WHY I FIRED MY HOUSECLEANER

First off, I did not mean to fire my housecleaner. She saved my life when I needed help after I found myself taking care of the house and yard alone, and mentally struggling with the weeklong absences of my daughter after separating from my husband. So I ignored it for a while when I found her doing less and less each time. I made suggestions that she could make up on the week that followed to try and accommodate. But I found her one day reading a book that she had borrowed from my library, when I expected her to be finishing up. She would do extraordinary things, like bring Christmas cookies, but then talk her way through the hour she was meant to work, to the point that I tried not be at home.. But, when week after week, I found her tea cup, unwashed in the sink. Everything moved was never replaced, leaving me to reset the house for half an hour after she left. So one particularly brief morning, I sat her down to see if she had any insight into declining performance. It became clear that she was working, frantically, and too much to keep up to the jobs she had. It seemed obvious to me that she needed to say no to something, but she couldn't make that decision herself. I did my best to leave her to the decision, and expected an improved performance, but instead she withdrew her services. It was not what I had hoped for, but it did seem the best for her.  So that is how I accidentally fired my housecleaner! Be careful with criticism, but don't be afraid. We can all do better!

Weird, no, to leave work for your employer that you created?

What I found under the wardrobe, obviously not in the cleanup routine