ISO part time cook/housekeeper

[Anonymous]

I've never posted, so apologies if in the wrong spot. I'm looking for advice on hiring a cook/housekeeper to work about 10 hours a week spread out over 2/3 days in my home in silver spring. Duties would include preparing meals for dinner, cleaning up and light housework if there is leftover time. I'm willing to pay between $20-$25/hour. If anyone knows where to look or has any leads, I'd love the input.

[Anonymous]

Put an ad on Craigslist or in the local shopper if there is one.

[Anonymous]

20-25$ an hour is not enough.

[Anonymous]

Maybe Taskrabbit?

[Anonymous]

Cheap low baller

[Anonymous]

You want them to cook AND clean for $20?

[Anonymous]

I think we all want that and it doesn’t exist because there are almost no people who want to work 10 hours a week spread out over 2-3 days doing anything and if they do, the going rate is more like $35/hour, eg for part time elder care.

[Anonymous]

$20? A high schooler wouldn't even take on that!

[Anonymous]

I pay my babysitter $25/hr for 1 child. You will need to pay more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$20? A high schooler wouldn't even take on that!

That's why we need more immigrants! We need people to work these lucrative jobs Americans won't do!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$20? A high schooler wouldn't even take on that!

That's why we need more immigrants! We need people to work these lucrative jobs Americans won't do!

lol, or sad.

[Anonymous]

Or we need to push wages way down so that the 1% can get cheap labor and everyone is vying to be your domestic help! Working on it!

[Anonymous]

There are a lot of former fed employees who are looking

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've never posted, so apologies if in the wrong spot. I'm looking for advice on hiring a cook/housekeeper to work about 10 hours a week spread out over 2/3 days in my home in silver spring. Duties would include preparing meals for dinner, cleaning up and light housework if there is leftover time. I'm willing to pay between $20-$25/hour. If anyone knows where to look or has any leads, I'd love the input.

For ten hours a week you need to make that a minimum of $50/hr., and you can forget about the maid duties. Chefs do not clean your house including your kitchen.

[Anonymous]

OP, 30 years ago I worked for a small catering company and the chef also did private dinner parties. At that time he charged a minimum of $1,000 for his services and we peons who did the prep work, served, and cleaned up afterwards were paid $30/hr plus tip.