I’m ‘just a cleaner’ and everyone thinks they can do my job – and don’t get me started on the two clients we hate
A CLEANER has slammed people for thinking her job is easy and they could do it because it requires ‘no skills’.
Kate, who runs Mate Rates cleaning company, took to TikTok to poke fun at some of the comments she gets about her work – and there are certain clients that are a nightmare to deal with too.
In the clip Kate listed some of the things she deals with every day, from clients not paying her on time to belittling her.
You might think it’s obvious that being a cleaner requires a lot of hard work, not to mention all the expenses on tools and products – but you’d be wrong.
I’m just a cleaner, so of course I’ll wait patiently for you to pay your invoice whenever you get around to it,”
According to Kate, loads of clients think she’s just in it for fun on the side.
“I’m just a cleaner, so clearly every dollar you pay me is just fun money. No expenses or taxes here,” he said sarcastically.
One of the other things that annoys her are people who cancel on her on short notice – and it happens all too often.
“I’m just a cleaner, so sure cancel last minute. It’s not like I have any other commitments of bills,” she mocked.
Another problem she encounters with her work is people wanting to pay her way less than she’s worth, despite her years of experience and knowledge.
According to Kate, people will often offer to pay whatever they paid their old cleaner – even if that was decades ago.
“Naturally I’m going to charge whatever your old cleaner charged, even though it was back in 2007,” she said.
But that’s not all, even when a client does a agree to pay the right amount, getting them actually cough up the money is another story.
Sometimes she has to wait for clients to pay their invoices way longer than you’d expect.
“I’m just a cleaner, so of course I’ll wait patiently for you to pay your invoice whenever you get around to it,” she said.
After sharing the video on social media other professional cleaners chimed in, and many of them shared Kate’s frustrations.
“I ended up having to stop cleaning due to clients not paying, one week literally every client didn’t pay,” one commented.
“I’ve waited weeks for payment before, just keep sending reminders,” a second wrote.
Meanwhile, others agreed with Kate that cleaning isn’t ‘unskilled work’ at all.
“[Cleaning is] one of the hardest jobs in the world, proper graft,” someone said.
“The fact everyone thinks anyone can do it makes me laugh,” another chimed in.