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Driving Rules for House Cleaners and Maids

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Driving Rules should be a given for house cleaners and maids. And yet here we are discussing driving rules today on Ask a House Cleaner. As cleaning specialists, we’re often in a hurry and that jinxes our judgment for safe driving. Whether you’ve been driving for twenty years or you are a new driver, these driving etiquette tips will keep you on the good side of the law.

Choose to be a better driver. Show respect for your company image. And keep your driving privileges with these simple driving rules.

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Second Chances – Should You Hire a Rehabilitated Felon?

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Second Chances are for rehabilitated felons who are re-entering the workforce. After getting out of prison these recovering citizens need jobs to make an honest living. But should you hire them as house cleaners and maids? Today on Ask a House Cleaner we look at some of the reasons for incarceration. And we weigh the risks and rewards to small business owners offering second chances.

Usually, innocent people don’t end up in jail. There’s usually a character flaw or a lack of sound judgment that triggered the sentence. That weakness can also wreak havoc in your cleaning company.

Before you offer second chances to ex-cons, check out the costs to your clients and your company reputation.

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Too Old to Clean? Should You Fire Your Old Maid?

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Too Old to Clean? Every house cleaner and maid at some point in their career ages and becomes too old to clean. Today on Ask a House Cleaner we look at what the homeowner can do when their maid is elderly and ineffective. “Can I fire my old maid without recourse from age discrimination?” Homeowners want to know how to deal with housecleaners who are over the hill, getting on in years, and flat out too old to clean.

If your housekeeper is feeble, geriatric, ancient or tired, these easy tips will help you help them move on.

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Gift Giving – Should House Cleaners Bring Gifts?

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Gift giving on Mother’s Day? House Cleaners and Maids wonder what cool little things they can do to celebrate Mother’s Day. Turns out The House Cleaning Guru, Angela Brown has very strong opinions about gift giving, manipulations, expectations, and bribery. Gift giving on Mother’s Day, Easter, Christmas and Birthdays set a precedent that is hard

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Travel Time – How Far Should Maids Go For A Job?

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Travel time, wear and tear on your car and commute time are hiccups for house cleaners and maids. So how far is too far to travel to clean a house? In today’s episode of Ask a House Cleaner, we look at the philosophy behind commuting to work. While franchised maids and house cleaners are limited to a territory, independent house cleaners can choose where the neighborhoods they want to work in. This episode is about working smart not hard.

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