I didn’t like this - would you have felt the same?

[SharpeSam]

I had a cleaner start today - never had one before so was very excited!

I’d planned to be out of her way when she was here, but as it happened I got home about 30 mins early to see she was cleaning barefoot.

I felt really odd about this. Would anyone else have felt the same?

You can't micromanage someone to the point of insisting they wear special cleaning slippers!

You most certainly can if they are working in your home and you provide them. If they don't like it they are welcome to quit and work for someone else.

Don’t see the problem

@Aquamarine1029 “employer’s house”?! Get over yourself

You most certainly can if they are working in your home and you provide them. If they don't like it they are welcome to quit and work for someone else.

If they had any sense they would quit - and the person employing them might just have to clean their own house. Oh the horror!

Odd perhaps but I would t mind ? What is it you don’t like. To be honest not clocked what my cleaner wears but think she does wear her shoes. Last cleaner I am sure cleaned in socks ...

I wouldn’t care one bit.

I would prefer she wore socks but would find bare feet far preferable to shoes. Nobody wears shoes in my house, I find that disgusting.

This thread surely wins points as the most surreal

The hamster ate my bidet nods sagely

@Mangofandangoo

Oh please just shut up and be thankful that you have someone doing your cleaning for you.

I mean really.

Why should she be grateful to have employed and be paying someone to do her cleaning?

The cleaner isnt doing it for free, and I expect the OP works to be able to afford it.

What a strange thing to say

I would struggle to care even the smallest, tiniest jot about this.

Mine clean barefoot. Shoes off at the door. No problems with this at all.

I think not wearing shoes and going bare feet is really unprofessional and unhygienic. I would ask her politely to wear shoes.

I wouldn't like it. I don't want verrucas, athlete's foot etc, and I don't go barefoot in communal areas. Socks or flip flops would be fine.

Am I the only person that hates the feel of carpet on my barefoot? Have to have at least socks on, but prefer slippers. The though of bare feet on carpet sends unpleasant shivers down my spine

Is this some weird British thing that's a mystery to outsiders? Feet are gross and unhygienic? Fungal infections? What are you people doing with your feet?

no

unless her feet were covered in fox shit

@Shitfuckcommaetc

Got her socks wet?

Lots of cleaner threads on here tonight

Yes she got her socks wet. It happens during domestic cleaning.. especially if you take off your shoes. I used to but I would bring spare socks.

Why dont you get her a pair of slip on slippers with a sole to keep at yours maybe. But even then, if they get wet they'll get taken off.

I would also add (thinking back to my chambermaid days) there is not a snowball's chance in hell I would be cleaning other people's homes in bare feet. If this was her first time cleaning for you, and she doesn't know how you live, she is taking quite a risk doing that.

She just didn’t want to get your floors dirty, it’s pretty common actually

I wouldn’t like it as well. I would worry about different infections. However I think it’s on you to provide/ finance something like slippers or whatever, going around in socks is not practical. I would ask her what she would prefer.
Bear in mind she might agree with you, take slippers and continue as before.

I would provide slippers next time, problem solved

NRTFT

I understand the not walking round in shoes when cleaning, my friend is a cleaner and takes her shoes off. BUT I have a thing about smelly feet and feet in general, I’d rather people kept their shoes on in my house and don’t put bare feet on my sofa either yuk yuk yuk

I’d much prefer they use those shoe coverings or indoor shoes.

I would just have been happy that she turned up the day/time she was due!

@SleepingStandingUp

Are you concerned about her sweaty dirty feet treating sweat into your carpets? Leaving damp outlines on the tiles?

Someone that thinks like me!

I walk barefoot as often as I can - even out of doors. Your cleaner is a kindred spirit.