Near Tet, house cleaning service in Nghe An is 'in high demand'
Near Tet, the demand for house cleaning increases dramatically, professional cleaning companies, groups and individuals providing services have to work overtime but still cannot meet people's needs.
Working as an accountant, Ms. Nguyen To Uyen (Hung Dung Ward, Vinh City) is so busy with work that she doesn't have free time at the end of the year, so she looks for industrial cleaning service centers. However, she had to contact 3 centers to find one that would accept her job. "In previous years, I made an appointment a month in advance. This year, I was so busy that I forgot. After the full moon of December, I called several places to make an appointment but they refused because they were overloaded. I contacted 3 places and only one accepted the job," Ms. Uyen said.
Having just finished building a new house, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Thai (Hung Loc Ward, Vinh City) also needed to hire industrial cleaning services to move in on time for Tet. However, because it was close to Tet, most of the applications were full, only one unit accepted to work at night. Mr. Thai said: "Cleaning at night is very inconvenient but I have to accept it because up to now, they have a full schedule of cleaning houses for customers. To keep up with the schedule, in addition to hiring an industrial cleaning company, I also hired 2 more groups of freelance workers to support me."
Currently, on Facebook pages, fairs, groups... many people post ads looking for house cleaners. However, very few people can find the service at this time. Mr. Nguyen Huu Tuyen, owner of an industrial cleaning facility in Nam Giang (Nam Dan) said: "Since October, our company has started receiving orders for house cleaning during the Lunar New Year. People's demand is increasing, so by the beginning of December, the schedule is full. This year, in addition to purchasing more machinery and equipment, we also recruit more workers to meet the needs of customers."
Cleaning is quite a task, especially for houses with many furniture and belongings, so a team of 6-7 workers can only clean 2 houses a day. To meet orders, they have to work through lunch and add extra shifts at night. “In addition to families, agencies, companies, units, etc. also need general cleaning and tidying. During the peak of Tet, we clean households during the day, and at night we clean factories, companies, and units. Working days are 14-15 hours.”
According to the survey, for orders booked in advance, the service price does not increase compared to normal days. For customers who call late or have urgent requests, the price increases. Accordingly, the house cleaning price is calculated by the hour at about 80,000-100,000 VND/hour; or calculated by area at 40,000-60,000 VND/m2 or contracted by house...
“If we make an appointment in advance, we will place an order, arrange workers and machines in advance; if we call suddenly, we will have to outsource or work overtime, the outsourcing price will increase, and overtime will increase the salary,” said Ms. Nguyen Hoai An, owner of a cleaning business on Nguyen Gia Thieu Street (Vinh City).
Grasping the needs of the people, recently, cleaning services have appeared more and more. However, during the peak season of Lunar New Year, supply still cannot meet demand. Therefore, in addition to professional cleaning companies, there are many seasonal groups and associations that undertake this service. The labor force participating in cleaning and house cleaning during Tet is also "multi-faceted", from scrap collectors, students who take advantage of their time off from school to work part-time, retirees and even low-income salaried workers also take the opportunity to earn some extra money to spend during Tet.
Demand increases, supply cannot meet demand, therefore, many subjects have grasped this and created "ghost" Fanpages to scam customers when receiving deposits in advance; or hire freelance workers with unknown identities and addresses, during the cleaning process, items are stolen or rented from an unreliable place, not cleaned properly... Therefore, service users need to plan in advance, make an appointment to be proactive in the work; find a reputable unit to hire and raise the spirit of vigilance to avoid "losing money and getting sick".