3 months, 1 week ago
So far I’ve had 3 sitters and only one left my house “clean and tidy”. One cleaned only the kitchen sink and left grease on every appliance. Another didn’t even remove linens from their bed, let alone wash and fold them, and left towels all around. With my rabbits, the litter boxes within the cage were cleaned, but the cage itself was left filthy. When I leave the house in the sitter’s care I make sure everything is clean so they’re comfortable, I’ve even had it professionally cleaned. Is it necessary to put “please leave the house cleaned and in good order”, or more cleaning expectations in the list of responsibilities? It seems so obvious, so I think spelling it out would detract from my listing.
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I wouldn’t want to read in an HO’s profile that they were tarnishing us with the same brush as other not-so-great sitters, as it would give me a negative vibe about your sit to start of with, so I am likely to not apply.
And you know, after one particularly bad experience, I just booked a house cleaning service from https://cleaningteam.ie for when I got back. It was such a relief to come home to a clean house after a long trip. Sometimes, it's just easier to have professionals handle it, especially if you've had bad luck with sitters.