Just a quick disclaimer before we continue: The information below is based on our personal experience as consumers and on our knowledge of the cleaning service industry. The intention is to assist families in our community to make informed decisions in order to avoid regrets and headaches. We also need to say that we know some cleaning franchise owners that are truly caring and dedicated to provide good, honest, and reliable services to their clients.
Here are just a few of the reasons why we think hiring a cleaning franchise or commercial maid service is not in favor of your family’s best interests:
1- Newer home cleaning franchise owners are eager to get back the large original financial investment they made when they bought the franchise. Besides, they need to still make a profit after all their overhead costs and after paying royalty fees to the franchisor. You know who pays for that, right? Yes, you.
2- Home cleaning franchises and maid companies, in general, have incentive methods that, even if not intentional, encourage their employees to rush each cleaning job. True, it means higher productivity and profits for the business and higher compensation to the employees but, unfortunately, this happens at the expense of families who end up with just a superficial, for appearance only, cleaning of their homes. (See our article “Cleaning for appearance vs cleaning for health“).
3- In many cases, home cleaning franchises and commercial maid services are unable to deliver true value, attention to details, or to completely customize your home cleaning because of their business structure and because they have to start with a corporate profit-centered culture. Even though some claim it to be otherwise, most are really “one-size-fits-all” kind of service; unable to totally tailor their cleaning services to each customer and to be truly sensitive to special needs.
But, if you still have doubts, here is a final tip: Before hiring a home cleaning franchise or commercial maid service, read the reviews and the comments made by those who experienced their services. You will be glad you did.
My recommendation: Choose a truly local service provider that’s accessible, flexible, and willing to serve you the way you need and want.
See also “THE BENEFITS OF CHOOSING A LOCAL CLEANING SERVICE PROVIDER”
