To wonder if cleaners judge the state of our homes?

[ThatTwinklyBeaker]

I often think about whether cleaners judge the cleanliness and organisation of our homes when they come on to do their job. Does anyone else feel this way, or am I just overthinking it? (Light-hearted, of course!)

I'm sure they must do! It's why I don't have one. Too embarrassed

Yes. My friend is a cleaner.

Fortunately she is kind enough to pretend she doesn't at my tip house. She used to do hotel cleans and they were utterly batshit at times.

You might aswell get concerned that the bin men judge you when they empty the contents of your recycling bin at the same time then.

I did a bit of cleaning between jobs for a while many years ago. I judged the people who let their dogs shit and piss in the house and didn't pick it up, the people who left mouldy old food lying around on the floor/sofas/counters, the people whose cats dragged dead animals in and they didn't remove them so there were maggots on the carpets. I didn't judge a house that had the general clutter of family life about and was in need of a regular clean, that's what I was there for.

Yes I think they do. Not general level of dust and muck from one week to the next, but my long-ago cleaner used to tell me about houses she cleaned - the smell of cats, the filthy wc’s, the lack of any thought of picking up after themselves. Wouldn’t tell me whose homes they were though…

My sister cleans and the stories she tells about the crud other people live in are amazing. If you're going to leave used sanitary wear on bedroom floors and stuff litter under your pillows or down the back of the headboard, you can expect your cleaner to raise their inner eyebrows at you.

Ordinary day to day dust and grime, no issues. Leaving diarrhoea sprayed over your lavatory and up the tiled walls for the cleaners to remove after a week - expect a bit of judgement, surely?

Perk of the job surely?

100%

I’m constantly embarrassed but the feeling of coming home to an amazing, tidy house with beds made and washing folded is worth every ounce of shame

Of course they do. They have to, to be able to do their job. As long as they are not literally telling you that you are a vile slob to your face, then all is good.

Yes, ours just sent us an email politely telling us to pick up our stuff before they come to clean 😳

We always tidy up (otherwise the cleaners would have to tidy up and they'd have no time to clean). I therefore worry instead that they judge our taste in home furnishings, the contents of our bathroom cabinet and the fact that DH and I sleep separately. And that they judge us for having a cleaner at all, tbh. Aaargh.

Wow, @TheNoodlesIncident and@Withywoods, I thought I was a bit of a slob but those people sounds like they actually genuinely live in filth! How can anyone bear it? Surely it must be a bad mental health issue? That is so grim 🤢

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I am a domestic cleaner.
I never judge anyone. I'm paid to do a job, and just get it done. There are many reasons why someone's home may be dirty/badly organised.
I can honestly say I enjoy cleaning the dirty homes more than the pristine ones, much more satisfying when I've finished!

Yes. I did it for a while and I judged

Don't think they ever wiped a cooker top

When u have daughters empty the sanitary bin as it bloody reeks and pop it in the main bin please.

Pick up your pants

Yes🤷

Not really..I judge people on wether they are nice to me. I have a lady who thinks her house is a tip but I just view it as if I was cleaning my daughters bedroom! My own house is a tip as I have 3 kids and exhausted through pregnancy so am not about to judge others

Just to add I only judged one family as there was a kids water bottle by the sink and when I emptied it to wash it the contents that came out were so rancid I almost puked up...luckily I didn't work for them for long. Also I get annoyed at people who don't provide any cleaning materials or cloths..otherwise all fine

Ours refused home made cake the other week, I wondered if it was because she'd judged our kitchen....

Yeah, of course they do. And I don't see why they shouldn't.