What is everyone doing with things like cleaners?

onwards&upwards

Hopefully everybody has stopped having cleaners come to their homes now.

silvercar

onwards&upwards said:

Hopefully everybody has stopped having cleaners come to their homes now.

Don't generalise, some people can't physically manage without them!

couriervanman

silvercar said:

onwards&upwards said:

Hopefully everybody has stopped having cleaners come to their homes now.

Don't generalise, some people can't physically manage without them!

Well anybody who has a cleaner around at the moment is totally irresponsible

KxMx

For those with illness or disability mixing of household is permitted under the care banner. So if they can't manage a basic standard of home hygiene then they do need someone coming in.

But I agree, anyone that can possibly manage without a cleaner, even if it means someone disabled who can manage the basics but prefers the place pristine, should be doing without now.

Fireflyaway

I'm sure a lot of people will have so much more time on their hands what with working from home / having hours reduced etc that cleaning their own home is now possible. It's the cleaners themselves that might be in a tricky position when work dries up. 

Samsonite1

Some people are working full time (both parents), home-schooling, looking after babies, cleaning, preparing 3 meals for the family every day.  It is not possible to do all of those things effectively at the same time - something has to be compromised each day unfortunately.

silvercar

one option option is to ask if your cleaner would be prepared to do your food shopping for you rather than clean. Won’t suit everyone but may help some, particularly people self isolating.

happyandcontented

Our cleaner cancelled all domestic cleans herself and is now just doing new build and commercial premises.

svain

If anyone has any experience of trying to find a good and reliable cleaner, believe me once you find one, you dont let them go. Im still having my cleaner coming in but I am not home when she does. For as long as i can continue working and she wants to continue working she is welcome

onwards&upwards

svain said:

If anyone has any experience of trying to find a good and reliable cleaner, believe me once you find one, you dont let them go. Im still having my cleaner coming in but I am not home when she does. Should i need to stop her coming in I would keep paying her for as long as possible

☹️☹️  If I really valued my cleaner as a human being I wouldn’t want them leaving their home for non-essential cleaning of my house.