Cleaner responsibilities

[ellebelli]

Would you say it was the cleaners job to clear up animal sick,pee and poo?

I said it depends on the context. As have lots of people. The OP gives 0 context. I can imagine scenarios in which it's perfectly reasonable for a cleaner to do it, which others have also said.

How would you know that ddog hadn’t peed after she left??

you came home right when cleaner was leaving? Cleaner left a note that mind the dog pee in the hall? Yes I would find it peculiar if she had just left it.

Unless it was specified in the interview there is no way that would be included or expected. That’s the animals owner to deal with.

Not in the slightest.

Sorry I didn't get back to clarify sooner.
I am the cleaner, I have done so before many times at various houses usually because the pets are left in all day(I will let them out in thr garden when I am there)
I have even picked up dog poo from the garden because I needed to put the bin out and there wasn't a clear path to the bin!!!)
I was just annoyed when I got to the house and saw piles of dog sick all throughout the living room,there are also 3 young adults in the house!
I have a set time to clean and when I ha e to start cleaning up animal mess it bites into my time alot.
Just annoyed was all.
Yes I am the cleaner and it's what I get paid to do...
But it would be nice if some places where not such a bloody tip to start

Not without being agreed beforehand.

And if it was agreed beforehand I'd expect there to be a kit available to do so.

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@ellebelli no, cleaning up dog sick is not what you are paid to do. I wouldn’t touch it, I would leave it there and make it clear that it is their job, not mine, to clean up after their dog.

If the owners are in the house then absolutely they should clean up the sick.

If there are young adults in the house capable of cleaning it, they should do it.
Also once the dog had been sick once, they should have taken it outside.

If its your weekly cleaner at your house then they absolutely would not be expected to clean up animal sick/excriment (or human for that matter). Yuck.

Bloody hell that's appalling @ellebelli , inform them that you won't be doing it in future
I'd probably drop them as clients as soon as I could, it shows an enormous amount of disrespect for you and your profession

Sorry have just seen your update. I'd try and find another house to clean instead if I were you, get rid of this client!!!

I walked out from a job when a client asked me to go in and clean as usual - she had gone off to centre parks and left her dog behind alone in the house. Dog poo everywhere and dog clearly stressed. I took the dog to the vets and then a boarding kennel and sent her the bill. I left the poo for her to deal with and cleaned the rest of the house.
People really take the piss

I would leave this job. They are treating you disrespectfully and taking advantage of you. They sound disgusting too.

Bin the clients

@Realitea I would have reported to the RSPCA as well - that's animal cruelty, leaving the dog alone at home for any length of time.

I should have - Hopefully the vet did as I told them who the owner was and what they’d done