Housecleaner Question

[happi]

How do you tell someone that you don't want them to clean your house anymore? I have had a lady cleaning my house for about 2 months now (she has been there 3 times) and I don't like the way she cleans. I don't know how to tell her that I don't want her to come back without sounding mean. She also has been cleaning our Grandpas house down the road and we don't want her to clean it anymore either. Please help me to not sound mean when I have to tell her.
thanks
happi

[Liziz]

I have a hard time being honest in these situations, so I'd probably just tell the house cleaner that you've reassessed your finances, and decided to start doing your own housecleaning again.

You also could try to give her a chance....let her know the things you'd like her to do differently, and if hope for improvement...and if not, do what I suggested above in another few weeks.

[vludmilla]

Have you tried to explain how you would like your house to be cleaned?

Anyway, if you want to stop having her clean your house, I might just say something like, "Thank you for your work but we won't be needing you to clean our house anymore." I'd make sure to get any keys back at that moment.

[TwinFoxes]

I took the wuss way out and said we couldn't afford her. My friend who recommended the housekeeper fired her a few days later with an "I'm no longer happy with your work" text. Both worked.

[wellyes]

Telling her you don't like her work is kinder. Wouldn't you want to know?

But the easiest thing is to just say thanks, it's been great, but you have someone else you'd rather use. Tell her in person - you want to get your keys right then and there. Maybe let her do one last cleaning and tell her at the end. Fair thing to do anyway, since that gives her one last bit of income before losing your and your grandfather's business.

[happi]

I would hate to make her mad or hurt her feelings, this is a very small town and my husband says that her husband is a really nice person. She does not have any keys to our houses, we just let her in when she is there. And she shoud know that there is a possiblity that we might not like her work, there have been a couple of items that have been broken, that she should know about.