mmsmom
12-05-2011, 06:28 PM
Update: Thanks everyone for your advice. It actually worked itself out... turns out the new person was wrong about her schedule and actually isn't available on the day I needed.
A couple months ago we got referrals for housekeepers from our neighbors. Two came to give us quotes; they both seemed fine but one was slightly more professional so we hired her. We discussed schedule and the fact that we need someone to come in the morning because that is generally when I have the kids out of the house and I like to be out of the way and my younger DD naps in the afternoons & I did not want cleaning going on while she was napping. Last week the housekeeper told me she had to take a morning job so she was moving all her cleaning clients to afternoons. I told her I did not think that arrangement would work for us but I would think about it and let her know. I would have liked to keep her but it would have disrupted our schedule too much. So I called the other person who gave us a quote and hired her. Then I sent the current one an email (I told her I would let her know via email) to tell her afternoons would just not work. I immediately get an email back saying she talked to employer and she can work afternoons on the day she comes to my house so she can keep mornings.
I don't know what to do. I already hired the other person. She did not mention that keeping mornings would be a possibility. She had 3 days between our conversation and my email to tell me she could keep the same schedule. WWYD?
A couple months ago we got referrals for housekeepers from our neighbors. Two came to give us quotes; they both seemed fine but one was slightly more professional so we hired her. We discussed schedule and the fact that we need someone to come in the morning because that is generally when I have the kids out of the house and I like to be out of the way and my younger DD naps in the afternoons & I did not want cleaning going on while she was napping. Last week the housekeeper told me she had to take a morning job so she was moving all her cleaning clients to afternoons. I told her I did not think that arrangement would work for us but I would think about it and let her know. I would have liked to keep her but it would have disrupted our schedule too much. So I called the other person who gave us a quote and hired her. Then I sent the current one an email (I told her I would let her know via email) to tell her afternoons would just not work. I immediately get an email back saying she talked to employer and she can work afternoons on the day she comes to my house so she can keep mornings.
I don't know what to do. I already hired the other person. She did not mention that keeping mornings would be a possibility. She had 3 days between our conversation and my email to tell me she could keep the same schedule. WWYD?