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Jacob Cafferty posted a reply on Re: Cleaning: outside contractor vs. hiring int...
Friday, Jul 17, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Said: We use a vendor to do our cleaning as well. As we are open 7 days a week having an on-staff janitorial team would be challenging in our current museum as we would need to employee more the one Full Time employee. At this time, we also do not...
Shannon Post posted a reply on Re: Cleaning: outside contractor vs. hiring int...
Friday, Jul 17, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Said: Hi Everyone,We do a mixture. We have a cleaning company who does the nightly cleaning for most of the weekdays, and all staff (Visitor Services, Education, Development, and the Directors) participate in doing the cleaning one day pe...
Grant Landon posted a reply on Re: Cleaning: outside contractor vs. hiring int...
Friday, Jul 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Said: Hi All! We switch from having a professional company come in every evening to our closing team perform the cleaning about a year and a half ago. It has provided us with a cost savings as well as the ability to have the closing ...
Josh Engel posted a reply on Re: Cleaning: outside contractor vs. hiring int...
Friday, Jul 17, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Said: Hi Carol,Our museum uses a combination- we have one cleaning staff member who is full time Tuesday through Sunday during our public hours. However, we also have an outside company for nighttime cleaning and extra support during ...
Jessie Goodwin posted a reply on Re: Cleaning: outside contractor vs. hiring int...
Friday, Jul 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Said: Also interested as we are in the same position. Our biggest considerations are cost, reliability, thoroughness, and frequency.
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