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Is this a fair task distribution?

8 replies

GRex · 28/12/2024 10:06

No drama, just wondering if this looks like a fair split of effort for cleaning a holiday flat. One of these people takes 2 hours longer than the other.
Person A: strip 2 beds, all packing for 3, tidy away bathroom items, clean all tables, full flat hoover.
Person B: clean kitchen (night before & breakfast items, pack fridge), toilet, bathroom and mop floors.

AIBU - A is much faster
AiNBU - B is much faster

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Createausername1970 · 28/12/2024 10:08

Speed doesn't equate to doing it well. I am not sure what your point is?

Did you take ages to do it well or did DH take ages and you think he didn't do it good enough?

DorothyStorm · 28/12/2024 10:09

B’s jobs are worse and would take longer, but I cannot see how there was 2 hours difference in the lists.

ZenNudist · 28/12/2024 10:14

Your vote doesn't make sense. I could make both sets of jobs take the same time if done properly.

Speed cleaning isn't necessarily effective.

I'd suggest everyone help at the same time and just both do everything that needs to be done together before leaving.

It's not usually hard to leave a holiday cottage

Who does the driving? That's a chore too.

GRex · 28/12/2024 10:14

Createausername1970 · 28/12/2024 10:08

Speed doesn't equate to doing it well. I am not sure what your point is?

Did you take ages to do it well or did DH take ages and you think he didn't do it good enough?

It's all done to a good standard. The question is whether the split of tasks should be changed because one has significantly more effort than the other, or whether the other person does a fair amount but more quickly and can justifiably chill out while the other one finishes. For full disclosure, I'm the one chilling out with DS at the playground and DH isn't moaning, but this is always our task split and he always takes this much longer.

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YellowPixie · 28/12/2024 10:20

Is this like a cleaning job - employed to clean holiday flats for other people? Or are you expecting to spend hours cleaning a flat you've rented? I am assuming the latter.

How does it take you 2 hours? And why are you cleaning the bathroom and hoovering - that is what the cleaners who come in between lets are for.

Strip beds, towels all piled together in the bathroom, surfaces cleared, kitchen bin emptied, dishes done. And that's it.

Createausername1970 · 28/12/2024 10:23

It makes sense, with a child in the mix, that one person does a lesser share of cleaning up, but a greater share of parenting.

I would always send DH off with DS and leave me to do the packing and cleaning in it's entirety as I was quicker and less meticulous than DH. The other way round would have taken about two hours longer!

GRex · 28/12/2024 10:27

YellowPixie · 28/12/2024 10:20

Is this like a cleaning job - employed to clean holiday flats for other people? Or are you expecting to spend hours cleaning a flat you've rented? I am assuming the latter.

How does it take you 2 hours? And why are you cleaning the bathroom and hoovering - that is what the cleaners who come in between lets are for.

Strip beds, towels all piled together in the bathroom, surfaces cleared, kitchen bin emptied, dishes done. And that's it.

It's a family flat so we need to leave it spotless, take all the bedding etc.

The other person asking - nobody is driving, we take the train.

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DorothyStorm · 28/12/2024 10:28

Looking after the child is still a task.

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