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    Quote Originally Posted by Paula View Post
    Do you have a separate number for customers? If so, could you send all to voicemail before you open?
    Unfortunately i dont.

    The family meeting went well. I got all 3 of us to write a list of everything that has to be done in the house and another one of everything in the business. Between the 3 of us we made a comprehensive list. I wanted the two of them to appreciate the amount of work the business takes and so they could help to spread the load. Once we had the list we went through allocating tasks.
    In the house I wash up on Fridays and Mondays. I am responsible for keeping the hall tidy and vacuuming it. They will do the rest. A is going to do more hours in the studio and I have offered my friend arty two more hours paid work to wash the studio floor and clean the toilet. So we will see how it goes!
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    So proud of you for taking charge of this. How do you feel now that it’s been sorted?

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    That's really brilliant! I'm so pleased you did this and that everyone's on board with helping out a bit more! Well done lovely!
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    Well done, Pen, you’ve done brilliantly
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    I don't know what to do and need some advice.
    On a Friday afternoon a friend runs the two classes. H and I cleaned the studio and had everything (so we thought) all ready. When she arrived however she complained that it would be helpful if when she arrived that the studio was clean and ready for her. I pointed out that we had but she complained that there were 4 unwashed cups and some tools and brushes in the sink.
    I am quite upset about her comment.
    I feel that a few unwashed cups and tools in a working studio is not the end of the world, however she obviously feels differently.
    I don't know whether to just let it ride over me and make sure the sink is clean before she comes.
    Or say something and risk upsetting her and possibly losing her. She is going to be away during most of the next month anyway.
    I think I am particularly barker as a: another friend who loves washing up was coming to help at the session and b: I pay her extra for these sessions. She suffers from ME. But also had a thing about things being clean.
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    I have 2 questions for you. 1. What do you feel you should do (not what’s practical but actually what you want) 2. What’s your profit margins? I.e. is it really worth it financially to carry the classes on?
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    She is YOUR employee, in YOUR studio, taking YOUR classes. She might be a clean freak in her own home but she’s in your environment and it’s up to her to adapt. Of course on the other hand I can understand her not wanting to clean up someone else’s mess but does that mess prevent her from carrying out the duty she is paid to do? I guess it doesn’t hurt to give her a clear sink and may be a good practice but at the same time it’s you who should be calling the shots not her.

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    I have to agree with the others. If it's that much of an issue then she could have just moved them out of the sink.....
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    Yes, she could have moved them into the bowl under the sink.
    Now I have had time to breathe I have decided that I wont say anything. I am making a mountain out of a molehill. I dont have to accept her criticism, if she has a problem with the setup that is her problem not mine.
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