Anna and Fae walked swiftly to Villa No. 4. They pushed a trolley with cleaning equipment, followed by a cleaning robot behind them.
As they walked, Anna explained what they had to do, what time they should start working, and the type of properties they had to clean.
"We will rotate around cleaning the villas, suites, and rooms. For villas, we are given a maximum of one hour to clean them, so we must be able to divide our time properly between the four villas here. Each room and suite takes a maximum of half an hour. Every week we will receive a schedule of tasks and how many rooms per day we have to clean for our KPI."
Fae nodded, trying to remember everything Anna had told her. Inwardly, she was confused, how could she clean such a large villa with only a maximum of one hour? Can it be really clean?
"The cleaning robot will do basic room cleaning tasks. Our job is to change the sheets, towels, check and add toiletries and water, and rub the counters and furniture after the robot has finished sweeping and mopping. Once you are used to it, you will be able to do it quickly."
Fae could only nod again. She had no choice but to try. If Anna said she could do it all in less than an hour, so should she.
They arrived at Villa no. 4 and got to work immediately. Anna taught Fae what to do, and the girl quickly got on the job.
"You go and change the sheets and clean all parts of the bedrooms, I will focus on taking care of the bathroom. Later, we both will work together to clean up the living room and kitchen." Anna immediately divided the tasks.
"Very well." Quickly Fae took a set of fresh linens out of the trolley and brought them to the master bedroom. Not long after, she came back out and looked for Anna. "Anna .. I have entered the room but it turns out the bed is still smooth and untouched. Is the villa vacant?"
Anna shook her head. "A guest is staying here. Mr. Friedrich just came in yesterday. Maybe he can't sleep."
"Oh .. really? I didn't know he was staying here." Fae furrowed her brows. She had heard of this VVIP guest very often but had never met him in person. When Mr. Friedrich came to check in or check out, Fae was always on her off days. So he could only hear about the man's quirks from her colleague.
It was no secret among the resort staff that Mr. Friedrich came to the resort to cool off as he was so busy with his work. He had severe insomnia and could sometimes sleep well at their resort, even though that wasn't always the case.
The cleaning staff quite often found the bed untouched for days, and when that happened, they would know that the guest's insomnia was having the best of him.
Fae had no idea that Mr. Friedrich had returned to the resort yesterday just right when she was transferred to the housekeeping department. Again, she could not meet the guest whom her friends often talked about.
"So then, he can't sleep again, huh?" Fae asked with a frown. She saw how tidy the bed was in the master bedroom and the second room. She didn't need to change the linens at all. "But ... even if he didn't sleep there ... why wasn't he lying there either? Isn't he ever get tired?"
Anna just shrugged. "I don't know. That person is full of mystery. Eh .. but you do know who he really is?"
Fae shook her head. "I have no idea. Who is he?"
"Oh ... you really don't know?" Anna looked at Fae in amazement. "I know you live in the village. But .. you don't look like a country bumpkin at all, so I thought you knew! How come you never see his face on the internet or TV?"
Fae shook her head. "I don't have a TV. I don't know how he is. I've never met him."
Anna shook her head. "Gosh .. I'll tell you. He is actually—."
She then whispered something into Fae's ear. Anna then stepped back and watch the girl's eyes went round as she pressed her lips in surprise. Fae stared at Anna in disbelief. "Gosh .. is that really him? I thought it is just gossip."
"That's not just gossip," said Anna. "It's the truth."
"Have you met him in person?" asked Fae curiously.
Anna nodded. "I have. He stays here quite often. I've seen him when I was cleaning. Oh, God, he's so scary. Just because I came five minutes early ... he berated me. He doesn't like to be bothered. If you are scheduled to clean his villa at 10:05, you have to be there at exactly 10:05, don't come early. He doesn't like meeting people."
Fae pressed her lips and nodded in concern. She did not think the guest in villa no. 4 was this complicated. She hurriedly took out her cellphone and recorded all the additional information Anna told her just now.
Ah ... apparently, Mr. Friedrich was really as bad as what her friends said. She had to be careful not to upset their VVIP guest.
"All right... I can't come even a minute earlier," muttered the girl.
"That's right. You can't be late, either. If you're scheduled to finish your job at 11:05, you can't still be in this villa at 11:06 am. If he came back and found you are still here and haven't completed your work, he's going to go berserk," repeated Anna.
Fae took a deep breath and massaged her head. She really needed to find another job soon. It felt like she won't be able to endure all these complications of being a housekeeper.
Anna could do it because she was used to it. Fae still couldn't imagine how she could finish cleaning such a big villa in less than an hour.
"Okay .. we've finished our job here. Everything is neat," said Anna after they finished rubbing on the surface cleaned by the cleaning robot, and tidying all the stuff in the villa perfectly.
The two of them moved to the next villa, villa no. 3, followed by villa no. 2 and finally villa no. 1. After that, they ate lunch and continued cleaning three more suites and two bedrooms. It was a really tiring day.