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Available in more than 20 countries, Care.com is the world’s leading platform for finding and managing high-quality family care. Care.com is designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s families and caregivers, offering everything from household tax and payroll services and customized corporate benefits packages covering the care needs of working families, to innovating new ways for caregivers to be paid and obtain professional benefits.
The company generally receives positive feedback for its reliable service providers and the ease of finding suitable candidates for various needs, such as pet care and housekeeping. Customers appreciate the professionalism and attentiveness of the service providers, which enhances their overall satisfaction. However, there are notable concerns regarding service reliability, with several reports of no-shows and difficulties in communication with applicants. Additionally, issues with the website's functionality and billing practices have frustrated users. Overall, while the service shows potential, improvements in communication and reliability are essential for enhancing customer experience.
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Your app keeps putting me back at the sign in. That's annoying. Also the same clients or maybe it just goes back to the top instead of where you left off. It's just not user friendly.
So far it is a very easy website and easy to follow instructions
I do not appreciate having to sign up for premium in order to view applicants for a job I posted. I understand not being able to respond, but at least let me see if anybody is worth responding to before making me spend $40 on something I would only use once. I have also been a caregiver on Care for about 8 years now and remember when premium was only $20 for prospective parents and even less for caregivers! Raising the prices is ridiculous when you guys obviously have a surplus of parents and caregivers on this site trying to find prospective employers/employees. The least you could do is relax on the price gouging.

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Have been able to find great caregivers through your site.
I kept on receiving 'hyperlink text invalid' with no specification of what was being misread. I spent over 30 minutes and multiple revisions before discovering the cause was using or in angle brackets, like so 

I keep getting this error:
Unexpected error occurred, please try again after some time.

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I received a response to my ad within 24 hours of posting.
All candidates should be required to have a background check already completed.

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Useful website - would be helpful to understand if I get any background checks with the existing subscription before being asked to upgrade
I don't want the quarterly service. I'm cleaing the house becaue my mother is cominng home to die. There will be hospice here and the house needs to be cleaned.
I have used it in the past, the improvements you have made since then are wonderful.
Seems easy to use, guided prompts are easy to follow and hit on key points. Like the example wording provided for initial job post
I cannot get past the location part to list my needs. What is wrong?

I am having issues posting a profile photo. The website and app 'freeze' when I select a photo. Also, when I finally get a photo uploaded of my husband, baby and I, I got an email stating it doesn't follow your guidelines. Not too sure why I am having issues.

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I have tried to message 3 people and the message did not go thru. I received a message that there's an error and to retry later. I waited 1/2 hr and it still didn't work. How am I supposed to speak and book someone if I'm not able to send them a message?

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I did not expect to get charged so much money up front! I would like a refund for the entire year. I thought it was deducted from my account monthly

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Tried to sign up... received error message. Tried multiple times without success. Very frustrating.

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Tried to have the background check added automatically!
Not cool

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Messaging feature keeps showing an error and not allowing me to send messages which is the whole point of paying for a membership.

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I can't evaluate this yet. I have been unable to contact anyone for help. Even the "chat" does not respond. We'll see.

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Answer: Hello, I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and they are currently investigating Care.com. This is important enough to me that they have scammed me out of 6 months of payments and I had to close my credit card for Fraud. If you have had a bad experience with Care.com, I would encourage you to file a complaint with BBB. If enough people complain, then they will take more serious action. Here is the website. It is a short process to submit a complaint. https://www.bbb.org/consumer-complaints/file-a-complaint/get-started
Answer: Steer clear from Care.com or what we prefer to call Care-aless. Com! They are only about profit for them. The site is for trollers that prey on innocent families. You'd be better off putting an ad in your local newspaper. Most local newspapers also have online readership too!
Answer: I am determined to shut this site down. I am contacting news programs, The Today Show, Good Morning America and any and all others. Shut them down!
Answer: This is so sad! I have been on both sides as I have an assisted living home in Pensacola Florida. I used care.com to staff my home; awful. Then when I had myself on as a provider they suspended me for a 14 year old non viloent misdemeanor, and they did not even have my permission to check past 7. They want you to get crappy providers, the good ones are kicked off because once ya get a good one, you no longer need them. Cash cow corrupt company who makes rules up as they go along, I heard 20/20 is doing a special. I plan to contact them, as I am verifiably the best care coordinator hands down, extremely good with direct care. You will only ever be returned 1 month contact the Federal Trade Commission file a complaint that's what I did, the more problems the better the case against care, com
Answer: I would be cautious. I hope she is not moving for the job, as that is NOT a good idea. I get text messages daily from people asking me to email them (often for a friend), or someone coming from out of town or whatever. I delete these right away. First of all, they should go through the regular website and email you. No one would hire anyone without first meeting them, checking references, etc. I am sitting at the home of someone I took with through the Care site. I first communicated via email, then set up a face to face and met the kids. If it seems too good to be true, it is. USE COMMON SENSE! Seriously, if you don't have common sense you really shouldn't be taking care of kids, pets or anyone else!
Answer: Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe they have a big money backer and can screw people of their money and lack of customer service? They should be called, I don't care.com
Answer: If I were you I'd choose another site. Care.com is terrible.
Answer: Some of the clients are looking for cheap labor through the internet for housekeeping. I usually tell the person to call me back for interview finish. Then I would tell them that I am self-employed and they would need to file a 1099 for taxes to IRS.
Answer: Care.com is set up for parents that pay for the service... Parents can enroll for free and place and add. However, If they do not forward their credit card any messages from caregivers will have a blocked phone number. The babysitter cam also enroll for free and make a profile for her services. However if she does nor forward her credit card she can only apply to 8 jobs every 28 days and only the ads from parents that have paid for an account will be able to contact her. DO NOT respond to anyone contacting you on your phone that did not contact through Care.com first... This is always a scam... The message will look like this: I am moving to your area soon and need car for my son/daughter. Kindly respond to my email.(They are looking to scam you for money.)
Answer: Sitter city.com could help you. I have honestly had nothing but problems with care.com. They make up rules as they decide not how things are written and do not follow their own privacy policy. They feed on single moms and dads. As well as children providing for aging parents You can place an add on Craigslist as well, for free and your prospective employee provides their own background check as it can be a most recent one and obtained by themselves at 5 to 10 dollars

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