Care.comReviews of care.com

We have used care.com before and it's always a struggle to actually find a sitter. We did find a few this time which is good, but when I pay them through the app I get charged service fees and some sort of benefits fee. My sitter has no clue what that actually is, so I know she is not getting that money. Deceptive practice is what I would call this. It's a shame too, because the idea here is a good one. I have never had an issue cancelling my account like many on here have. And I made sure to cancel a week early so they didnt charge my card again.

Ik wil premium lid worden, maar het gaat niet. Ik heb het meerdere malen geprobeerd met de bankkaart en het werkt nog steeds niet. Ik probeerde met Paypal en juist hetzelfde het werkt niet. Is het mogelijk om een rekening naar mij toe te sturen zodat ik geld kan gaan storten.

I have not used this service so don't count my rating of 3 stars. Would anyone be interested in a similar service? I was thinking about my mum being a carer and how agencies paid her poorly and thought of this idea. But when searching online, I found care.com. Therefore, I thought no point because a well-funded organisation has already done it. But then I searched reviews and came across all these negative reviews. It will not charge people looking for carers, however, it would have to charge carers a small fee for finding them work. Therefore, receiving the pay they deserve while also keeping costs down for families and removing greedy agencies. The platform itself would include a website similar to care.com plus integrated mobile apps for task management and communication between carers and family members. probably quite basic to start with and advance with technology over time. Such as smart contracts, opt-in, opt-out gps locator to get peace of mind and check the time carers where travelling and at your family members home. Automatically sorting any time disputes and pay. Without the need for a third party etc. I have just created a quick fb page you can search if interested called: Carers Solution UK. It's just an idea and would love to get some feedback or even advice before throwing myself into it. I am more tech orientated and noticed the problem through my mum working as a carer. I used to be a binman and was earning almost double her wage so either the government thinks removing rubbish is more valuable than the elderly or agencies are taking a big cut! Either way, there seems to be a problem! and care.com is not the answer reading through these reviews.

I have had mixed experiences with Care.com. It has worked great for me, as a childcare provider, in finding nanny positions. However, just recently, I somehow was signed up for premium membership and charged for it, when I didn’t actually sign up for it. No emails/receipts to indicate this, either. I found out via my credit card statement!!! Very unnerving. If I don’t receive a refund, I’m not sure I will trust this site enough to continue to use it.

I'm very unhappy with my care.com experience so far. 2 months in I have yet to find a housekeeper. I have posted two jobs and had over 20 applicants but no one has shown up so far even for a test run. I imagine it's a supply demand thing but still after paying 80, I expect at least someone to show up for a job 60 days in!!

When using Care.com I found several potential candidates responded very quickly to my job description. But few of them had actually read the job, so they weren't able or willing to commit to the hours requested. Also most of the candidates that I interviewed either backed out because they found another position, or didn't even respond to follow up messages. For the money I paid monthly, I have mixed feelings about this site.

Should send email when one week till close of subscription

I emailed a dozen people and only 1 replied to my query within a day. Another replied a few days later saying she was unavailable for a month. Another replied a couple days later saying she was available. SO, that's 25% who responded at all, and only 2/3 of those responses were even available to be considered. I think the people at Care.com should require those posting themselves as possible workers to keep their profile updated as unavailable, when appropriate, and/or to reply within two business days. It's not worth my $31 per month membership fee when I spend the time to scroll through person after person and so few of them even respond.