Help/Advice for House Cleaner

Hey all,

I am feeling quite frustrated with house cleaning at the moment. I work for a company who provides deep cleaning. 99% of the cleans I do are deep cleans and deep cleans are scheduled for 6 hours regardless of the square footage of the house or current condition. I will say that my company is generally understanding about a house needing more time if it’s in really poor condition. However, I am still struggling with completing a 6 hour deep cleans for medium dirty homes. I find myself consistently having to stay late without pay (often up to an hour) in order to meet all the tasks. I am truly unsure if the issue is with me or if the tasks that need to be completed within an X amount of time isn’t realistic. Here is what I do to try and clean as efficiently and effectively as possible:

-Clean top to bottom -Knowing what products to use and how to use them (for example, saturating and area and letting it sit while I work on other things) -not being overly detail oriented (this one is hard bc I often feel like I’m compromising the clean but I don’t know if there’s a better strategy tbh) -focusing on one room at a time -making sure to clean an area well once so I don’t have to repeat (not 100% at this but I do my best) -dry dusting first when necessary -setting timers for rooms -i never take breaks unless it’s for water or the bathroom

There’s probably some other things I’m missing but can’t think of at the moment

Here’s expected tasks that need completed within 6 hours: -full bathroom(s) clean -full kitchen clean (except inside of oven or fridge unless requested) -bedroom clean (dusting fans, cleaning windowsills, cleaning baseboards, cleaning surfaces and furniture, making beds, cleaning mirrors) -living room and other living areas (same list as bedroom clean) -cleaning all baseboards -cleaning all walls -some clients request all doors cleans -cleaning floors -dusting ceiling fans -dusting vents

Please let me know what your thoughts are about this. For medium dirty homes, is 6 hours a realistic time frame to complete all of this? I really always try to do my best each clean, as I do value the money and trust clients give for the service I provide. However, it seems like its a reoccurring issue that I’m either running out of time and having to stay late without pay or leaving without completing all tasks (or sometimes both). I am unsure what to do, and I honestly don’t feel like it’s worth the stress given that this is a part-time job to assist me through graduate school. Feedback and advice is greatly appreciated.