Okay, your life is right on track. Your family has grown, you've received a promotion at work and it seems like everything is coming up roses! But there's one problem that you can't ignore... You can't seem to find the time to clean your house and it's starting to show. What can you do to resolve this environmental disaster? You can hire a maid! There are some things to consider so that you make the right choices for a smooth transition of your household. Let's take a look at some key factors to consider.
- You need to understand your duties as an employer and recognize the rights of the maid you employ.
- You need to establish how big your home is and if you will need more than one maid to clean it.
- You need to recognize how you want your home cleaned (e.g. thoroughness as in windows, carpet, floors (tile vs. hardwood etc...)And what type of cleaning supplies as in chemicals used, bleach, ammonia, etc...)
- Establish your budget. Look at your expenses, taking into account cleaning supplies, and the frequency in which you want to have your house cleaned. Check the market to see what maids are being paid, are they being paid by house size or by hour, perhaps flat rate (e.g. may clean 2X a week and receives $50 per week)
Next step - Interviewing.
- Prepare an application and it would be wise to perform a background check on possible candidates; be sure to let them know that this will be done.
- How do you feel about this individual on a personal level? Unlike traditional hiring practices, you need to be more involved in the overall person that you may be inviting into your home.
- ask them to tell you about themselves and past jobs; what they did and didn't like also what they did and didn't like about their past employer(s).
Now that you have gone through the interviewing stage, sit down together and look at the job duties and expectations. It may be wise for employer and employee to list their expectations and to go over these, applying the agreed upon expectations from both sides; to draw up the employment contract. Hopefully everything will work out and you can now enjoy the fruits of your labor, with your job, your family and all in a "clean" environment!
