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Title: how far should you take friendship
Post by: hensleyll on February 03, 2017, 12:12:33 pm
I have a friend who is 9 months pregnant and  bedridden rest of pregnancy her husband and her had to pay 35000 to fertility clinic she has preclampsia and has asked me to work with her friend on her housecleaning company she pays me 10$ a hr she makes 150.00 for the hr should i be upset dont get paid for the drive time if cleans run over she gets more  money but i dont should i say something or should i be ok with it
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: Teacher8889 on February 15, 2017, 12:39:00 pm
well most cleaning services I know would set a rate , plus the mile you drive to the person home . that would give you more pay . but i would just sit down and talk to your friend that your working with and talk to her , ask  or talk about the rate your being pay and see if they can do something about gas .  that should be included i think . just ask really nice.   does not hurt to ask .. 
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: amyDAST on February 22, 2017, 02:56:52 pm
I have a friend who is 9 months pregnant and  bedridden rest of pregnancy her husband and her had to pay 35000 to fertility clinic she has preclampsia and has asked me to work with her friend on her housecleaning company she pays me 10$ a hr she makes 150.00 for the hr should i be upset dont get paid for the drive time if cleans run over she gets more  money but i dont should i say something or should i be ok with it

If you do not want to do it then simply kindly say no. As a friend don't do anything you truly do not want to do.
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: madeara on February 22, 2017, 03:23:26 pm
Gas has never been included when I have had cleaners.  Just be honest with her.
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: catherinedwhite on February 24, 2017, 04:39:43 am
If I understand correctly, your friend runs a cleaning service and pays her workers $10 an hour.
What she charges has nothing to do with what she pays her workers. If you don't want the job, don't take it.
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: freedavis on March 05, 2017, 10:12:52 am
a Freindship should never have limits if real
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: Bonami on March 29, 2017, 06:57:17 pm
Your friend is paying you $10.00 an hour at her housekeeping company to help her out. And it sounds like you are not happy with the terms. If taking this job is going to hurt your friendship due to the pay, then it may be better for you to say "no" to the job and keep your friendship.
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: heypeg on March 29, 2017, 07:07:12 pm
How long does she expect you to do this?
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: surveypro2016 on April 05, 2017, 06:00:25 am
If you are not happy making $10 an hour, then just say no. If she is a true friend, she will understand.
I used to help my father out on a cleaning job. He cleared $75 a week for the cleaning and paid me $50. The job took 1-2 hours depending on the mess. He made $25 a week to do nothing. I was ok with that because he had to pay taxes, etc. Your friend probably has overhead as well if it is a business.
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: angel86love on April 08, 2017, 10:12:55 pm
I have a friend who is 9 months pregnant and  bedridden rest of pregnancy her husband and her had to pay 35000 to fertility clinic she has preclampsia and has asked me to work with her friend on her housecleaning company she pays me 10$ a hr she makes 150.00 for the hr should i be upset dont get paid for the drive time if cleans run over she gets more  money but i dont should i say something or should i be ok with it
                 Taking the job and accepting the cleaning company criteria,usually means you agree with what the amount u are being paid pr hr, and the detailed description of each day needed clean and what type of clean you will follow, Mind me if I am not correct I understand cleaning jobs can be physicl and time consuming, and its a uneasy feeling  if your being under paid for the type of cleaner you are, A friend pregnant or not woulod and should be able to be fair and reasonable to be able to discuss the pay rate change on those days you do go over and drive time, Good luck and best wishes.
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: cfsdaniels on April 18, 2017, 08:51:13 am
You have to do what you have to do.
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: mole143 on April 25, 2017, 08:34:04 am
in this case she is your employer first and not your friend treat like a busniess arrangement
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: hensleyll on August 24, 2017, 12:23:25 pm
turns out my friend got real sick almost died i ended up saying nothing chalked it up for 4 months then queitly walked away we are still really good friends she a excellent mother
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: king4cash on August 27, 2017, 07:50:18 pm
I think you need to re-negotiate the pay with your friend...your time is important...
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: tantricia44 on August 31, 2017, 11:04:45 pm
Even if your friend was really sick I don't think you should keep silent because you don't know if in the future something similar will happen again! Clear the air for you & you're friend's sake.
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: hensleyll on September 04, 2017, 08:30:19 pm
not sure if the air is cleared she asked me to work at the spur of the moment one weekend and i had 4 kids had to say no so she has never asked again but oh well i see her at family functions she my sis in law best friend we seem to be ok
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: clickers on September 04, 2017, 09:40:15 pm
Yes,if it was someone else perhaps the amount the owner get paid wouldn't make a difference. Like any other employer...they make so much more than what they pay their employees.You either agree to the pay or not.The fact that she's a friend has nothing to do with it.
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: hensleyll on September 30, 2017, 02:35:23 pm
we barely see each other anymore don't know if it by choice or not we are both so busy but I'm assuming its over
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: freedavis on October 08, 2017, 07:44:06 am
It depends on what kind friend you have.  Has to be a good person.
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: hensleyll on October 08, 2017, 09:31:16 am
so i ran into her we are good decided we will not work together again but we are ok
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: king4cash on October 22, 2017, 05:08:02 pm
If she is a good friend, forgive her, friendship is more important than money at times....
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: hensleyll on October 24, 2017, 11:41:30 am
i have no hard feelings to her and she says she has none towards me
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: Cjfrank1 on November 06, 2017, 04:45:42 am
Personally I think these days everybody is out for themselves no matter what the situation family friends neighbors quite sad really but it's it's a fight to the Finish.
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: hensleyll on November 07, 2017, 04:19:00 pm
i beleive this sometimes Cjfrank1
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: bshee58 on November 09, 2017, 07:19:55 am
I would tell her that just because we're friends, don't take advantage of our friendship, she hired you as an employee, and should pay you as such, $10 an hour for cleaning someone's house is not enough. If you're there for 3/4 hours you should get paid $13/14 an hour, that should include putting gas in your car to get to the place you need to be. Someone else wouldn't go for that, and neither should you.
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: hensleyll on November 09, 2017, 05:18:18 pm
well we have just decided we will not work together anymore said she didnt have choice her husband set the rates because the company is under his construction company and he pays taxes on it
Title: Re: how far should you take friendship
Post by: breazybu on December 14, 2017, 01:17:58 pm
As a friend, you shouldn't have to do anything work related if you're not ok with it. I can understand helping out a little but if they have all that money to spend on fertility then it doesn't seem like she needs the help that bad.