How much to pay teenage house cleaner?

[Bill]

We are in need of a maid / house cleaner for monthly cleanings, and my
neighbor's teenage daughter is interested in doing it.

What's the going hourly rate for a teenage girl to do basic house cleaning?
I don't want to overpay, but I definately want her to get enough, because I
don't want her to quit and have to hire an impersonal cleaning service.

Thanks

[Vox Humana]

"Bill" <st6_guy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> We are in need of a maid / house cleaner for monthly cleanings, and my
> neighbor's teenage daughter is interested in doing it.
>
> What's the going hourly rate for a teenage girl to do basic house
cleaning?
> I don't want to overpay, but I definately want her to get enough, because
I
> don't want her to quit and have to hire an impersonal cleaning service.

Find out what an impersonal cleaning service would charge and pay her that
amount. I think people should be paid based on the quality of work they do,
not their age, gender, or any other characteristic.

[TOM KAN PA]

<< Find out what an impersonal cleaning service would charge and pay her that
amount. I think people should be paid based on the quality of work they do,
not their age, gender, or any other characteristic. >>

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Huh? Don't you think an impersonal cleaning service would be more skilled at
cleaning a house?
Would you see this in rec.auto.body.repair?

We are in need of an autobody person for body work, and my neighbor's teenage
son is interested in doing it.

What's the going hourly rate for a teenage boy to do basic auto body work?

I don't want to overpay, but I definately want him to get enough, because
I don't want him to quit and have to pay a professional auto body shop.

[Nan]

On 04 Oct 2003 14:21:23 GMT, tomkanpa@aol.comic (TOM KAN PA) wrote:

><< Find out what an impersonal cleaning service would charge and pay her that
>amount. I think people should be paid based on the quality of work they do,
>not their age, gender, or any other characteristic. >>
>
>____Reply Separator_____
>
>Huh? Don't you think an impersonal cleaning service would be more skilled at
>cleaning a house?

Not necessarily. A cleaning service would hire independent
contractors and pay them around $7 an hour, though.

Nan

[Nan]

On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 13:44:57 GMT, "Bill" <st6_guy@yahoo.com> wrote:

>We are in need of a maid / house cleaner for monthly cleanings, and my
>neighbor's teenage daughter is interested in doing it.
>
>What's the going hourly rate for a teenage girl to do basic house cleaning?
>I don't want to overpay, but I definately want her to get enough, because I
>don't want her to quit and have to hire an impersonal cleaning service.
>
>Thanks

I'm with calling the cleaning services to find out their rates and
paying your neighbor a comparable amount.

Nan

[Vox Humana]

"TOM KAN PA" <tomkanpa@aol.comic> wrote in message
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> << Find out what an impersonal cleaning service would charge and pay her
that
> amount. I think people should be paid based on the quality of work they
do,
> not their age, gender, or any other characteristic. >>
>
> ____Reply Separator_____
>
> Huh? Don't you think an impersonal cleaning service would be more skilled
at
> cleaning a house?

Why would I? If you hire someone to clean your house and they do a good job
then they deserve the going wage. If their work doesn't meet your
expectations then you need to talk with them. If you don't expect a good
job and you are going to pay them a fraction of the going wage then I think
you need to explain that to them up front. (But why bother hiring someone
who you don't think will be thorough?) The key to success in such cases is
having a clear set of expectation and communicating them to the person doing
the job.

I had a college student who cleaned my home and office. She was very
thorough. I have had to fire "impersonal cleaning services" because they
didn't do a good job. In one case they broke several things, constantly set
off the alarm system, locked themselves out of the house, and locked the dog
in the basement. Another firm that touted themselves as "restoration
specialists" accidentally sprayed oven cleaner on my kitchen cabinets and
ruined the finish and dulled the lacquer finish on the cornice of my china
cabinet. I had to take legal action to recover from their "professional"
services. Cleaning services range from very professional and thorough to a
person with a station wagon, some rags, and bottle of Windex. The best
residential cleaning service that I used was Merry Maids. The very best job
was done by the college student. I don't see why a teenager couldn't clean
as well as a 40 year old, especially if you told them what you expected them
to do. In the case of Merry Maids, they had a room-by-room list of tasks
and a weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly schedule of what they would do. They
left the check-off list after each session. You have to decide who is going
to supply the tools and cleaning agents, when they are going to arrive, and
how disputes are going to be handled. For instance, if the person didn't
clean something to your expectations then how are you going to resolve the
matter? It is far better to decide this up-front than to stew over it for a
month.

[MangoMasher]

How bout finding out what the company would charge and then split the
difference?....After all the teenager does not have any insurance etc in
case of breakage/theft whatever....

Win win for both..

Mango
"Nan" <nan@altmothers.org> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 13:44:57 GMT, "Bill" <st6_guy@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >We are in need of a maid / house cleaner for monthly cleanings, and my
> >neighbor's teenage daughter is interested in doing it.
> >
> >What's the going hourly rate for a teenage girl to do basic house
cleaning?
> >I don't want to overpay, but I definately want her to get enough, because
I
> >don't want her to quit and have to hire an impersonal cleaning service.
> >
> >Thanks
>
> I'm with calling the cleaning services to find out their rates and
> paying your neighbor a comparable amount.
>
> Nan
>


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[Nan]

On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 14:51:06 -0500, "MangoMasher" <mangos@Hachoo.com>
wrote:

>How bout finding out what the company would charge and then split the
>difference?....After all the teenager does not have any insurance etc in
>case of breakage/theft whatever....
>
>Win win for both..
>
>Mango

I would think the neighbor's daughter would be much more careful. The
"professional" person/company may not be careful because they figure
they're covered.

Afaic, it all boils down to whether the OP wants some "impersonal"
stranger wandering around inside their home, or a close neighbor. I'd
choose the neighbor, and pay well enough to ensure a decent job.

Nan

>"Nan" <nan@altmothers.org> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 13:44:57 GMT, "Bill" <st6_guy@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >We are in need of a maid / house cleaner for monthly cleanings, and my
>> >neighbor's teenage daughter is interested in doing it.
>> >
>> >What's the going hourly rate for a teenage girl to do basic house
>cleaning?
>> >I don't want to overpay, but I definately want her to get enough, because
>I
>> >don't want her to quit and have to hire an impersonal cleaning service.
>> >
>> >Thanks
>>
>> I'm with calling the cleaning services to find out their rates and
>> paying your neighbor a comparable amount.
>>
>> Nan
>>
>
>
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