Household worker parking

[Anonymous]

Can someone explain to me why people who come in to work on someone's house (housecleaners, landscapers, organizers/decorators, pet/babysitters, etc, etc) do not park in the driveways of the houses they work in? I get it if a house has only a narrow single driveway and you don't want to be coordinating moving the cars, but many of these homes have double driveways, 2-3 car garages and there is no way worker's vehicles would interfere with their ability to go in and out.

Is this some sort of a "class/hierarchy" thing? Is this what workers prefer? Why, especially given they often have to schlep something in/out of the house.

[Anonymous]

Its rude to park in someone's driveway in less offered. Did you offer?

[Anonymous]

They should never park in the driveway unless explicitly told it's okay to do so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its rude to park in someone's driveway in less offered. Did you offer?

I always offer my workers to park in my driveway. I don't want them schlepping stuff even if a few extra feet. But I also have a single car driveway that's very narrow which is why one of them who has a larger SUV doesn't like it. I am talking about in general.. people with large double driveways. I don't have one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should never park in the driveway unless explicitly told it's okay to do so.

Why would not owners tell them to do so knowing they have to carry stuff out of their car? If I have someone do repairs and they have equipment I always offer to bring the car into the driveway even though I have a single car driveway and we have to coordinate. It's why I am wondering if this is a "class" thing as owners think services people should fend for themselves and they shouldn't accommodate them and make them comfortable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should never park in the driveway unless explicitly told it's okay to do so.

They are working on YOUR house. Do you also not allow your guests to park in your driveway, like when your kid's friend's mom brings their kid of a playdate or you have a friend over?

[Anonymous]

Park in the damn road. It's a public road and nobody else owns those spots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Park in the damn road. It's a public road and nobody else owns those spots.

My question is why? Why don't you want your worker to be comfortable and closer to where they have to work? I never do this and cannot understand why I would inconvenience someone working on my house to have to carry equipment distance away.

[Anonymous]

And you are? What a twist.I did not expect this. I thought an homeowner is complaining about workers parking in driveway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should never park in the driveway unless explicitly told it's okay to do so.

This. So presumptuous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Park in the damn road. It's a public road and nobody else owns those spots.

It's not always true.. Really depends on the area, zoning, neighborhood, setting, presence of absence of sidewalk, HOA, etc. By means of doing work to their property they can render public parking unusable. The can expand their driveway within the limit allowed (from single to double) and take space away from public parking. They can change the landscaping making parking in front of it very uncomfortable, they can also park their own vehicles there all the time as they'd always get first dibs, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And you are? What a twist.I did not expect this. I thought an homeowner is complaining about workers parking in driveway.

I am always allowing anyone working on my house in any capacity to park in my driveway. I am trying to understand the thinking of people who do not allow their workers to park in their driveways when they work on their houses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And you are? What a twist.I did not expect this. I thought an homeowner is complaining about workers parking in driveway.

I am always allowing anyone working on my house in any capacity to park in my driveway. I am trying to understand the thinking of people who do not allow their workers to park in their driveways when they work on their houses.

+100

[Anonymous]

I expect and tell them to park in my driveway and will move my car ahead of time (narrow, long driveway). We have restricted street parking and I have a permit. I'm not going to risk them getting a ticket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I expect and tell them to park in my driveway and will move my car ahead of time (narrow, long driveway). We have restricted street parking and I have a permit. I'm not going to risk them getting a ticket.

I do this too. It's just a polite thing to do.