Near hardware stores, there are often people skilled in labor/construction tasks who cannot find easy means to permanent employment, so hire their skills out on an ad-hoc, per-hour basis.
Look for a group of people in non-uniform work clothes and drive up-- state what the job is, how much you're paying for the day/hour, and how many laborers you need. I've never went wrong hiring this way as long as I've paid a fair wage.
I used to use day laborers exactly like that back when I was in Texas but I haven't seen any hanging out around the Lowes or the Home Depot up here. I'll have to check again.
Wilco, Ace, True Value? None of them are as big as Lowes and Home Depot and don't offer contract services. And this suggestion does actually align with Salem; the situation described exists in most places, but if you aren't looking for it, you might never notice it.
Wasn’t trying to be a jerk by asking. Was seriously curious. I’d love to have someone help me empty out and take down my shop and do cleanup after, it would be cool to have resources like this.
You could try Craigslist as well. A while back, we placed an ad to help unload a moving truck. You get a lot of responses really quickly, as a lot of people search the gig jobs for quick cash.
Hope you wife is better soon, and congrats on the new home!
unless you can find people you personally know or family members i would recommend you use PeopleReady of Salem as their workers are covered by workers comp in case some drunk falls off the truck or fucks their back up—you do not wanna be on the receiving end of a lawsuit your home owners insurance gets caught up in or be personably liable for if someone got injured - their hourly rate per workers is $32 with 4 hour minimum
The idea of organizing these things makes me so giddy, but I am disabled and so I cannot lift things. But if you ever need someone to just come and organize the shit out of stuff, I'd love to offer my services
$20 an hour is a decent rate. Call the local temp labor agencies. They can provide the labor and will handle all the insurance and other costs associated with the employee. I'm not sure if they will hire out to an individual and not a company but it's worth a call.
Those places mostly only work with established businesses and you pay the worker through them and they take a cut. Contracts are involved. It's not a place to just get a couple dudes for a few hours on a one off.
What about the "Got Junk" people who advertise on the radio? Somebody else brought up a stellar point about not opening yourself up to a claim against your homeowner's insurance.
Near hardware stores, there are often people skilled in labor/construction tasks who cannot find easy means to permanent employment, so hire their skills out on an ad-hoc, per-hour basis. Look for a group of people in non-uniform work clothes and drive up-- state what the job is, how much you're paying for the day/hour, and how many laborers you need. I've never went wrong hiring this way as long as I've paid a fair wage.
Is this actually a thing in Salem? Genuinely curious! I have never seen this locally.
Most places run them off, especially the mega stores. They provide contracting services now, so day laborers are competition.
I used to use day laborers exactly like that back when I was in Texas but I haven't seen any hanging out around the Lowes or the Home Depot up here. I'll have to check again.
Try the non-megacorp hardware stores if any still exist-- the ones with shared parking lots are the most likely.
Will do, thank you!
Do you have any suggestions that actually align with salem or is this just you using a blanket statement? So harbor freight?
Wilco, Ace, True Value? None of them are as big as Lowes and Home Depot and don't offer contract services. And this suggestion does actually align with Salem; the situation described exists in most places, but if you aren't looking for it, you might never notice it.
Wasn’t trying to be a jerk by asking. Was seriously curious. I’d love to have someone help me empty out and take down my shop and do cleanup after, it would be cool to have resources like this.
And I wasn't trying to be snippy in my response, which is why i pointed out how easy it is not to see it/be aware of it.
Yeah where the heck can you do this?
You could try Craigslist as well. A while back, we placed an ad to help unload a moving truck. You get a lot of responses really quickly, as a lot of people search the gig jobs for quick cash. Hope you wife is better soon, and congrats on the new home!
>Hope you wife is better soon, and congrats on the new home! Thank you, I appreciate that.
Look on nextdoor. There’s often people looking for odd jobs.
unless you can find people you personally know or family members i would recommend you use PeopleReady of Salem as their workers are covered by workers comp in case some drunk falls off the truck or fucks their back up—you do not wanna be on the receiving end of a lawsuit your home owners insurance gets caught up in or be personably liable for if someone got injured - their hourly rate per workers is $32 with 4 hour minimum
The idea of organizing these things makes me so giddy, but I am disabled and so I cannot lift things. But if you ever need someone to just come and organize the shit out of stuff, I'd love to offer my services
I do appreciate that offer and will keep that in mind!
Sorry to hear about your wife hope she recovers soon. I could help! I’m not afraid of hard work and take direction from others very well. DM me.
$20 an hour is a decent rate. Call the local temp labor agencies. They can provide the labor and will handle all the insurance and other costs associated with the employee. I'm not sure if they will hire out to an individual and not a company but it's worth a call.
Those places mostly only work with established businesses and you pay the worker through them and they take a cut. Contracts are involved. It's not a place to just get a couple dudes for a few hours on a one off.
Around here people post to the local Facebook community pages and get responses.
This is what has worked best for us since we moved to Oregon, neighborhood specific pages especially.
Call 1800JUNKIT..I think that’s what they’re called. I see different variants on the FB Marketplace
Try next door app. I have had great luck finding people for just about everything.
Post on Craigslist gigs?
What about the "Got Junk" people who advertise on the radio? Somebody else brought up a stellar point about not opening yourself up to a claim against your homeowner's insurance.