- Aug 21, 2002
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My wife and I have reached a point at which we are looking for help around the house. We're looking for someone to do some light cleaning, laundry/dry cleaning, dishes, let the dog outside and groom him or take him to the groomer, water plants/flowers, possibly meal prep, and potentially some clerical work (filing & digitizing documents) for my wife's bookkeeping/accounting/tax business from 1-5 days a week. We're both capable of doing all of this, but we're starting to sacrifice quality time with each other and sleep to keep up on these kind of chores given our work schedules.
We're also both quite private people and are nervous to let someone we don't know into our home. I've done some research online already and so far I've come to the following conclusions:
We're also both quite private people and are nervous to let someone we don't know into our home. I've done some research online already and so far I've come to the following conclusions:
- hiring a freelance worker is probably too cumbersome given I'd be on my own to do background checks and ensure the proper insurance is in place
- a service provider like Molly Maid seems to be too commoditized, I want to be more selective about the individual(s) who will be in my home
- a service provider like care.com seems like it gives us more control over selecting an individual, but might not work out if there are requirements for working hours - some weeks we might not need someone at all, other weeks we might need someone 5 days a week