house cleaner

intendente

housekeeper

camarero de piso

persoal de limpeza

Maid Brigade

This job would be great for anyone that enjoys being overworked and under appreciated. Management does not care about you as a person, only about getting positive client reviews. If you dont do a good enough job according to the client(s), you are penalized via a demerit-like system. On my very first day, i was yelled at by the supervisor for "clocking in on time when i was  actually 3 minutes late". It felt rather hostile from the start.

The turnover rate was very high during my time there, and there was no team morale. No one ever seemed happy to come to work. There were a few instances of employees getting fed up or arguing with our supervisor during the day and just walking out for good. The work environment always felt very catty and full of drama, which was uncomfortable for me as someone who is quiet and just wanted to do my job and get my paycheck. It felt as though you were in a constant battle to be "good enough" for your coworkers and management.

You drive to clients' houses in company vehicles, but you are not compensated for drive time, which is about 50% of the work day. You are expected to take a 30 minute break at some point during the day, but no one ever did, because we were payed on commission from the houses we cleaned, not hourly, so we were in a rush to get from house to house to finish the work day.

The schedule is 8am to 5pm, but in reality, you are done when all of your houses for the day are done. I have worked 10 & 11 hour days, and got payed the same as an 8 hour day.

I have more bad things to say than good about this place, but it wasnt /that/ bad as somewhere to work if you are in a pinch, as they seem to always be hiring, though it is a very physically taxing job. I quit on good terms, but I would never choose to work here again.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It's not a sit still type of job. Day goes by fairly quickly because of that.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Extra lazy people that leave their homes trashed knowing your coming to clean it for them. It's like they never clean up after themselves due to the fact that they have hired you to be the cleaner.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Pretty much little small groups that I team up with to go knock your houses for that day. Self motivation is must even though you usually work in pairs. Not souch alone really 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You get there a little early to be able to get yourself situated because once you receive your schedule for the day you break off in your groups grab your supplies and get into the vehicle that's assigned to your group and you go to knock out the houses that were given to you for that day some houses are quick as in 30 minutes some houses or more or less an hour and a half to 2 hours. Cleaning is self motivation and self-discipline when it comes to time after you're finished you report back to the office to turn in your paperwork and put away your supplies you talk about any issues if any arose if not you clock out and you're ready for the next scheduled day of work

I loved working for this company. Especially this particular location. The owner was nice and friendly and the office manager was the same. I thought I was doing great. . . Until the day I was fired. For not a single reason but multiple reasons. Accusations of theft from a home however never asked for the customers video feed, no police report or anything. Also I was fired on my paid day off but never got a reaponse the four different times I messaged the owner asking when I could come pick my check. She waited until I messaged her to let her know that I was coming in order to not be locked out and without a check. She called me at that point and that’s when I found out I was fired. I was fired for “theft” and “quality issues”. However they never not even once brought quality issues to me before. Not a single time. Now it’s been 4 days and the owner and office manager have failed to respond or answer my calls with questions I have about how to go about getting my money and returning their shirts. Surely this is unlawful/illegal. No worries I’m in the process of finding out and taking the correct actions. But my point is don’t waste yur time here because they will play with yur time like it’s a sport.  Heck I was there before the employees they have now everyday. Sometimes even before the office manager. Unbelievable.

My employers were very trusting. I looked forward to going to work. I liked that I was trusted with a company car, cell phone, and gas card. I also was trusted to close our office, be a card holder, and handle our clock in/out and mileage logs. I would go to work every day and jump right into my routine. I would get everything that I needed, grab my paperwork, and head out to my clients. I would clean my clients homes/offices, leave them a warming note, and then lock up and leave and return back to my office to complete paperwork. The most enjoyable part of my job was double checking my clients homes/offices and knowing that I did a good job and was happy to feel that they would be excited when they returned. The hardest part of my job was that there was no set schedule. At times I could be out until 3:00 in the morning, whereas; others, I could be home by 1!:00 at night. My co-works (I only worked with one other person) were reliable and easy to work with. They made our job enjoyable. Management was very good at having things ready for my shft and making sure we knew everything we needed to know before we headed out. I learned how to do a very thorough and accurate job with certain products and was impressed with myself in the end.

Even though I was not working at Human Resources area  I enjoyed very much working closely with the office front line workers. 

There were more than 150 maids and almost 100 car fleet, therefore my daily day at work was very busy updating the car fleet maintenance, insurance, imput millage and date of service every last week of each month, elaborate the monthly oil due service report, verify those cars that needed state or emission inspection; disposing of those cars that were not longer at used.

