This is something that bothers me to no end. I work 2 jobs. My first main job pays well, but it's in a very quiet office - just myself and another man and it's a 4 day per week job. I'm off Fridays. So I took a second retail job which pays minimum wage for a number of reasons - I like the social aspect since my main job is not at all social - I like being around people, the girls I work with are really nice, etc.
So once I started working 2 jobs I decided to get in a cleaning lady since I don't want to spend what little spare time I have cleaning. It just blows me away what these women charge - like between $90 - $130 for about a 3 - 4 hour cleaning job.
I work equally as hard as they do at my retail job and get paid minimum wage, which is about $10/hr here (I'm in Canada so by the time you take taxes off that, it's about $6.00 per hour!!). Trust me, these women are not paying income tax on their cleaning jobs!! This isn't a bonded insured company or anything (they charge even more!!!!!!!!) this is just some woman doing housecleaning on her own to make a few bucks.
How is it that my retail job which includes being on my feet for 4 hours per shift, plus cleaning the store, etc. is worth $10.00 per hour, yet these women that clean my house think they are worth $25 - $30 per hour?
I can't figure this one out for the life of me. Right now I don't have anyone doing it because it just irks me that they charge so much.
I'm wondering what other people are paying for housecleaning??
So once I started working 2 jobs I decided to get in a cleaning lady since I don't want to spend what little spare time I have cleaning. It just blows me away what these women charge - like between $90 - $130 for about a 3 - 4 hour cleaning job.
I work equally as hard as they do at my retail job and get paid minimum wage, which is about $10/hr here (I'm in Canada so by the time you take taxes off that, it's about $6.00 per hour!!). Trust me, these women are not paying income tax on their cleaning jobs!! This isn't a bonded insured company or anything (they charge even more!!!!!!!!) this is just some woman doing housecleaning on her own to make a few bucks.
How is it that my retail job which includes being on my feet for 4 hours per shift, plus cleaning the store, etc. is worth $10.00 per hour, yet these women that clean my house think they are worth $25 - $30 per hour?
I can't figure this one out for the life of me. Right now I don't have anyone doing it because it just irks me that they charge so much.
I'm wondering what other people are paying for housecleaning??
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