Genuinely not sure if IABU so honest opinions welcome. Sorry so long
My cleaner retired so I looked for another and found a small local company. The lady cleans herself and has a couple of people who work for her. She came to see me and we agreed they would do 3 hours per week but doubled up so would be there for 1.5 hours. All good, more than I was previously paying but that wasn’t a problem as they seemed very professional.
We are currently on holiday and the lady suggested they do a really deep clean while we were away. Again all good and I was prepared for it to take quite a while as my old cleaner really only surface cleaned and I just did the toilets etc regularly.
I told lady we had a Ring doorbell so I would know when they went in and out as I dint think it’s fair not to be honest about that. 2 cleaners came yesterday and were there for quite a while but needed to finish off today. Again, no issue with that.
I checked the Ring today and one cleaner arrived and unlocked the door, then instead of going in she stands with her back to the Ring Camera in what looks like a deliberate attempt to block it. There is no other reason to stand in that spot. Once she is “in position” she shouts to the other cleaner (couldn’t hear what) and then that cleaner walks up the drive and past her. The angle of the camera means that it is still possible to see the 2nd cleaner enter the door - with a toddler on her hip but it wouldn’t be obvious it was visible unless you knew exactly where the camera was pointing
They both go in and then both come out very briefly to take a stroller in. They stay for 2 hours and leave carrying toddler again. I messaged boss lady who said she would look into it and then messaged to say someone’s childcare had let them down.
So mnetters am I BU to be pissed off?
There was (looks to me) a deliberate attempt to block the camera
My house isn’t toddler friendly and could have been dangerous if the child wasn’t properly supervised at all times
I dont see how you can effectively clean while supervising a toddler.
I am minded to pay for yesterday in full but only for 1 cleaner today - so 2 hours instead of the 4 I was billed for, would that be reasonable?
Also, I am not sure that I want them to clean for me regularly now
What do other people think?
AIBU?
Cleaner bringing baby
Hoppinggreen · 28/07/2022 19:33
Am I being unreasonable?
742 votes. Final results.
POLLBlossomtoes · 28/07/2022 22:28
Presumably the “dicks” are those posters who don’t agree with you?
HangOnToYourself · 28/07/2022 19:45
If they had called to ask as a one off emergency I wouldnt have minded at all. It's the dishonesty in the deliberate attempt to conceal it from you that would make me question them as you want someone you can trust if you are leaving them alone in your house.
niugboo · 28/07/2022 22:43
Do you have kids? Toddler could easily sit on its bottom and watch telly. I would suggest going home and checking if you’re happy with what they’ve done. But also consider these women will be earning peanuts. And working hard. They will need the money. You were expecting to pay it anyway.
SunshineAndFizz · 28/07/2022 19:40
Was the house as clean as you wanted it to be? If so, I don't see the issue.
I'm guessing they put the toddler in the buggy while they worked.
If anything had been damaged or the work was bad, then fine I'd complain. Otherwise cut her some slack, sometimes childcare is a nightmare and she could really need the money.
Angelofthenortheast · 28/07/2022 22:36
This is a non issue. Do people with babies normally get a babysitter for when they're about to clean their house? Of course you can clean whole watching a baby.
Pay them both. I don't think you'd have much to stand on if they took you a small claims court
HangOnToYourself · 28/07/2022 19:45
If they had called to ask as a one off emergency I wouldnt have minded at all. It's the dishonesty in the deliberate attempt to conceal it from you that would make me question them as you want someone you can trust if you are leaving them alone in your house.
Blossomtoes · 28/07/2022 21:28
I dont see how you can effectively clean while supervising a toddler
Women have been managing it fo centuries. We’re renowned for our ability to multi task. I think you’re being really precious.
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