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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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Will not let me change address, can't easily find help to fix problem. Bad experience.
Searching in the toolbar for sitters returns no results and a non responsive page.
Too many issues:
Try to access previous accounts however every time a reset password link was sent to the email kept receiving error messages. After create a new account applied for monthly plan and background check, and got charged for both but the system only read me for the monthly plan and not the background check.
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I am not happy about having to pay a fee to contact sitters
I only subscribed for a yr and you over charged me already
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Very difficult to upgrade. All sorts of error messages. No reasonable contact information (no customer service phone #). Email for help and the response was not especially satisfactory.
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I got all the way to pay and got kicked all the way back to the beginning.
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Its very shady of you to take away my messages after I cancel my subscription. I paid for it, and I still have nearly a month left thats already paid for, but yet your revoking my membership now, just because I Cancelled. Probably not even legal, but shady a best. Not great for a company built on trust.
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Website would not allow me to proceed with purchase. Had to go into private browsing as it did not work in the app either.
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Didn't see a spot to enter promo code. Pais full price.
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Scammers. I signed up to Care.com for a one year subscription and cancelled a month after as I no longer needed the service. I did not receive an email confirmation, as the cancellation was confirmed through their website. They charged me a huge fee again the following year, and refuse to refund. They say they have no evidence subscription was cancelled. They do not send any sort of email or reminder before they deduct the fee again. When asked about this they do not respond. Additionally, they have now cancelled my subscription, but the fee was for a full year, which I have paid for but can no longer use. This company has no sense of ethical responsibility.
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I marked someone as a favorite using the red heart but can't find it.
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I used you a month ago but unfortunately the person did not work out and she should be removed
I like but can't give 5 stars till I have used this in the next week.
Feels somewhat dishonest or lower quality due to all the paid add-ons as you try to check-out.
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Not very good. Quite confusing frankly. I'm trying to reset a password (if I had one in the first place) and you're not sending me the link. I have given you the $ for the three month upgrade but we haven't sent me any sort of email acknowledgment of that.
Just started, so far feel like there's a lot of subscription add ons pitched before i really know how the site works. TBD
Nice website. Caregivers seem to cover many different areas. Most of what I had found from searching specialized in elder care/dementia, etc.
I don't like all the "add-ons". A local respite group suggested the site, and I do not mind paying for services, but this was really closer to bait-and-switch that straightforward service. Like a site that hooks you on the services then tries to get you to buy product, as this is their true goal. You would be fare more credible if you put ALL the options and costs up front before people go through all the steps to develop their job description, etc.
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Site was slow and when I tried to upgrade something happened. Now I don't know if the fee was charged to my account or not. I'd have to wait to find out post my job.
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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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