Other task and accomplishment was negotiating a better cell phone service package or renewing or change a damaged wireless; select a new copier/scanner/printer; elaborate the Management report for the weekly meeting; attend different meetings.

I was also the interface between the Franchisor's Project Manager and the office staff on all the transition issues involved in the migration from an old MS Access based program to a new software. 

Working at Maid Brigade I learned how to purchase and dispose a car, where to buy and how to negotiate a purchasing of 6 cars at one time.

My hardest part of this job was to say good bye when many of us got lay-off. 

Don’t listen to the ads on indeed - the pay is never what it says it is. You get paid a percentage of what the customer pays overall - but it all depends on when you started, how long you’ve been there, whether you drive the car for the day, and how many people you have on your team. Your employer will tell you they want you to hit a goal of pay but that just means they will have to add more and more houses to your schedule that day/week and you never truly know what your day will look like. Clients are picky and sometimes rude, and you spend your day on your hands and knees cleaning things you never expected to. There are a lot of hidden things in this job that the interview doesn’t tell you. Ask specific questions. I will say that the job is hard work. If you like to stay off your butt and work, cleaning is the way to go. It’s quick money and if you’re young it’s honestly quite easy..just very time consuming and tedious. You think you did the best you could and someone thinks otherwise. Cleaning is never a good option to go for if you have issues with mental health or depression in my opinion. Maid Brigade is not necessarily a bad place to work..it just isn’t flexible and can damage your lifestyle or mental health. 

We arrive at the office, get the cars ready for the day, and head out at 8 am. Clean homes, offices and businesses, and come back to the office when we are finished. There is no down time because we are always out working. I learned to speak with customers better and learn how to accommodate to others, as well as learned a lot of patience. The management is what brought me back to Maid Brigade. They are down to earth and care for their employees. Safety is number one with them. The goals are the same, to make the customer happy by giving adequate service, as the customer expects. The hardest part of the job for me is to handle the girls i work with,trying to make everyone happy, meaning my team mates as well as the customer. Customers can be picky, which, in turn, makes me a picky team leader as well. The most enjoyable part is a hard one to pin point in just one part. I love making that relationship with the customer, love that their dogs or cats recognize me, love that their children get excited to see us and want to help us, love that i have built a friendly relationship with my customers and we catch up on life when i come by.

I enjoyed working in this fun yet fast-paced environment. My work-load was heavy, although there were many times when everyone would get a much needed break. I learned how to use my skills in a new type of business setting as well as how to keep balance between the office and the field. My co-workers were fantastic; however, the lack of upper management often made completing simple tasks more difficult than necessary. 

The hardest part of my job was balancing my duties as Assistant Manager in the office and trying to assist the Field Manager, who managed 26+/- maids by herself. The language barrier made it difficult for me to perform many tasks that would've assisted the Field Manager in streamlining her day. This challenge was also the most enjoyable part of my job, because I recognized where help was needed and it gave me the opportunity to help bridge the gap between the office and the field, as well as give support and build trust with the General Manager, the Field Manager and the Field Staff.

My experience working for this company was overwhelmingly negative. Unfortunately, there were no positive aspects to highlight. The management style (including the owner) relied heavily on micromanagement and inconsistent decision-making, which created confusion and placed excessive pressure on employees.

The tools and systems, including outdated and malfunctioning computers, hindered productivity rather than supporting it. Additionally, the work environment was marked by passive-aggressive behavior, lack of professional respect, and frequent outbursts from leadership.

Collaboration between departments often felt unnecessary and seemed to serve more as a means to enforce excessive oversight rather than fostering teamwork. Professionals were regularly undermined, and outdated management practices discouraged growth and innovation.

This environment was neither supportive nor conducive to professional development, and I would not recommend it to others seeking a healthy and respectful workplace.



they only give you one work shirt for a full time, physical job and expect you to buy the rest from them. they are greedy, cheap and have no regard for their employees safety and well-being. The cars are on their last leg, The equipment is old, dirty and unmaintained. If you give them a broken piece of vacuum equipment to replace they give you a taped up shotty (obviously done by the manager) replacement piece. And do the same to the piece you just turned in waiting to be used again. It’s embarrassing to walk into houses and try to be professional with the cars they give them to drive and the horrible shape the equipment is in. The manager talks trash about the customers to the employees. Start investing more into your employees and pay them an actual liveable wage. The owners need to WAKE UP and realize when you start taking care of your employees they will take care of your business. 
I would not recommend ANYONE work here.

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Persoal de limpeza 3 salaries reported	$608 per week

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