Dilemma regarding long-time housekeeper

mom2collegekids
Tue, 21 Oct 2014 05:24:35 +0000

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She now comes twice a week for cleaning only (she used to run my errands) and I pay her $300. But she does, at best, only a cursory job.










I found this very odd.

Even if she did a good job cleaning, most people in your situation would only need someone to come in once every OTHER week…certainly not twice a week.

If you have “non-house-cleaning” jobs for her to still do, and she does those jobs well (such as laundry, errands, pet-care, etc), then continue to have her only do those things, and pay her accordingly. But, twice a week for $300 is way too much.

If you want to end the job completely, then I would give her a few weeks notice, and in the meantime have her do the errands, etc, that she does well.