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I have a housekeeper who has helped us for about three years. I'm frustrated with her and thought someone here might have a solution. Recently I had been out of state for a loss in our family for about 3 weeks. During the same time our housekeeper suffered the loss of her father and had to return to South America. She had always been reliable but not a great housekeeper. I kept her because she is trustworthy and, up until lately, reliable. I work all week and don't get home until 7:30 pm. A clean house on Friday allows me to enjoy my family over the weekend and to get other errands accomplished. She has given me stories of family and medical woes over the last six months. While I want to be kind and understanding I also want a clean home. I am considering interviewing for a new housekeeper but don't want to be mean to our current housekeeper. Does anyone have a suggestion as to how I should handle this?
If you always found her truthful and honest before, why do call what she says stories? She suffered the loss of her father, you yourself had a family loss, so you must realize that can take a toll on ones work. The loss of a parent is very hard to deal with.
If I was you I would say something like, I've been worried about you, you haven't seemed yourself, you have always been such a good worker and good employee, so I know something must be wrong. That way you show concern and at the same time she knows that at the present time you are not satisfied with her work.
If you always found her truthful and honest before, why do call what she says stories? She suffered the loss of her father, you yourself had a family loss, so you must realize that can take a toll on ones work. The loss of a parent is very hard to deal with.
If I was you I would say something like, I've been worried about you, you haven't seemed yourself, you have always been such a good worker and good employee, so I know something must be wrong. That way you show concern and at the same time she knows that at the present time you are not satisfied with her work.
I agree with todd00....you can solve your problem, and be compassionate to her at the same time....ooops, Damn these old threads....why do they keep them around??
It may be harder to find someone new you can trust in your home if you have to release your present housekeeper. I’d suggest having a very close heart to heart talk with the person you have now, letting them know where you’re at with the services that she is or isn’t providing. Letting her know that if things can’t change within a short period of time, you’ll need to cut her lose and look for another house cleaning person.
Hopefully things will change, but it’s important to clear the air and make sure everyone is understanding what is and isn’t acceptable!
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