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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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Easy to use, enter my needs to care for my mother while I'm at work. It was easy to contact the best matches for her needs and to email them all at once to discuss details. Looking forward to talking with them all!
I'm beginning to think that you are just a scam. I want out. You continue to ask me to add on more services. Not what your advertising says.
This price, with all of the add-ons, is extremely expensive when we are looking for a person to only very occasionally watch our dog for a couple of hours. Maybe this site is not for us.
PS. Dislike very much the "got ya" - we get responses after posting a job and cannot view responses until we pay. Not explained up front before we post job. Shady.
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Sitters are not on regularly. Filters needs refining.
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Outdated Website. Difficult to find where to make my job posting featured or put up an ad.
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I was willing to pay for the service on a monthly basis. If you charge a yearly payment, please discontue and refund my account.
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I can't stand the way you built your website. Absolutely dog $#*! UX experience.
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Easy to use. I'll see what kind of help I get before rating 5 stars.
Stop trying to sell other services during checkout.
Should be clearer what you get free and what you pay for
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Way too expensive and the site just glitched as I was trying to upgrade, so now I have no idea if I was charged or not. Also, there is very very little that one can do with free account. The cost to use this site monthly is outrageous and is not work the cost.
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I just paid for premium but I am limited to a number of messages? That isn't acceptable. I want a refund
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I am in need of trying to get my home back together any quality help as soon as possible would be wonderful. Thanks so much for your help
I was hoping not to pay, but it makes sense that one would need to!
I have not found anyone on Care.com, so why would I rate you guys 5 stars? I've been trying for years.
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Constant trouble resetting password, as you can't use safari browser. Took weeks to get it sorted out.
Very good, but you charge too much off the start. You should allow us to utilize service first.
Very confusing. I am looking for a caregiver and not sure what this "subscription" covers... this is very vague
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Before we paid, you showed that you had over 300 tutors in this area.
Then I paid, and I put in that I need a Japanese tutor, (subject matter, you hide before people pay), and there are zero.
Zero near me, zero within 10 miles, zero within 20 miles.
I'm canceling this membership, I want my money back (you LIED), and I am telling everybody that I know what a scam this is.
I had just finished hating care.com, too. I was giving a tutor a chance because I've run out of options, and I'll be present when my child is tutored. Plus, he's 17 year old now, 220 lbs and 6'3".
But I got a nanny through care.com 10 years ago, and he turned out to be a child molester. He is now in prison. Matthew Zakrzewski. Should ring bells.
He didn't molest my child (i have guns and we let him know from first meeting that I wouldn't bother with the police if anyone ever hurt my child), but he molested many other children. All of whom he found through Care.com. Cops said my son was one of the only children he didn't abuse.
You guys suck as far as keeping kids safe and now you also rip people off. What a scam.
I believe in second chances, but you're a TERRIBLE company. I'm going to start telling the Matthew story again- you don't care about people, and your shameful practices should be exposed. Cancel this account. Refund my money.
Website is easy to navigate; love having caregivers aggregated for me!
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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