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

Quality · 30-11-2007 07:08PM #1

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!!

MrJoeSoap · 30-11-2007 07:09PM

Wait til she has the babog!

Lands Leaving · 30-11-2007 07:10PM

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.

ParkRunner · 30-11-2007 07:10PM

How long have you been hiring her for?

humbert · 30-11-2007 07:13PM

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

Tell them she's been stealing..

Quality · 30-11-2007 07:17PM

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...

Ninja_scrotum · 30-11-2007 07:17PM

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

Mena · 30-11-2007 07:18PM

humbert wrote: »

Tell them she's been stealing..

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

the_syco · 30-11-2007 07:18PM

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.

Lands Leaving · 30-11-2007 07:18PM

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

connundrum · 30-11-2007 07:20PM

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.

psilocin · 30-11-2007 07:22PM

Mena wrote: »

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

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

ParkRunner · 30-11-2007 07:22PM

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.

Agamemnon · 30-11-2007 07:23PM

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

oleras · 30-11-2007 07:39PM

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

WindSock · 30-11-2007 07:53PM

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.

ircoha · 30-11-2007 07:57PM

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

keen · 30-11-2007 07:59PM

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.

marcsignal · 30-11-2007 08:10PM

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

Binomate · 30-11-2007 08:12PM

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

A-Trak · 30-11-2007 08:19PM

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

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.

Jackz · 30-11-2007 08:29PM

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.

MagicMarker · 30-11-2007 08:36PM

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!

Guy:Incognito · 30-11-2007 08:39PM

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

30-11-2007 08:41PM

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!

Huggles · 30-11-2007 08:43PM

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.

humbert · 30-11-2007 08:45PM

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

pickarooney · 30-11-2007 08:52PM

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.

ROCKMAN · 30-11-2007 08:53PM

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 ..............

The Hacker · 30-11-2007 08:58PM

"Go away"

simple & effective.

Terry · 30-11-2007 09:13PM

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.

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

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