have you ever cleaned houses for a living?

How did wash clothes and iron, as well as organizing, fall under housecleaning? I would have let her know that I did housecleaning, and any other chores that did not fall under that I would not be doing. She evidently was cheap since she only wanted to have you for 2 hours per week.

LOL...I cleaned s/o's house for $20 a pop back before we got together. He was a total bachelor and just had one child that staye with him a little. There were 3 bedrooms and a bathroom but he mainly just needed me for the kitchen, living room and bathroom....usually I came while he was sleeping since he was working nights, his son cleaned his own bedroom and the 3rd was still set up for his daughter even though she never came over anymore. I did his dishes, picked up whatever was out, dusted, mopped and vacuumed. Just the basic kind of thing. It took a couple hours once a week or so and he was happy with it. As for the list that woman gave you...it's impossible! Just giving 4 bathrooms a thorough cleaning would have occupied one of you for the full 2 hours, the other probably couldn't get through organizing the pantries, linen closets and kids closets in 2 hours! I realize she never did any of this but how could a person be so clueless about how long it takes to do chores! Maybe if you had a crew of 8-10 people with you it could have mostly been done (and if she had several washer/dryer sets since last I checked you can't really wash more than one bedset at a time so 6 sets will take a lot longer than 2 hours to get completely done!)It's just ridiculous to expect all of that from 2 people in 2 hours...maybe in a whole day but that's about it.

I do clean my room quite often, but I never clean houses for a living, plus it is not easy here to find such kind of job, I mean, people like me are not easy to find this kind of job . But I would do it if I have no other choice,

Wow, that is a ridiculous amount of things to do, I don't think I could even do THREE of those things on the list in two hours! I would do the same, find another place to work! That's just too much to ask someone to do, what really gets me is that she wanted you to watch her kid, that is definitely not in your job description! That's just very disrespectful in my eyes if you would ask me! She was just taking complete advantage of you both, I hope she had fun finding someone else to do that work, I bet everyone quits when working for that lady. And no, I have never had someone demand so much of me at a job.

No I have not ever cleaned for anyone that was the demanding! She needs a lesson on how to treat people that are working for her. I really feel bad that you had to go through all that. I am amazed that you took it for 3 whole weeks. I am glad that you dropped her as a client! Hope that if your still cleaning for a living that you are being treated better.

Hi Sweetdesign! I have cleaned 1 persons house years ago, but nothing like that! He was an older gentleman, I did what I had to do in about 2 hours.. Now this was a 1 bedroom, 1 bath apt. The only rule was not to remove his deceased wifes place setting from the table, which I totally respected. Now may I ask HOW THE HECK are you supposed to get that done in 2 friggin' hours.. all of that? I work from home so I have like 12 hours a day at home, and I tell ya what I cannot get all that done, muy linene closet is still a mess! LOL

I don't blame you for not staying at that job!! Good lord, she needed a nanny or maid not a house cleaner. I am sure you were not paid for all of that. I have never done that for extra money, but I do know that was way too much!

I help my Mom sometimes at her house but that's about it. I have a cousin who made a business doing housecleaning and she made really good money at it. I would have charged her through the nose for all that...and still wouldn't have done it. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

Did you get paid good for the job?

I had a cleaning job years ago and I think it was the complete opposite of yours. I worked for a lady who had a big house and a couple of children, but my duties were pretty flexible and she was really grateful to see any progress at all. I used to vaccuum all the carpets and clean the bathrooms and the kitchen floor every time, then do whatever else I had time for. When she moved house she suggested I keep working for her, but it was too far to travel to be worth my while.

Wow, I sure hope you charged her a lot!! I'm cleaning houses for a living right now. But I like offices better! If you can get offices instead, go for it! I do both right now, 3 offices and 4 houses. but when I get more offices I am planning on eventually quitting the homes. The homes I do now are nice....already pretty clean when I get there, and there is not much to do. I have weeded out the bad ones over the years and kept the good ones that are easy and the pay is good. But one time I cleaned a house for a lady (just 3 times) and she asked me to do some extra things, like wipe all the doors, and clean under the cushions on her sofa. Well, since I only cleaned her (big) house 3 times, I wasn't really fast at it yet. But I tried to fit those things in, but I still had to leave at the same time to get to my next job. (I do 2 houses per day). Well, she had 2 sofas, one regular and one sectional, and I didn't know which one she meant, and she had left and gone somewhere. So I did them both. When it was time for me to leave, I didn't get ALL the doors wiped off. I really should have left her a note saying where I left off and I would finish the rest next time, but I was in a hurry and I didn't leave a note. She called me the next day and said since I can't do everything she wants, she's just going to clean her house herself! I said "Ok, Have Fun! Bye!" I have never ironed anyone's clothes before! I did do laundry at one house. And made beds at another. But not all those things at once. And the most bathrooms and bedrooms I ever did in one house was 3. All I do is dust, vacuum, clean bathrooms, kitchens, mop floors, (some I do by hand) And those houses take me about 4 hours. If you and your daughter were expected to be done in 2 hours, that would be 4 man hours. That's only enough time to get the basics in a large house done good, without doing those extra things. Organize kitchen cabinets and the pantry??? I have never even opened anyone's pantry or cabinets! don't feel bad about letting those kind of people go. There's no way to please them. There are plenty of other appreciative people out there. The people I have now actually sort of pre-clean their houses before I get there. They hide all their shoes so I can quickly vacuum the floors. They get the vacuum cleaner out for me and empty it. They have all of their dishes clean and the sink empty so I can just shine it up. Wow, I'm actually looking forward to going to work tomorrow after reading this! Lol!

I wouldn't have lasted the first day with that woman. I have not cleaned anyone else's house in 40 years or more. The only one I ever cleaned I was there about 4 hours once a week and I helpedstrip the beds, do the laundry, dust, vacuum, clean bathrooms and rearrange living room furniture every other week so I could vacuum under it. The woman I worked for couldn't do the stooping, bending and lifting, but she didn't think I was a slave. She was working as hard as I was at the stuff she could do.

That is a very noble job. I however have not done cleaning other houses for a living. I must admit I don't even clean my house that extensively or thoroughly. I can only manage 2 to 3 areas at a given time. You should try getting a job at a hotel if you are good in housekeeping. That way you could get better pay.

At one point in my life when I was in high school. I helped my mother in cleaning our neighbors house. It is a big house. The owner is very kind. The chores is easy and no problem there. When my sister worked abroad we stop cleaning other peoples house for a living.

I never clean my house which im living in.. but your great you have managed 3 weeks in cleaning such house .. woow.. thats really good but i know how much you need work on cleaning those stuffs.. you have got some other good job other than this..

I have been in that situation. I hope she paid you real good. I sat down with the women and she was telling me all the things she wanted me to do. I stopped her in mid list and explained that if I was going to do housekeeping that is what I would be doing. I don't do outside work unless I get paid extra. Well she huffed a little but said she would have to get an outside person to do the outside. The first week everything went fine. Then she started nit piking. The middle of the second week I told her this would be it. That I was quiting. That everything had been talked about and the things she was wanting me to do weren't included. So we parted and I have to say not in friendly terms. I quit house cleaning right then and there. It is a thankless job. The one thing I wouldn't have agreed to is watching the child. You know I am a house cleaner not a babysitter.