About Us
The Cleaning People specializes in cleaning offices and buildings in the Portland, Oregon area. We take pride in our unique training and expertise in cleaning. Cleaning offices and buildings is more than just janitorial service in Portland, it's growing our people from within to serve the clients they work for. We hire dynamic people to clean your office or building who look at things from a different perspective - they take pride in who they are and how clean your office or building will be. We add value to our work force. Everyday they add value to your office space.
Please call or click for a free estimate on office cleaning, medical building cleaning, professional building cleaning, janitorial service, or day porter work in the Portland area.
Our cleaning is done quickly, thoroughly, efficiently and most importantly, it's performed by amazing people.
How We Got Started
We began in 2003. The evolution of our practices has always been for excellent, amazing service. 10 years ago I began looking at all the people I serve. The development of adding value to the employees emerged. Using cleaning to create solid people has been our goal ever since.
So we all win. Clients have wonderful environments to work in and our cleaner learns more about the relationship between work and themselves.
It has been a joy to see happy clients and personal growth in employees.
The products and services we offer
Recommendations Received (4)
"Rob is quick to communicate with clients about concerns. He Is a good listener and much easier..."
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"Rob is quick to communicate with clients about concerns. He Is a good listener and much easier to communicate with than other cleaners. "
"Rob works with integrity and excellence! I appreciate his attention to details since clean is..."
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"Rob works with integrity and excellence! I appreciate his attention to details since clean is VERY important ro me!"
Products & Services
We clean commercial buildings and Medical buildings. Our unique approach to cleaning and organization create a learning growing mindset that allow...
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We (business owners) have always created our own economy. Remarkable business will thrive, even when the rules of business change.
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We (business owners) have always created our own economy. Remarkable business will thrive, even when the rules of business change.
Hi,
Well here is the short answer...... you have to do 2 things. 1 Be excited about what you do. 2 Go out and meet people who can benefit from your service.
Good luck.
Rob
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Hi,
Well here is the short answer...... you have to do 2 things. 1 Be excited about what you do. 2 Go out and meet people who can benefit from your service.
Good luck.
Rob
Jorge,
Don’t use Liberty. Nice people but really bad policies.
Thanks
Rob
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Jorge,
Don’t use Liberty. Nice people but really bad policies.
Thanks
Rob
Yes. I’m afraid that America in general has lost the VALUE of having a job. No matter what it is. Seems that they only care about what the job pays and the companies social standing.
Beginning jobs teach many skills one will need in future. Some examples are, attitude, focus,responsibility,...
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Yes. I’m afraid that America in general has lost the VALUE of having a job. No matter what it is. Seems that they only care about what the job pays and the companies social standing.
Beginning jobs teach many skills one will need in future. Some examples are, attitude, focus,responsibility, communication and dealing with mundane tedious tasks.
These are the most important because if they are not learned.....you can’t move forward to a better job.
Personally it’s up to me to teach and reward these in my culture. It’s deffinalty a different approach to management but it serves my clients and employees. They also stick around for a longer period of time.
That was kinda off the construction topic but hopefully it will help.
Brandon,
That’s a complicated question. There are a lot of unknowns that would help get a better answer. But let me give it a shot.
I would start to ask some questions.
What one goal or idea can each one of the employees agree on? This will help earase divisions between shifts.
How can the...
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Brandon,
That’s a complicated question. There are a lot of unknowns that would help get a better answer. But let me give it a shot.
I would start to ask some questions.
What one goal or idea can each one of the employees agree on? This will help earase divisions between shifts.
How can the company transmit that one goal and make it a matter of pride for each person?
As far as making mistakes is concerned......in my company we learn the cause of them..... focus, awareness even a bad attitude will cause us to make little mistakes. We check ourselves everyday. But one thing we do is celebrate the small victories with pics. I receive lots of celebration pics every day. It creates a good vibe that reduces mistakes.
The last thing would be an attitude of serving each other. Once they start really helping each other in a caring way you will have a team or better yet a family.
Upper management really needs to set the standard for serving others. There’s no way around it. The employees won’t care until they are cared for. Then you will have an amazing product.
Thanks
Rob
Jerry,
Your not alone under bidding is a nation wide issue! A few things come to mind.
Your service is of value
Your people are worth more
The real issue is what happened in the last rescission. Companies are used to paying 5-8 bucks an hour for contract cleaning. That will never happen...
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Jerry,
Your not alone under bidding is a nation wide issue! A few things come to mind.
Your service is of value
Your people are worth more
The real issue is what happened in the last rescission. Companies are used to paying 5-8 bucks an hour for contract cleaning. That will never happen again. STICK TO YOUR PRICE. You and your people work hard for every penny. I tell future clients the only way to cut prices is not to pay insurance or taxes or min wage. I could also make my people clean 10,000-15,000 square feet an hour. Then what kind of service will they have? What kind of business would I have if I don’t pay everyone? I just sent cancellation notices for 2 companies that refuse the new increase because our wages and insurance have increased. I can not clean their building and pay for it to. I did enough of that in 2008-2015. Keep going, never sacrifice quality or value! Rob
Lori,
That’s a great question! The best trainers I’ve ever worked with had a few similar qualities. Here’s four that popped in my mind.
Servants attitude; they were all about giveing the individual the best tools to get the job done.
Creativity; they tailored the training for the needs of...
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Lori,
That’s a great question! The best trainers I’ve ever worked with had a few similar qualities. Here’s four that popped in my mind.
Servants attitude; they were all about giveing the individual the best tools to get the job done.
Creativity; they tailored the training for the needs of the trainee.
Never compromise on quality;This is a hard line on doing it right.
Never assuming to know answers to questions before asking the trainee. ie if something happens bad at an account, they always ask for input before coming to a conclusion.
I hope that helps!!
Rob
Hi,
Hope this helps. I use disagreements as oppurtunies to understand people’s different perspectives. If they are both thinking they are right.....then great! That is what makes them who they are. So turn that disagreement into understanding and then respect the other person for standing up...
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Hi,
Hope this helps. I use disagreements as oppurtunies to understand people’s different perspectives. If they are both thinking they are right.....then great! That is what makes them who they are. So turn that disagreement into understanding and then respect the other person for standing up for who they are.
If we all believe the same thing......boring!!!! Then go back to all the things they agree on to put it into perspective. People are complex. Never just one thing.
Good luck! I’ve learned a lot through disagreements hope they can to!
Rob
No matter how you slice non or slow payment it’s nasty work. In the cleaning industry this happens more that one would think. We simply stop service. The margins are too slim to carry a company. My people are depending on me to pay them.
I’ve learned not all clients are good clients. I’ve lost...
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No matter how you slice non or slow payment it’s nasty work. In the cleaning industry this happens more that one would think. We simply stop service. The margins are too slim to carry a company. My people are depending on me to pay them.
I’ve learned not all clients are good clients. I’ve lost a lot of money over the years serving people. It’s just what it is. Regroup and keep going. Business is a ultra marathon!