Who Do You Trust, a Professional Service or an Individual? Think about it. You are at work or just away from home and someone, some relative stranger is in your home cleaning. How do you know if you can trust them to be honest? You hear horror stories of theft, damage, slip and fall injuries […] The post Individual Versus Professional Service? (Part One) appeared first on Custom Maid.
Think about it. You are at work or just away from home and someone, some relative stranger is in your home cleaning. How do you know if you can trust them to be honest? You hear horror stories of theft, damage, slip and fall injuries caused by or happening to housecleaners. Is this person an individual who works on their own or have you hired a professional cleaning service?
It’s everyone’s worst nightmare. You go to put on your heirloom necklace from Aunt Tillie and it is nowhere to be found. When you hire an individual, you will have to call them and ask the hard questions. However, when you have hired a professional service, one call to the office will get the ball rolling. Often something is just misplaced or was moved but if you really can’t find your necklace, the office will instruct you to make a police report. Then the company will do whatever it takes to cooperate in the investigation up to and including a polygraph if the police request it.
Do you do any of those things when you hire a housecleaner that may have been referred by a friend or someone who put up a sign at the local supermarket? In addition, a professional company will have a blanket bond that covers the integrity of their staff. If it is proven that an employee of the company did, indeed, steal from you, the bond will cover the replacement cost. No such luck with an individual. See our previous blog Licensed Bonded Insured: What it Means For You /licensed-bonded-insured-means/
The next edition will delve into this subject further. Meanwhile, call Custom Maid to clean your home in Virginia Beach, Norfolk or Chesapeake. Our friendly office staff would love to hear from you at 499-8568.
Editor’s Note: We originally published this article in October 2013. We have edited it for freshness, accuracy and comprehensiveness.
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