As the site manager for an office building, it feels like I am always being pulled in a hundred different directions.
We have thirty two different businesses in this building, small to large and all sizes in between, and it is my job to maintain the facilities and common areas.
Within the individual suites and offices, each company takes care of their own maintenance and cleaning, but everything else falls under my purview. The lobby, the hallways, the stairwells and elevators, the public bathrooms, I had responsibility for maintaining all of these spots 24/7. I have found that using a professional janitorial service is so important, but you can’t just pick any of them. Just like banks, car dealerships, and any other business, janitorial companies have a wide range of services offered, and the quality of those cleaning services. Not all janitors are created equal, you could say, so you need to be smart and pick a good business to deal with. I tend to go online a read a lot of customer and client reviews for the various local janitorial companies, even when I am not looking for one. No matter how good a cleaning service is, I have found that I need to switch up to a new one every other year or so. Over time, even if the janitorial work stays consistent, the monthly price will gradually rise. Once it comes time to sign up for another year of cleaning services, the price goes up and then I start shopping around for a new commercial cleaning service.