Anonymous wrote:I love these people who say "It's so overwhelming to cook/clean my house/be home with my kids. Everything takes so long, I never have enough time, and I'm always exhausted." And then they turn around and advertise for someone to do twice as much in one-third the time, with additional chores waiting when said service provider "has some downtime."

OP, for $25/hour, you're looking at a freezer full of Trader Joe's, a pantry of dried pasta, and a box of cleaning wipes on the kitchen table. All deployed by you.

+10000

Then these are the same people coming back on DCUM complaining about everything the worker is doing and demanding perfection +.

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Anonymous wrote:Damn I want someone three days a week to cook and clean for $250 too!

Why would someone want to be your maid when they could walk dogs or drive for Amazon?

9 hours of work for $250. That’s better than Amazon and dog sitting. It’s just not worth a commute, so they need to be close by.

I guess "better than" is subjective. Even if $250 for 9 hours is a higher hourly rate, $250/week is not enough to live on. Amazon would give them more hours, so more money total. The type of position OP wants to hire for would require the employee to cobble together a half dozen employers on various days and hours. Traveling between each would be time consuming, cost gas, depending on the area could be difficult to find parking, etc. So much easier to drive to an Amazon warehouse, park, and work your full shift.

In the original post, OP didn't even want to pay $250 for 9 hours work; she wanted to pay $20-25/hr which would be $180-225.

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.

Post ads on college campuses. Students would do this in a heartbeat. Now the trade off will be quality and reliability/professionalism. They may flake out and ghost you, or not be good or consistent cooks and cleaners. But could be worth a try.

You may also want to post ads in local churches.

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Anonymous wrote:Damn I want someone three days a week to cook and clean for $250 too!

Why would someone want to be your maid when they could walk dogs or drive for Amazon?

9 hours of work for $250. That’s better than Amazon and dog sitting. It’s just not worth a commute, so they need to be close by.

Amazon delivery is $20/hour, but doesn't require cooking or cleaning toilets.

Anonymous wrote:Damn I want someone three days a week to cook and clean for $250 too!

Why would someone want to be your maid when they could walk dogs or drive for Amazon?

9 hours of work for $250. That’s better than Amazon and dog sitting. It’s just not worth a commute, so they need to be close by.

did you think someone was going to post their resume in response to this post?

I think I know someone who can help you. If you create an email address for this I’ll share the info.

Damn I want someone three days a week to cook and clean for $250 too!

Why would someone want to be your maid when they could walk dogs or drive for Amazon?

Anonymous wrote:I pay our personal chef $100/hr basically. He dies the shopping, prep, planning and cleaning up.

This might be more cost effective in the long run, especially if they aren’t cooking for kids’ palates.

Anonymous wrote:I have this for $25 an hour but she comes for 30-35 hrs a week. That’s probably the minimum people want. Would that work? She has cousins who would do the same

That’s 3,000K a month plus their social security, etc. That’s a lot. But, sounds great.

Anonymous wrote:I love these people who say "It's so overwhelming to cook/clean my house/be home with my kids. Everything takes so long, I never have enough time, and I'm always exhausted." And then they turn around and advertise for someone to do twice as much in one-third the time, with additional chores waiting when said service provider "has some downtime."

OP, for $25/hour, you're looking at a freezer full of Trader Joe's, a pantry of dried pasta, and a box of cleaning wipes on the kitchen table. All deployed by you.

+1

Anonymous wrote:I have this for $25 an hour but she comes for 30-35 hrs a week. That’s probably the minimum people want. Would that work? She has cousins who would do the same

OP here. I'd be interested in this... is there a way for me to message you directly?

I pay our personal chef $100/hr basically. He dies the shopping, prep, planning and cleaning up.

Anonymous wrote:I love these people who say "It's so overwhelming to cook/clean my house/be home with my kids. Everything takes so long, I never have enough time, and I'm always exhausted." And then they turn around and advertise for someone to do twice as much in one-third the time, with additional chores waiting when said service provider "has some downtime."

OP, for $25/hour, you're looking at a freezer full of Trader Joe's, a pantry of dried pasta, and a box of cleaning wipes on the kitchen table. All deployed by you.

This. And people wonder why some women choose to SAH even with older children!

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Anonymous wrote:If I were close to you, you bought all the ingredients, and gave me the recipes, I would do it.

The unicorn you’re looking for is a military spouse who doesn’t have a career because they move too much, but she’s bored and would love some additional income.

Lol yeah she is hanging out with the college student who also wants this crummy part time job.

Looks like you could use a part time job since you’re trolling mommy boards, young man.