to not want my cleaner to fold the clothes in my dirty clothes basket...

[LetThemEatCake]

given that the Lego and dustballs under the sofa are still there??????

LOL

Cleaners will often invent comparatively pleasant tidying tasks in order to avoid less pleasant cleaning tasks.

The best way to avoid this is to be very explicit that you are offering a cleaning job, not a tidying job - by tidying up as much as possible before they come, and breathing down their necks to ensure they clean.

I had one cleaner who seemed to think her job was "flicking a duster". Grrrrrrrrrrrr.

folding my dirty knickers - pleasant????

weird......

Better than cleaning the loo, surely? And no bending or sweating involved...