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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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I had issues on the mobile site getting my password reset
I paid for the year up front, I've had nothing but issues. The app is never working 100% There really wasn't great options on there. I reached out to support for several issues, none were ever resolved. When they respond to a support email they reply from a "no reply " email so that you can't talk back and forth. They just send you a link to their help page. They refused to prorate and refund part of my payment when I asked. I could not use the app efficiently. They told me it would be best for me to keep care.com to meet my nanny needs (which I no longer need no thanks to care) Of course, I can't respond to the emails so I've submitted a new ticket for every response I wanted to send. Nothing will be done. Crappy company and customer service.

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I have found your site well designed (obviously by a professional web designer). It is extremely easy to understand, use and seems to cover all areas I would expect to have need of, One, other thing, do you have someone who can help me do my home paperwork filing caught up until it's finished? Not overwhelming but extensive. Same person@ same price to me would be perfect if possible. Thank you.
I have not had this long enough to really rate it.
Frustrating because there was no way to talk with someone by telephone. Especially when I needed to talk with someone about paying for this service. Because I coudn't talk to someone to answer my questions, I could have missed out on something because I decided to just skip it. I didn't want to click anything because it wasn't clear to me I would be charged for something I might have not wanted.
Shouldnt have to pay extra for background checks. If I find an alternative website I will use it.

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The app doesn't work. I keep getting an error when I try to edit my profile. Very frustrating.

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Need more flexibility with choices; too regimented.

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I could only find one person to do any service when I did a search

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Too many up front questions and too many add ons. Why do I need to ask for a background check of a potential tutor... YOU should be doing that to protect your brand.

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Had trouble getting a password reset online. I had to send an email and then waited two days to hear back from someone who could help me over the phone

People should not have to pay just to send a care provider a message.

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** Seniors and Consumers Beware **
This organization has the least regard for privacy and protection of seniors. It requires senseless information from you so that they can resell publisher or disseminate for money your personal information when all you wanted to do was to get price quotes for services for seniors from company's you may not even choose or want to do business with! Multiple back-and-forth with this company shows a complete disregard for privacy rights security and protection of seniors today which is a critical problem. I would not use this organization I would run from any attempt to sign up for this organization they diss value seniors they do not protect or secure your information and are only doing this for profit run from this organization.
I needed to book a baby sitter for tomorrow and the next 3 days, but the system of this site doesn't accommodate this need.

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I am looking for a babysitter. Let's see if I find one.
Your sales funnel IS $#*!ING DUMB. Seriously? Why is everything a $#*!ing add-on. I JUST WANT TO GET THROUGH AND GET TO THE PEOPLE I NEED HELP WITH. YOU RUIN ALREADY BUSY LIVES WHEN YOU MAKE THIS $#*! HARDER! Carers are busy $#*!ing people. GROW UP!

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UI is clunky and difficult to navigate. 100s of care takers in the area, but few appear to be currently active.

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Other then taking my payment and making sure I know you are not responsible for hires, there is no explanation on how to hire someone

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Seems easy enough to do. Will see what happens when caregivers reply.
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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