A clean and orderly office environment is essential to the health of your employees. Additionally, it can also positively affect productivity and brand image. Clients and business partners who come in to see a tastefully decorated, well-kept office will leave with a favorable image of your workplace.
However, keeping your workplace spic and span and everything in its right place can be a challenge, especially if yours is a busy office. To maintain cleanliness, you can always choose the DIY route, or you may opt for a commercial cleaning service.
Both options have their advantages and disadvantages, and we’ve broken them down for you below.
If you have a small office (about 500 square feet maximum), taking the DIY route can be a practical option. For extra help, you can even employ a part-time in-house cleaner to assist with occasional heavy tasks such as polishing the floor, deep cleaning the refrigerator, and cleaning the windows and glass partitions.
• Budget-friendly alternative
• No safety and security issues
• No risk of theft or loss
• You don’t have to hire cleaners from an outside company
• Only suitable for small offices
• You may need to buy your own office cleaning equipment
• Scheduling cleaning tasks can be challenging during busy days
For offices that are bigger than 500 square feet, hiring commercial cleaners may be a more viable and sustainable solution to consider.
• Avoid the hassle of performing cleaning tasks on your own, especially when everyone is busy
• Save money from having to purchase cleaning equipment and materials
• Trained professionals do your cleaning
• Your service agreement with the cleaning company will ensure your cleaning requirements are always met
• You are assured of a professionally rendered cleaning service using state-of-the-art equipment
• Employees may feel inconvenienced and worry about losing or missing personal items
• No control over which cleaning staff will be assigned to do the work in your office
• Specific cleaning tasks (i.e., noisy cleaning equipment) may be considered disruptive
If you opt for a commercial cleaning service, you can do a quick search online.
Check out their website to see if they have client testimonials. While online, you can also check for customer reviews about the company posted on independent review sites.
Aside from online research, another way of finding a reliable, professional cleaning company is by getting referrals from your own network. Once you’ve chosen a cleaning partner, look into their service track record, license to operate, business permit, and other documentation.
When cleaning is to be done, it would be important to inform your staff so they can schedule their tasks appropriately.
At Miracle Maids LLC, for example, we make it a point to ensure less disruptive service by scheduling heavy cleaning work before or after office hours. We make sure to establish this with our clients from the outset.
All of our cleaning staff undergo background checks so we can confidently deploy them to their cleaning assignments. This way, you and your employees can rest easy knowing that your possessions are safe even when our cleaners are deployed in your workplace.
When deciding on how office cleaning should be undertaken, the most important considerations are your budget, convenience, office size, schedule, and cleaning requirements.
In a workplace (or home), cleanliness is non-negotiable, and your choice should reflect this.
Are you looking to partner with a commercial cleaning service?
Get in touch with Miracle Maids LLC today.
