Does Your Cleaning Service Clean AP Room?

[Anonymous]

I am a former AP who cleaned up her own bedroom.
The housekeeper did the whole house but my bedroom.
I was totally fine with it and didn't want anyone in my room anyway as I like my privacy
I think it's very rude from an AP to ask for the housekeepers to do her room as well.

[Anonymous]

If your whole house is being cleaned, you ask if AP wants the space cleaned. If she doesn't, she needs to show you the cleanliness every once in a while (1-3 months). If it's not up to your standards, add it back in then.

[Anonymous]

We told our AP that our cleaning lady would clean her room only if it was neat - ie the cleaning lady vaccums and changes sheets but doesnt pick up your mess. Works well for us.

[Anonymous]

Our cleaning service comes every other week and they clean the AP room as well. I would not give my AP’s an option on whether or not their room gets cleaned, I think that it is a great way to ensure that the room is kept in decent shape.

It definitely seems exclusionary to not include the AP room.

[Anonymous]

OP here....
I appreciate the opinions and agree about keeping room maintained but I also think that the AP realistically would rather have the money directly or in perks than to have her room and bathroom cleaned. I also kind of feel like the luxury of a housekeeper is earned after years of scrubbing your own toilet . And I have never in my life had my own bathroom that I didn’t have to share with anyone but if I had....seems like cleaning it won’t be that gross.

I will give her the option of having her room cleaned every other week or giving her the cash early next year for taxes (and ask her if I can check her room once per month).

Thanks again!

[Anonymous]

Asking to check the room once per month is really rude.
I get it's your house but you're invading her privacy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here....
I appreciate the opinions and agree about keeping room maintained but I also think that the AP realistically would rather have the money directly or in perks than to have her room and bathroom cleaned. I also kind of feel like the luxury of a housekeeper is earned after years of scrubbing your own toilet . And I have never in my life had my own bathroom that I didn’t have to share with anyone but if I had....seems like cleaning it won’t be that gross.

I will give her the option of having her room cleaned every other week or giving her the cash early next year for taxes (and ask her if I can check her room once per month).

Thanks again!

Your kids don't clean their own bathroom.

I think it's fine to give her the option, but it seems really petty not to have the room cleaned if you already have cleaners. I wouldn't think twice about it.

[Anonymous]

I don't get it....don't people want clean rooms regardless of who's living there???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't get it....don't people want clean rooms regardless of who's living there???

When we've had biweekly service, none of the bedrooms get done. Therefore, AP's bedroom is a moot point.

[Anonymous]

No. I have cleaner because I work full time, have 3 kids, and have earned my doctorate -- I have worked really, really hard to get where I am and I cleaned my own bathroom growing up and in my 20s. The cleaning lady means I can spend my weekend with my kids. AP doesn't have outside life responsibilities. I do mention in matching that she is responsible for her own space, and include an hour on the weekly schedule with a list of tasks. If my AP even wanted to pay to have her space cleaned, she wouldn't be the AP for us. My kids are expected to learn to clean up afterthemselves, and AP needs to help model and support that.

[Anonymous]

Op again. I appreciate the opinions which is why I asked and have made my decision.

My kids don’t clean the toilet and bathtub because they are only 7 years old. They certainly will when they are teenagers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here....
I appreciate the opinions and agree about keeping room maintained but I also think that the AP realistically would rather have the money directly or in perks than to have her room and bathroom cleaned. I also kind of feel like the luxury of a housekeeper is earned after years of scrubbing your own toilet . And I have never in my life had my own bathroom that I didn’t have to share with anyone but if I had....seems like cleaning it won’t be that gross.

I will give her the option of having her room cleaned every other week or giving her the cash early next year for taxes (and ask her if I can check her room once per month).

Thanks again!

Wait, so the housekeeper only does common areas and your bedroom/bathroom and your kids do their own? Right? Because they don’t deserve the housekeeper cleaning for them, they haven’t had “years of scrubbing [their] own toilet.”

So! Either you think that AP isn’t a part of the family and can be the only one to clean her own space. Or you are putting her and kids on the same level, and all are cleaning personal rooms. Which is it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here....
I appreciate the opinions and agree about keeping room maintained but I also think that the AP realistically would rather have the money directly or in perks than to have her room and bathroom cleaned. I also kind of feel like the luxury of a housekeeper is earned after years of scrubbing your own toilet . And I have never in my life had my own bathroom that I didn’t have to share with anyone but if I had....seems like cleaning it won’t be that gross.

I will give her the option of having her room cleaned every other week or giving her the cash early next year for taxes (and ask her if I can check her room once per month).

Thanks again!

Wait, so the housekeeper only does common areas and your bedroom/bathroom and your kids do their own? Right? Because they don’t deserve the housekeeper cleaning for them, they haven’t had “years of scrubbing [their] own toilet.”

So! Either you think that AP isn’t a part of the family and can be the only one to clean her own space. Or you are putting her and kids on the same level, and all are cleaning personal rooms. Which is it?

AP iis expected to be a member of the household and needs to cook and clean up like the other adults. But when it comes to privileges like a cleaning service, she’s just an employee.

[Anonymous]

We give the APs the option to have their rooms cleaned or not. If they choose to, they do have to be sure the room is ready to be vacuumed. (The cleaners don't make the beds or dust in the bedrooms.) AP shares a bathroom with the children. And if my cleaning service suggested charging more to include all the bedrooms, I would get a new cleaning service. It's not a huge house, and it's biweekly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We give the APs the option to have their rooms cleaned or not. If they choose to, they do have to be sure the room is ready to be vacuumed. (The cleaners don't make the beds or dust in the bedrooms.) AP shares a bathroom with the children. And if my cleaning service suggested charging more to include all the bedrooms, I would get a new cleaning service. It's not a huge house, and it's biweekly.

+1

They must have their stuff off the floor and all.