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I need a good excuse to sack my cleaner?!?

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  • 30-11-2007 7:08pm
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    Quality
    Registered Users Posts: 6,900 ✭✭✭


    She is 6 months pregnant and she is not doing a great job at the moment.

    I am not being bad but the last thing I need after paying her €15 an hour to do a job is to be coming home and not being happy. She is cutting corners big time and has to go.

    But I dont want to come accross as bad, I dont want anyone, unleashing their hormones on me!!


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    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Wait til she has the babog!


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    Lands Leaving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭Lands Leaving


    You can't sack her for being pregnant, and this is a PI is it not?

    Try telling her to work harder maybe? thats pretty easy.


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    ParkRunner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,015 ✭✭✭ParkRunner


    How long have you been hiring her for?


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    humbert
    Registered Users Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭humbert


    Is she on a contract or belonging to a come cleaning company?

    Tell them she's been stealing..


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    Quality
    Registered Users Posts: 6,900 ✭✭✭Quality


    She doesnt belong to a company, friends of mine had her, and they sacked her cause she wasnt working the full hours for them, But I have no way of catching her out on this!!

    One of them did some work from home, and caught her out a couple of times. I have a feeling she is doing the same to me...


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    Ninja_scrotum
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 510 ✭✭✭Ninja_scrotum


    Say to her "I want to do my own cleaning, I'm not a little baby anymore."


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    Mena
    Registered Users Posts: 3,180 ✭✭✭Mena


    humbert wrote: »
    Tell them she's been stealing..

    ... I don't even know where to start with this one... :confused:


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    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,295 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Quality wrote: »
    She is cutting corners big time and has to go.
    Here's the only reason you need: she's not doing the job that she's being paid for.


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    Lands Leaving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭Lands Leaving


    Quality wrote: »
    She doesnt belong to a company, friends of mine had her, and they sacked her cause she wasnt working the full hours for them, But I have no way of catching her out on this!!

    One of them did some work from home, and caught her out a couple of times. I have a feeling she is doing the same to me...

    Just get a friend to call round occasionally if you can't be there, give them a key and they can check on her


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    connundrum
    Registered Users Posts: 5,563 ✭✭✭connundrum


    Explain that its not her, but its you.

    Tell her you need more space.

    Tell her you need to find out who you really are.

    Failing the classic break up lines, you should issue her with a verbal warning - be it formal or informal. By doing this, she might actually improve her cleaning or the shock of being sacked will be lowered as after all, you have warned her.


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    psilocin
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    Mena wrote: »
    ... I don't even know where to start with this one... :confused:

    I'll get the ball rolling then. She's stealing pay by cutting corners. :mad:


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    ParkRunner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,015 ✭✭✭ParkRunner


    If she hasn't a contract or any expectation that it's a long term role then I don't see why you couldn't just be upfront with her and say you don't need her anymore. Im sure it's the last thing she needs being pregnant but that should have nothing to do with it really if she simply isn't doing what she is paid for.


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    Agamemnon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭Agamemnon


    I thought for a second the thread title was "I need a good excuse to clean my sack?!?"


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    oleras
    Registered Users Posts: 2,721 ✭✭✭oleras


    I had the same dilema with my chauffeur, i just said the same thing to him as i did to my personal cook.........Adios Amigo :D


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    WindSock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    Jesus, What more of an excuse do you need if she is doing a crap job?
    Tell her your worried she'll break her water all over your carpet.

    There are heaps of filipinos that would do a much better job for cheaper.


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    ircoha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭ircoha


    Quality wrote: »
    She doesnt belong to a company, friends of mine had her, and they sacked her cause she wasnt working the full hours for them, But I have no way of catching her out on this!!

    One of them did some work from home, and caught her out a couple of times. I have a feeling she is doing the same to me...

    of course u can
    just fit one of those wireless alarms to the doors and make her sign in and out: the engineers log will give u the intell u need


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    keen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 987 ✭✭✭keen


    Quality wrote: »
    She is 6 months pregnant and she is not doing a great job at the moment.

    I am not being bad but the last thing I need after paying her €15 an hour to do a job is to be coming home and not being happy. She is cutting corners big time and has to go.

    But I dont want to come accross as bad, I dont want anyone, unleashing their hormones on me!!

    Why don't you let your feelings known to her, tell her that you've noticed the work not being done well and if she continues to work below your standards you will have to find someone else. Either that or do it yourself.

    Maybe her pregnancy is having an effect on her and it's not down to her skiving.


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    marcsignal
    Registered Users Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭marcsignal


    Just say you're having a few unexpected financial problems at the moment, and have to make cut backs on ALL luxuries, especially now it's coming up to Christmas, including hiring someone to do your cleaning. Give her a small golden handshake to send her on her way, and be done with it.

    just a thought


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    Binomate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭Binomate


    You could poison her and dump her body up at the hell fire club. Just out of interest, is from Romania?


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    A-Trak
    Registered Users Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭A-Trak


    oleras wrote: »
    I had the same dilema with my chauffeur, i just said the same thing to him as i did to my personal cook.........Adios Amigo :D

    Me too.

    My butler has been taking the piss bigtime lately.
    Yestreday he served me my mornng tea in a mug as opposed to the finest of bone china. Would you believe it?

    I'm thinking of sacking him and hiring one of these ""Monkey Butlers," I keep hearing about.


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    #22
    Jackz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭Jackz


    Give her a ring tell her you have a contagious disease and not to come in to work until further notice. Then just get on with your life and never contact her.

    She is probably taking cash in hand report her to the tax man.


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    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    Why do you have to sack her? Why not just tell her you're not happy with her work and if she doesn't improve then you'll have no choice but to let her go?

    Instead of moaning about it on an internet forum ffs!


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    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Why did you hire her if your friends let her go for slacking off?


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    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,082 ✭✭✭✭Random


    Binomate wrote: »
    You could poison her and dump her body up at the hell fire club. Just out of interest, is from Romania?
    Brilliant plan!


    As others said .. if she's not doing her job then start there!


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    Huggles
    Registered Users Posts: 3,408 ✭✭✭Huggles


    Stekelly wrote: »
    Why did you hire her if your friends let her go for slacking off?

    Was going to ask the very same thing. It's hardly a glowing reference. :confused:


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    humbert
    Registered Users Posts: 5,238 ✭✭✭humbert


    Perhaps this cleaner was quite the looker before she got preggers, perhaps her cleaning is actually still tip top....


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    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,239 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    I'd clean your gaff for 15 quid an hour. God knows it's more than I earn as an IT professional. So, er, tell her that upon review the job requires a Comp Sci diploma or equivalent.


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    #29
    ROCKMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 6,247 ✭✭✭ROCKMAN


    Tell her you heard that your husband was the father of her baby, and cannot have her near you or your house call her a couple of names and demand she leave ..............


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    The Hacker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭The Hacker


    "Go away"

    simple & effective.


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    #31
    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    Poor you and your problems with the hired help.

    Anyway, just tell her to get her act together or she is fired. Simple as that.

    Also, Romanians go into a suitcase and then the royal canal, not the hellfire club.


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