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Also just thought the bacon thing was funny. I’m going to start stocking up the fridge with meat and dairy products now for when she opens the fridge. Haha J/K
I’m totally just joking.
I’ve been think if I would have been her at her age, I would have been so thankful and happy to have such a cool and relaxed job.
Just a funny side note though… This is my first time hiring someone to work from my house, and my son loves bacon, so of course I have bacon in the fridge. My helper brings her lunch and uses my fridge and microwave for her lunch break. She started talking a lot about how she doesn’t like to eat meat and how cruel it is and that she’s a vegetarian ( I was too at her age) . It didn’t even cross my mind, until tonight, when I opened the fridge and saw the bacon sitting front and center LOL. She’s 23 and lives with her parents. I’m kind of on edge now. Like what. I used to be vegetarian too when I was her age, but I’ve never judged others for their own choices. I feel judged. LOL.
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I told her thank you so much for all your help this week. We’ll start with paypal and keeping track of hours next week. Her only response was:
You’re welcome.
She is only taking photos and measurements.
Also, I want to share with everyone that I think I may have solved my problem with the lunch break. On a side note, I was paying her via Venmo, but after doing some research it looks like I would still need to give her a 1099, but not if I pay her via PayPal goods and services.
Anyways:
I ended up telling my helper today that I’m trying to get more organized, so I’m going to need to start paying her through PayPal so that I don’t have to issue a 1099, and also “my accountant” advised that I start keeping track of her hours. 🙂
She was totally cool with it! Yay! Starting next week, we will keep a log when she comes and we will write down her arrival time, lunch break start and finish times, and the time that she stops working.
I’m thinking of sending some items home with my helper to work on. Can anyone recommend how much to pay per piece, or how to go about figuring out a good rate?
Thanks for your help!
Thank you so much everyone for the advice! I really appreciate it. I’m new to having a helper. I’m used to doing everything myself, and I have a hard time with confrontation. I know that this is something that I need to work on to run a business. What Ryanne said about doing the math, makes it real clear. I see that I’m paying her a lot for nothing, so I’m going to talk to her about it. Next time I hire someone, I will make sure to address this up front and let people know before they start working. I didn’t even think about it before, because personally, I would never expect to take a lunch break under the circumstances, and I’m used to working by myself with no lunch break.
Thanks for the replies! I pay her for the full 5 hours that she’s here, which includes the 30 minutes she’s taking to eat lunch. I don’t have time to take lunch breaks myself lol. I just eat while I work. She lives at home with her parents and doesn’t have any other jobs or anything right now, so it seems to me like she should have time to eat before or after work and just bring snacks to eat while working. I just don’t know how to say anything without scaring her off. I need her help!
continued lol! So, maybe posting on social media helps more with Etsy and Shopify or if you have a store front than it does with ebay. If you’re only selling on ebay and aren’t interested in selling on any other platforms it may not help to post on social media?
I use Instagram to promote my online stores. I’ve spent 3 years building and engaging my followers. It helps big time! I get orders all of the time on Etsy and my Shopify site from posts on Instagram. I try to not make it spammy. I try to engage people and make posts interesting and tell a story. For me it has paid off so far…
I started originally selling on Ebay, and then Etsy, and now also Depop and Shopify. I used to never get sales anywhere except on Ebay until I started heavily posting on Instagram, and now I get just as many sales on Etsy as I do on Ebay.
You guys totally read my mind about the Croc trend LOL!!!
I was just looking at Crocs on ebay. They are so trendy right now. They are way cuter though. The new ones have a platform. I think the style is called “Bay”. 🙂
Thanks for the replies! 🙂
I will try the Facebook site and e mail. Maybe it is some glitch in the system, since they are switching to managed payments. I tried signing up for managed payments, but got a message saying that I can not sign up, because they are switching sellers over in phases or something. I can’t remember the exact wording, so I’m still using Paypal.
Sorry I meant they closed (not cancelled) the return. I was so frustrated with that last night LOL. Glad I had somewhere to vent :).
The most frustrating thing for me was that I couldn’t get ahold of anyone on the phone to help me. They used to have really good customer service for issues like this.
I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to issue the refund on time, and when that happens, from what I understand, Ebay counts that again your seller level. (That’s what I meant by “black marks” LOL… sorry I was tired and frustrated last night so the way I phrased that sounded a little funny.) I work so hard to maintain “Above Standard”.
