When you own a business, one of the things that you need to do is to keep that business’s premises clean. Your office, factory, warehouse, or whatever else you run, is housed in a building, and that building gets dirty for all sorts of reasons. Dust gathers. Staff walk in from outside with mud on their shoes. If you own a factory, the processes that you use and the machines that you run can generate all sorts of dirt and dust, grease, oil, and more.
The simple fact is that your premises need cleaning, and if you have any sense you won’t try to clean them yourself!
Believe it or not, some people do. Otherwise very clever businessmen and women think that they can save a few quid by doing their own cleaning – or at least getting the staff to do it for them.
That is wrong on just about every count. First, if you have the staff clean their own workplace it is bound to lead to instant resentment. Staff who resent doing something that their employer insists that they do are not going to perform at their best. Their attitude is going to be “Why should I have to do this? I’m good at my job. I work hard. I get results. Why on earth do my employers expect me to clean the place as well?”
Second, you won’t save any money. Oh sure, you will have to pay one of the commercial cleaning companies to do it, but if you have staff who are resentful and not working at their best, it is going to cost you money in lost production, sales, and so on.
Furthermore, your premises will be by no means as clean if you have staff do it, for the simple reason they have not been trained properly. Commercial cleaning companies employ staff who understand every aspect of cleaning and will make your office or factory sparkle. Your own staff won’t, because they do not know what to look for and they don’t have all the tools and cleaning agents that are required.
When it comes to office cleaning, the DIY approach is a very short-sighted one.
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