{"id":125646,"date":"2022-03-27T23:30:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T16:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/working-as-a-house-cleaner-it-is-an-intimate-encounter-that-demands-respect\/"},"modified":"2022-03-27T23:38:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T16:38:11","slug":"working-as-a-house-cleaner-it-is-an-intimate-encounter-that-demands-respect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/working-as-a-house-cleaner-it-is-an-intimate-encounter-that-demands-respect\/","title":{"rendered":"Working as a house cleaner: \u2018It is an intimate encounter that demands respect\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI probably knew more about my clients than some of their closest friends \u2013 and along with the privilege came a responsibility to be discreetSome years ago, I worked as a house cleaner for a local council. I had no training as a cleaner, just common sense and a few books for reference on difficult stains and other cleaning nightmares. They didn\u2019t always help. How was I supposed to get the sheet in between that heavy mattress and the elaborate carved bed? A spatula from the kitchen turned out to be the answer. Could I clear away the stinking mats of fur and kitty litter in the bathroom without chundering? No. What the hell was that stuck on the wall? I never found out but I wore holes in two pairs of gloves trying to get it off. Now how would I do the rest of the chores in my allotted time? Cleaning other people\u2019s houses is always a race against time.I preferred to clean when the client had left the house but some people wanted to stay and watch. Like so many service jobs where the worker has extended contact with the client, the nominated job became only one aspect of the work. Some clients didn\u2019t really want me there for cleaning. They wanted company. They had things to say and no one to listen, so when I arrived with my mop and brushes and cloths they would follow me around, talking nonstop, offering me cups of tea to tempt me to sit down. Continue reading…
\n
\nSource : theguardian.com
\nRead more…Working as a house cleaner: \u2018It is an intimate encounter that demands respect\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I probably knew more about my clients than some of their closest friends \u2013 and...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-wGy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":153351,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dubai-uses-robot-cleaner-drones-to-clean-metro-stations\/","url_meta":{"origin":125646,"position":0},"title":"Dubai uses robot cleaner drones to clean Metro stations","date":"May 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r RTA is trialling the use of robot cleaner drones to clean Dubai Metro station facades\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r Read more...Dubai uses robot cleaner drones to clean Metro stations","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Dubai-Metro-robot-cleaner-drones-RTA-1000x662-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C662&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":124338,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-runaway-robot-how-one-smart-vacuum-cleaner-made-a-break-for-freedom\/","url_meta":{"origin":125646,"position":1},"title":"The runaway robot: how one smart vacuum cleaner made a break for freedom","date":"January 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r A hotel discovered its smart floor cleaner had escaped \u2013 and offered a reward for its return. But where had it gone?Name: Robot vacuum cleaners.Age: 20. Continue reading...\r \r Source : theguardian.com\r Read more...The runaway robot: how one smart vacuum cleaner made a break for freedom","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":159280,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-uae-is-leading-the-fight-for-a-cleaner-gold-market\/","url_meta":{"origin":125646,"position":2},"title":"The UAE is leading the fight for a cleaner gold market","date":"August 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The UAE is working closely with the World Gold Council and other partners on several initiatives to strengthen the integrity of the gold market\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r Read more...The UAE is leading the fight for a cleaner gold market","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Gold-Souk-in-Deira-1000x667-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":54433,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dyson-seizes-victory-in-european-courts-over-brussels-vaccum-cleaner-rules\/","url_meta":{"origin":125646,"position":3},"title":"Dyson seizes victory in European courts over Brussels vaccum cleaner rules","date":"May 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...Dyson seizes victory in European courts over Brussels vaccum cleaner rules","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":67116,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/inventor-sir-james-dyson-to-share-in-111m-payout-after-vacuum-cleaner-companys-bumper-year\/","url_meta":{"origin":125646,"position":4},"title":"Inventor Sir James Dyson to share in \u00a3111m payout after vacuum cleaner company's bumper year","date":"September 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...Inventor Sir James Dyson to share in \u00a3111m payout after vacuum cleaner company's bumper year","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":50810,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-a-cleaner-bought-two-auckland-homes\/","url_meta":{"origin":125646,"position":5},"title":"How a cleaner bought two Auckland homes","date":"April 4, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Nine years after taking on a job cleaning other people's houses, Chinese migrant Anna Feng is a proud owner of two of her own.Feng, 55, migrated from China with her husband and children in 2008. Her cleaner's wage has enabled her...\r \r Source : nzherald.co.nz\/Property\r Read more...How a cleaner\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125646"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125646\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}