Monetary gift/present for house cleaner at Christmas?
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Soldato
Not that I've ever employed a cleaner, but don't see how you can go wrong with cash in a card tbh. Just make sure it's not too low (like I'd say £5 would just feel a bit mean to me and better to give nothing) or awkwardly large. I like the idea of buying something for their kids too if you know they have some and what they might like etc (might be weird if you don't ever talk about them though, maybe depends how chatty you both are when she's there).
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I couldn't think of anything worse than sitting in my client's place with a vodka whilst they do my job. The awkwardness would surpass that of a game of soggy biscuit with Hurfdurf.
Damn it man. I have a vivid imagination and have seen (by accident) a round of soggy biscuit being played!
Sigh. We have enough on our plates this week with the US elections already.
Be nice to each other please everyone.
I reckon you lads deserve a nice tipple tbh. We've not had a "post in here to get banned" thread for quite some time.
Man of Honour
We normally gift some wine / chocolates (we know she enjoys them). But a Christmas card with some cash or a gift voucher is fine too.
We have her round 2x per week for 2hrs really helps the effort needed to keep the house tidy especially with 2 kids. That said we're quite neat, so are the kids (as much as they can be) but we mainly use her for doing all the jobs we don't want or have time to.
It does feel at times unnecessary but she's good at spotting things that need cleaning.
We have her round 2x per week for 2hrs really helps the effort needed to keep the house tidy especially with 2 kids. That said we're quite neat, so are the kids (as much as they can be) but we mainly use her for doing all the jobs we don't want or have time to.
It does feel at times unnecessary but she's good at spotting things that need cleaning.
Soldato
Don't pretend this is your first visit to GD
Maids outfit! Deffo
Associate
Yeah, it’s also cleaning the oven (6 hob range oven), the conservatory/our kids playroom and all of the bathrooms in the house so I’m not sure how she’d be able to do it any quicker. She’s brilliant to be fair and has definitely offered to do additional items in the house when she finds she’s done before the usual time allotted.
Similar boat to you in that I also work from home so the office I work in doesn’t get the clean but that room is basically a work laptop and a monitor so it’s not overly needed!
Associate
I mean I imagine it’s already a small enough minority of people getting a cleaner, I can’t think that I’d have been able to afford/justify getting a cleaner when I lived on my own in a one bed flat in the city.
I think you’re right though, I’m basing my judgement on conversations with our cleaner (and our previous one) where our house/the cleaning job/frequency is on the smaller side for them and realistically that’s not going to a representation of the whole lot.
I mean there are cleaners and there are cleaners.... which type is yours @413x ?
My knobs are proper clean after she's been round!
Associate
Ah it can be a nightmare to clean! I love it, great to cook on and having lots of hobs/2 ovens has come in useful on lots of occasions now but a real pain to clean.
We tend to get a proper person in to clean it every 2 years or so (usually after Christmas) and it makes a really nice difference.
Soldato
Despite being illegal, marijuana is easily accessed, which would be my advice as I don’t think alcohol will help in this instance.Dude it's Friday. Go take whatever it is you need to take to chill the **** out and enjoy your weekend
Caporegime
Just walk around with your **** clearly visible through some cycling pants. That will be more than enough for her.