot and drove home.

Ate lunch, went out to check caddy for next clean and only today's payment in it. The other £40 had gone.

What would you do. WIBU to ask if they seen it in house lying around or would that look like I'm accusing them. As I said I do the floors last and everything was clear.

I asked the neighbours because there is only 4 houses there.

If I found money rolled up outside in a very small area and knew it wasn't mine, I would presume it was someone from the houses right beside where I got it. And I would ask at those houses did anyone lose it without telling them the amount. But then I'm honest.

I asked the 2 neighbours did they happen to find it out around the front of their houses, in case I did drop it on the way in or out. Neither had.
The person I work for returned after I arrived by a few minutes so could and again, this time seconds after I left.

If I dropped it they could not have missed it. The area is completely open.

Oh crikey OP - let it go and don’t let it happen again.

It sounds so strange. How did you word the text to them?

@Tootsey11

So, an update.

Received a reply by the person in the office at home. They have said they didn't see it, but no mention of the other occupant. Short and sweet answer.

I'm going to ask at the neighbours, there was only 2 in, and no one else there except one bin man. I watched him lifting bins when I was doing windows, he didn't pick anything up.

And then accept as lost if no joy

Look if one of them has nicked it they aren’t going to admit it. And the truth is it could have got knocked and fallen outside, it was a silly place to keep money, I’m sorry but it was.

Do you really think they are the type to rob you? Cleaning is based on trust, on both sides.