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How did you find this great lady for $10 an hour? Do you buy the supplies or does she bring her own? Do you tip? Do you give a holiday bonus? Does she provide

by tvjunky 14y ago

How did you find this great lady for $10 an hour? Do you buy the supplies or does she bring her own? Do you tip? Do you give a holiday bonus? Does she provide liability insurance in case she breaks your washing machine?

rdl 14y ago
Potentially, as long as you don't run out of Lemon Pledge, you're ok on supplies. I think homeowners (or renters) insurance would cover you on liability (I would be unhappy if she broke my washing machine, more unhappy if she broken/stole/etc. my laptop, but really worried if she got hurt and I might be liable, and incredibly worried if she accidentally hurt someone else in the building while I was employing her... but I think a homeowner's policy would cover all of that).
- tvjunky 14y ago
  Yes supplies, are only a small factor. A Broken laptop is an expensive cleaning. A quality owner/operator/business is going to take care of it to keep you happy but, that comes with a slightly higher cost per job. For the other scenarios you mention, I'm not sure your going to have that easy of a time filing a claim, especially if you mention "employee". To flip it around a bit, would you also bear the cost if a plumber/electrician made a mistake and flooded/burn your house?
RollAHardSix 14y ago
Recommendations from friends. Fully insured, licensed, independent business owner. As for supplies it's really nothing I don't keep on-hand anyways. Dish Soap, SOS pads, windex, pine-sol(have to love wood floors), swiffer, feather-duster, laundry detergent, dryer sheets; to count these in my costs would be a misnomer, I have to buy them anyway lol! To be fair if I were to make a cost of living adjustment it would probably be closer to 15-17 an hour in a place like Silicon Valley. Still, people simply need to ask around for references if they want to find someone reliable and affordable.
- tvjunky 14y ago
  Indeed there is an entire underground, for lack of a better word, for these kinds of services. They work on referrals and some continue to grow and add employees while, others are happy to just get paid for the hours the can work. However, because of the nature of these kinds of services opinions vary and that's the problem. One persons great is another persons sucks. I think Exec discovered this and is now aiming for quality and consistency rather than sending some random person over to "clean".

by tvjunky 14y ago

rdl 14y ago

Potentially, as long as you don't run out of Lemon Pledge, you're ok on supplies. I think homeowners (or renters) insurance would cover you on liability (I would be unhappy if she broke my washing machine, more unhappy if she broken/stole/etc. my laptop, but really worried if she got hurt and I might be liable, and incredibly worried if she accidentally hurt someone else in the building while I was employing her... but I think a homeowner's policy would cover all of that).

tvjunky 14y ago
Yes supplies, are only a small factor. A Broken laptop is an expensive cleaning. A quality owner/operator/business is going to take care of it to keep you happy but, that comes with a slightly higher cost per job. For the other scenarios you mention, I'm not sure your going to have that easy of a time filing a claim, especially if you mention "employee". To flip it around a bit, would you also bear the cost if a plumber/electrician made a mistake and flooded/burn your house?

RollAHardSix 14y ago

Recommendations from friends. Fully insured, licensed, independent business owner. As for supplies it's really nothing I don't keep on-hand anyways. Dish Soap, SOS pads, windex, pine-sol(have to love wood floors), swiffer, feather-duster, laundry detergent, dryer sheets; to count these in my costs would be a misnomer, I have to buy them anyway lol! To be fair if I were to make a cost of living adjustment it would probably be closer to 15-17 an hour in a place like Silicon Valley. Still, people simply need to ask around for references if they want to find someone reliable and affordable.

tvjunky 14y ago
Indeed there is an entire underground, for lack of a better word, for these kinds of services. They work on referrals and some continue to grow and add employees while, others are happy to just get paid for the hours the can work. However, because of the nature of these kinds of services opinions vary and that's the problem. One persons great is another persons sucks. I think Exec discovered this and is now aiming for quality and consistency rather than sending some random person over to "clean".