Jocelyn has asked me to add some clarity about this position.
This is a temporary position, although I suspect that if a person is really good, it could grow into something longer term.
This would be for spotty hours. When we have a lot of people coming and going, there will be a lot of hours with changing bedding and cleaning. Plus cooking. And when things slow down a bit, the hours will drop a lot - although there can be bounty work (little projects that need to be done), and it is even possible that there are other projects that could be done. We have good internet here - so it is even possible that you could help cassie with some stuff.
I think that the
root of this position is cleaning and cooking. And when people are arriving, helping them get settled. If a person is REALLY good, we might even set them up with an email account and phone number to juggle who all is sleeping where.
But I cannot emphasize this
enough: cleaning. cooking. and stuff.
Would you be open to a couple doing this?
Sure, cuz the work would get done in half the time, right?
How much is the pay
I would gladly pay somebody $16 per hour if they are great. See my threads about
magic boobies and
being a natural.
I could even see doling out bonuses on top of that, or making business arrangements that pay a lot more.
At the same time, I think for every person that is this good, there are 100 people that are terrible and want to be paid $16 per hour. They don't know they are terrible. They think they are great.
I have seen people get a LOT done in four hours. And then other people will take 40 hours to do the same thing and they will eat up 8 hours of my time along the way. And then the people that take 40 hours want a raise and, simultaneously, fewer hours.
When we did the kitchen commander position, we had a lot of people that felt that the pay needed to be a lot more and they couldn't possibly do the job in 40 hours a week. And then we had people the showed that the job could be easily done in 15 hours per week, thus making the pay-per-hour more than double.
Because I have been so very burned in this space, I think I am open to starting somebody at $12 per hour. There is a 90% chance that $12 is really too much, and I will need to try again and again until I have somebody that is "a natural." But I cannot find that natural unless I roll the dice!
I would like to think that a
permie might find other values in being here. Meeting a long list of cool people and learning about our projects and maybe even participating.
how long would we be working for (length of stay and hour per week)?
Through July. Variable hours per week. There are opportunities for more hours if desired. And it is possible a longer stay could be arranged. We also have the innovators event spanning two weeks in October.
What would be the accomodations?
Variable. If a person was really good and started two months ago, we would probably arrange something really nice. As is, we have a series of events and everybody wants a bunk. So there are days where there are no more bunks available. And there are times when all of the bunks are available. Of
course, I have developed a brand new pet peeve where a person that is paid to clean is actually creating the work for themselves. So while I am open to allowing a person to be comfy anywhere, I feel that the person in this role cleans up after themselves on their time. My reasoning for this is that if this person lived in missoula, and I paid them to do this stuff, then they would not be creating a lot of impact here that they would then be paid to mitigate.
Is there a minimum age required for this job?
I dunno. I haven't thought of that.
Bella was 17 when she was here. She was really helpful in a lot of ways. At the same time we had some people that were much older that turned out to be quite a burden.
Although this job would be too much for Bella, I think it is plausible that there could be a 17 year old for whom it could work. But that would be a very rare 17 year old.
I can leave Ashland, Oregon on Monday to come but don't know how long it will take to get there. Two days?
One long day or two really easy days.
I have cooked, and cleaned professionally a lot. Plus I raised four girls and have herded chickens, so I am qualified. Plus I would not be doing it for the money, but money helps with traveling expenses. I am a Dailyish Blog reader and have been wanting to come for ages. I can sleep in my truck.
This sounds like the perfect resume! Did you email Jocelyn?
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