Live in an average three bed detached house in cheap part of the country.
recently had to look for a new cleaner as mine left. Wanted to go off recommendation but all the ones that were recommended to me had no availability, but said if they did it’d be £10-£12 an hour and take about 3 hours (for future reference)
Found one (although now realise she’d recommended herself…) who came to ‘price up’. She said she didn’t charge an hourly rate as she thought cleaners took the mick with this, went too slowly, had lots of breaks etc. Said she was quick but thorough and would charge flat rate of £30. Great.
the first time she did it, it took her an hour and a half. I was astounded she was that quick but went round and sure enough, she’d done the majority of what I’d asked. However, the next two times she came, she was in and out under an hour and literally hadn’t dusted anything, not even around things. I texted her nicely and asked her if she could include doing x, y and z in her cleans going forward. She replied to say she already did (she didn’t) but would carry on doing so. I thought fair enough, she knows now that I’ve clocked she’s not doing things she agreed to, and I’ve given her the opportunity of sorting it out for next time.
Next time she came - she again didn’t clean those things.
i contacted her and said thank you but services no longer required. Dh thinks I’m being mean. I said I’m not on £30 an hour and have no intention of paying a cleaner who doesn’t dust £30 an hour either.
aibu?