We've never had a cleaning service before, so we weren't totally sure what to expect. It was…read moresupposed to be a little treat for ourselves--but honestly, it went sideways fast.
The cleaner said something like, "We'll clean your house, and if we miss anything, we'll just go over it with you at the end." And since we've never done this before, I thought, Cool, maybe if there's something extra, I want done or something small got overlooked, they'll take care of it. But what it really felt like was, "We're gonna do a half-done job and if you happen to catch it, we'll fix it--otherwise, oh well."
There were so many things missed. Like yeah, the mirror looked spotless... until I touched the top and it was dusty. Same with the shower--looked great until you ran your finger along the top edge. But it wasn't just high-up stuff. There were bug guts on the wall, dirty handprints at eye level, and dusty baseboards. Just really basic things that shouldn't be skipped.
I texted the owner, Jen, and she basically said, "Well, we offered to go over it with you but you refused." And I'm like, yeah--I was already frustrated, and your team clearly didn't know what they were doing if you're the "professional" and I have to point out your mistakes? If I have to walk around pointing out all your mistakes, I might as well have just done it myself. And if I had pointed out everything they missed, they would have been there the whole day.
Attached are a few of the basic items that were overlooked. The service agreement feels like an empty promise--they listed a number of tasks that were either not done at all or done poorly. The cleaning team even told me they "spot clean only" and only address areas that look dirty to them. If something doesn't appear dirty, they don't clean it unless specifically asked.
One particularly surprising example: the living room TV wasn't cleaned. When I reached out to Jen, she responded that "TV screens are not cleaned as they are sensitive electronics." That's odd, considering all the monitors and TVs upstairs were spotless. Thinking back, I'm actually noticing some issues with a few of my electronics now, so I may need to file a claim.
