Originally Posted by AlmostJesus

I worked for an airline contractor during a gap year and we serviced aircraft that remained overnight. The protocol was for us to clean the entire cabin including spraying down the seats and tray tables with disinfectant, vacuuming, cleaning the bathroom, taking the trash out, crossing the seatbelts, and organizing the seatback pockets etc.
Unless we were feeling very chipper, the only things that got done were crossing the seatbelts, organizing the seatback pockets, taking the trash out, and picking the obvious stuff off the floor. I don't even know where I could have found a vacuum. We did just enough that they wouldnt question us the next day.
Long story short, the gap between the expectation of the airlines and what they get, especially when they outsource is often immense. When they are paying near minimum wage, giving zero benefits, and maintaining a workplace culture of no caring, you also get a minimum effort from your employees/contractors.
I learned a lot during that gap year.