Should I ask cleaner to do more

[toomanywheeliebins]

First off, this is first world problems. I'm lucky enough to be able to afford a cleaner and we have held on to the same one for about 8 years. She's reliable and until recently did a good job but after a bit of a falling out ( she was given jobs to do when we were on a long holiday which caused problems) she's um, sort of stopped cleaning over the last few months.She comes to the house and cleans a bit but it is no where like it used to be post clean. The problem is we have had so long that we neither have a set list of items she needs to do or an hourly rate, we just pay her for the house.., which was fine but not now standards have dropped. So we pay her £35/ week plus parking plus four weeks holiday and I reckon she does an hour and a half max. I don't see her so it's hard to talk to her and she doesn't respond to notes v well. It's sort of getting me down a bit because the house is quite dirty now and I have no idea how to address it. I manage people at work so no idea why I'm being so lame...

The way I see it, as she's ignoring any notes, you've got a couple of options:

1. Make the time to see her, make sure you're there on day when she comes over, and try and talk to her.

1. Get rid and find a new cleaner.

It sounds like she's discovered she can take the piss, and so she is. Once there is a bad atmosphere I'm not sure you can do much about it. I'd tell her we were economizing, and give her a months notice.

Tbh, it was when she sent me a message saying she would no longer tidy up toys (just a few not masses) and Hoover round them u should have told her to go

I should have told her to go I mean. She does the neighbours so would have to arrange another day

I think the sentence where you said 'the house is quite dirty now' tells you it's time for another cleaning service.

You are right. The thing is - child free- I could do more than she does in the time and that says it all