Sometimes, knowing if you should leave a tip is easy. For example, if you are at a restaurant and just had a fantastic dinner, you will likely tip the waitress or waiter! However, it is not that easy when the professional cleaners have just finished up with the chores.
Are you on the fence about tipping after cleaning services? This blog post can help you decide if you should tip your cleaner!
Is tipping necessary?
Tipping is a custom in the US and many other countries. However, strictly speaking, tipping is never required. Nonetheless, it is often expected and part of the etiquette for some services, like in a restaurant.
But what about tipping your professional cleaner? The amount of your tip (or if you leave a tip at all) should always be voluntary! Here are some situations when you could do it!
When can you tip your cleaner?
Tipping after a cleaning service should never be expected. However, if you decide to tip, it will be welcomed for sure! Here are three situations when tipping might fit like a glove!
1. As a way to reward an exceptional service
Nowadays, tipping is more about gratitude than a custom. For example, some homeowners don’t often tip for a home cleaning service. However, when the professional cleaner goes above and beyond during the cleaning service, it’s another story!
Tipping is a way to reward a cleaner for being extra kind, responsive, and skilled! Of course, it doesn’t mean you are expected to tip for each exceptional cleaning. In Happy Home Cleaning Services, our cleaners go above and beyond in every service, whether you tip or not!
2. During the holiday season
Another occasion when homeowners tend to tip their maids is when a holiday is around the corner! As employers give Christmas bonuses to all their employees, some people like to show their gratitude in the form of a tip!
Tipping during the holiday season is more accustomed when the same cleaner has served the homeowner during the entire year!
3. When your home is a challenge
Some homes are more challenging than others! It’s not always about the level of messiness or the size of the property. Sometimes, your home can be a challenge for reasons you can’t control at all—like the traffic conditions!
Of course, you are not expected to compensate for any rough condition with a tip, but it could be a nice gesture!
Tipping is a way to say “thank you,” but not the only one!
In summary, when doubting if you should tip your maid, the only thing that matters is if you feel like it! If you can afford to give the extra cash and want to do it, go for it. The cleaner will appreciate it!
At Happy Home Cleaning Services, tipping is never required, but it is always welcomed as a way to say “thank you” for the service. However, it’s not the only way! Saying the words or just being kind to the professional cleaner is as good as a tip!
