[RiverRock]

Originally Posted by ThreeKids

One note. And I'm saying this in having looked for help at my own home, to take care of my parents and our team at work trying to hire a new person, all jobs that pay far more than someone would get in most other jobs so lack of incentive to keep the job isn't an issue here. The economy is good. A lot of the workers who would be good and competent and who act with a modicum of professionalism are already hired.

It's a lot of fuss to try to get someone to do things in your house the way you want and it is looking like this "who is left to hire in a good economy" issue means trying to direct the work of "who is left" involves drama, people who can't be told to do it a different way or better without being hurt or "victimized". That's why hiring a student who has a good excuse to be available or using an agency, where there's no drama in asking for a different worker, is a good option right now.

Can I relate to this! I tried hiring a professional company to clean and it lasted for a few months until one of the ladies coming to my house quit to go to school, and the company couldn't find anyone to replace her. First the owner of the company reluctantly stepped in to clean, but she became weary of working so much and raised her prices 20%. I stayed on. Still her work load was too great so she quit a number of clients and gave referral names. I tried one of the referred companies and it was horrible quality work. I learned that the original company was getting a kick-back from the new company if clients stayed for longer than three months. That's when I decided to find my own individual person who was a good fit. I don't want to pay to train anyone right now. I want to hire someone to come in and be professional. I think I found that, but it took some time and I had to know what I wanted.

Now that I think about it, I don't think I was ever invoiced for the company that I tried once and it has been over a month. I don't want to put in extra work to pay, either...but I want to pay. Ugh. The lady starting that company was in over her head in so many ways. I'll send a text and offer to pay her cash if she picks it up. That's about the effort I want to put in and it should be worth her while.