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ClearFoundation · 2025-08-21T07:06:06+00:00

So a while ago I saw a few threads on York and one of the mums suggested that we start a sort of Yorkies thread once everyone had results and knew where they were going. I have a DD going who will be in James college Anyone else?

redskydelight · 03/07/2026 08:47

Yes, I can't see anything that's actually dirty? It looks like one person's items ready to go home (was basically the state of my daughter's kitchen stuff when we arrived to take her home). If the rest of the kitchen was in a state, then surely at least some of that's down to your daughter (particularly if she is the last one there)?

HebeJeeby · 03/07/2026 09:02

I’m not sure my daughter can be held responsible for other people’s pizza boxes, dirty plates and cutlery left on tables and rotting food left on her flatmates shelves in the fridge/freezer. She has been home for 3 weeks now and we just went up to collect her final few bits and pieces. Her flatmates have completely moved out in the meantime and some have left these items behind.

redskydelight · 03/07/2026 10:05

HebeJeeby · 03/07/2026 09:02

I’m not sure my daughter can be held responsible for other people’s pizza boxes, dirty plates and cutlery left on tables and rotting food left on her flatmates shelves in the fridge/freezer. She has been home for 3 weeks now and we just went up to collect her final few bits and pieces. Her flatmates have completely moved out in the meantime and some have left these items behind.

No, but that's not what your picture showed, so you can't blame people for wondering what the issue was.

Hopefully your DD is living with people next year that are more responsible and that she can talk to about cleaning standards expected.

HebeJeeby · 03/07/2026 10:17

That wasn’t my picture, that was posted by recruitretrain. I was commenting upon my DD’s halls kitchen. To be fair most of DD’s flatmates were great it was just one or two that had less stringent hygiene standards. I know it’s right of passage for students to be messy but I just felt for the cleaners who are left with the mess due to thoughtlessness.

recruitretain · 03/07/2026 11:20

HairyCalifornia · 03/07/2026 08:02

To be fair, all that stuff on the table actually looks clean? Like someone has pulled it out of the cupboards to be discarded / taken away.

We spend 2 hrs cleaning it that’s why !!!

recruitretain · 03/07/2026 11:22

redskydelight · 03/07/2026 08:47

Yes, I can't see anything that's actually dirty? It looks like one person's items ready to go home (was basically the state of my daughter's kitchen stuff when we arrived to take her home). If the rest of the kitchen was in a state, then surely at least some of that's down to your daughter (particularly if she is the last one there)?

It’s only clean after we sorted it
we didn’t feel right discarding it
the Kitchen was in a disgusting state
our YPs stuff was all cleaned up and put away
we washed all that stuff up and cleaned down all the sides

recruitretain · 03/07/2026 11:23

HebeJeeby · 03/07/2026 10:17

That wasn’t my picture, that was posted by recruitretrain. I was commenting upon my DD’s halls kitchen. To be fair most of DD’s flatmates were great it was just one or two that had less stringent hygiene standards. I know it’s right of passage for students to be messy but I just felt for the cleaners who are left with the mess due to thoughtlessness.

Sadly some kids are just not brought up properly

it’s utterly disrespectful to leave all that dirty lying around

recruitretain · 03/07/2026 11:24

redskydelight · 03/07/2026 10:05

No, but that's not what your picture showed, so you can't blame people for wondering what the issue was.

Hopefully your DD is living with people next year that are more responsible and that she can talk to about cleaning standards expected.

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Was my picture

and that stuff as I said was what we spent hours cleaning