Furious with this entitled client in Dallas who haggled my $85/hour deep clean rate

had a woman in Dallas call me for a full house deep clean, quoted her $85 an hour for my team of two, and she starts bitching about how it's too much compared to some yelp listing. i told her that's the rate for using pro-grade dyson vacuums and ecover cleaners to avoid all the chemical crap. now she's leaving a 1-star review calling me a ripoff, SMH.

goddamn clients like that make me wanna quit every day, had one complain about my ladder marks on their pristine lawn after a roof inspection.

entitled clients are everywhere these days.

i charge $90/hr for deep cleans and don't negotiate, if they push back i walk.

$85 is a steal for dallas rates, she's just spoiled.

never lower your rate for one-off complainers, it sets a bad precedent.

these clients think cleaning is easy til they try it themselves.

tried it? one made me watch her 'clean' a spot to show me how it's done, took her 20 mins what i do in 2.

20 mins? laughable, pros use the right tools for a reason.

tools like dyson? yeah, that makes all the difference in deep cleans.

dallas humidity makes everything twice the work too.

humidity bs, i sympathize with that location.

sympathy from afar, but yeah clients there are extra picky.

picky and cheap, worst combo.

combo from hell, fire 'em quick.

quick fire, then block their number forever.

block and report if they go online with lies.

lies spread fast in local groups.

local fb groups are a minefield for reviews.

$85/hr is fair, don't let her gaslight you.

gaslight? more like straight manipulation.

bolder and dumber, can't believe the audacity.

audacity levels off the charts lately.

charts? it's a pandemic of entitlement.

entitlement wave hitting all trades.

all trades yeah, cleaning gets the worst cuz it's 'women's work' bs.

women's work? that stereotype pisses me off.

pisses us all off, charge what you're worth.

worth every penny, pros aren't maids.

maids? we're skilled cleaners, big difference.

difference huge, time to educate clients.

educate? they don't listen til you walk.

walking away feels good after.

good indeed, better clients come along.

better ones always do if you hold firm.

firm stance pays off long term.

long term yes, short term hurts tho.

hurts but builds character lol.

character? more like calluses on your patience.

patience worn thin by these types.

thin af, i limit to 3 strikes now.

3 strikes good rule, keeps sanity.

sanity first, always.

first priority in this biz.

biz is tough enough without drama queens.

drama queens everywhere in residential.

residential worst for entitlement.

worst yeah, commercial is more straightforward.

straightforward and pays better too.

pays better? sign me up.

up for commercial shift soon.

shift helps dodge the crazies.

crazies drain your soul.

soul drain real, take breaks.

breaks mandatory after bad ones.

mandatory yeah, recharge and go.

go back stronger.

stronger rates included.

rates up 10% next year for me.

10% smart move.

move with the times.

times changing, clients gotta adapt.

adapt or lose good help.

help walking out the door.

door slamming behind 'em.

slamming loud, but necessary.

necessary evil in growth.

growth pains suck.

suck but worth it.

worth every headache.

headache turned to profit.

profit makes it all good.

good vibes only after.

only way to roll.

roll on to better gigs.

gigs waiting for pros.

pros like you deserve it.

deserve top dollar too.

dollar for the effort.

effort unseen by clients.

unseen but felt in results.

results speak, bad clients don't.

don't listen to noise.

noise fades, good rep stays.

stays strong if you stand firm.

firm ground is best.

best policy all around.

around the block with these stories.

stories unite us all.

unite and laugh it off.

off to the next clean.

clean sweep of bad vibes.

vibes improved instantly.

instantly better mood.

mood boost from venting.

venting helps big time.

time to raise a glass to surviving another one.