hiring a maid

Boris · #1 10-14-2007, 06:50 PM

I've had pretty good luck with Craigslist. The average price is $50 and they come every two weeks. Could be more if you expect them to do laundry.

Los Feliz Slim · #2 10-14-2007, 07:04 PM

I've had a husband-wife team do our house once a week for about eight years, they're the best. They do everything, including laundry. I pay them $80 a visit and tip them around $300 at the end of the year. They put everything back in the wrong places, but I think that's standard. I was put together with them by a friend, I don't think I'd be comfortable with somebody from Craigslist in my house (my people often come and clean when we're not home).

TheMetetron · #3 10-14-2007, 07:17 PM

You guys pay too much. Craigslist, get an illegal, pay like $10-12/hr and profit. Always pay hourly and get them to do whatever you need done that day.

XXXNoahXXX · #4 10-14-2007, 07:32 PM

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You guys pay too much. Craigslist, get an illegal, pay like $10-12/hr and profit. Always pay hourly and get them to do whatever you need done that day.

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I don't think I'd be comfortable with somebody from Craigslist in my house (my people often come and clean when we're not home).

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Los Feliz Slim · #5 10-14-2007, 07:53 PM

TheMetetron,

What Noah said. Also, I gave my people a $20/week raise when the wife of the team had her gall bladder removed in Tijuana to save money and had complications from the surgery (no insurance ldo). These people make a legitimate contribution to the quality of my life on a number of fronts.

private joker · #6 10-14-2007, 09:26 PM

I have a logistical problem with letting a maid come when I'm not home: my apartment building has a security door at its entrance for which the key is uncopyable. So to let anyone in I have to buzz them in from the house. To get another key from my landlord would cost $125.

This is the main reason I haven't hired a maid yet (my place could use a bit of sprucing up), and it's really dumb.

WhoIam · #7 10-14-2007, 11:15 PM

Does anyone have experience with full-time live-in maids? I'm going to get one once I get settled into a decent house here and at roughly $40 a month there's no reason not to. I'm wondering if I'll find it odd or annoying to have someone walking around the house all day.