This idea came up while cleaning our apartment.
I lived in several flat shares in the past and it’s really interesting how different people clean up. The amazing thing is, that you can derive from how people are cleaning how they work at their job.
Questions which i think you can answer after cleaning an apartment together:
- How thoroughly is a person working?
- How efficiently is a person working?
- How independently is a person working?
- Does a person recognize by oneself if a teammate needs help?
- Has a person a high degree of perseverance?
- How does a person react to unpleasant tasks?
- Is someone a follower or a leader?
- Does a person complain a lot?
- Is there a focus on quality?
Now you may ask yourself why?
Because cleaning is not something one likes to do. But it has to be done. And it’s much faster if you do it in a team. Carry away objects, distribute work (vacuuming and wet mopping e.g.) or just getting things done without complaining.
Some people need instructions how to proceed. What is important and what is waste of time? And how do i clean different things?
Before I get too philosophical – think about this assumption and write your opinion.
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I think you can expand that ad infinitum:
- what kind of polish does the person take if there is a choice? Or no choice?
- which time does the person choose? Daytime? At Night? In stages or all at once?
- Does the person also consider barely visible places. e.g. under the cupboard, in the fridge or the upper tiles in the bathroom?
This MUST be more practicable then prepared group games and interviews, not just a photo of the moment but an insight into your habits.
—I read something similar in a women’s magazine about lovers (but that’s really too philosophical…)—