I'd arranged, through an agency, for her to do 2 hours per week. Was enough for the last cleaner we had to do a really good clean on everything except the bathrooms (which I don't mind doing). I had to let the last one go when DH lost his job and now he's back in work, she's fully booked - not surprising, she was very good.
Anyway the new one came for 2 hours on the basis that she'd see how long it took to clean through (except bathrooms) and then we'd confirm ongoing arrangement.
She was just finishing when I got home from work and told me she'd done nearly 2hs 45, so I paid her for 3 hours and we agreed that certain jobs can be done every other week and we'd leave it at 2 hours.
I was pleased, it was a relief to have got a cleaner again and I did think the old one got an amazing amount done in the time. Can't really afford to increase the time - a cleaner is a massive luxury for me, but necessary if DH and I are to maintain domestic bliss (he's by far the more domesticated, but I have more time, although I do work almost FT)
Not long after she left I got a call from someone "returning my call" as he'd had a missed call from my home number. Wasn't me, as I'd only just walked in and turned out the caller was the cleaner's DH.
If she'd mentioned to me that she'd needed to make a quick call, I honestly wouldn't have minded, but in a world where everyone (including her) has a mobile, I really can't see a reason for her to use our land-line, other than for me to pay for the call. I appreciate it would probably only been pennies, even if she had got through, but that's not the point, is it? And it doesn't seem a great start for a job that basically depends on honesty and trust. Or does it matter?