Have you ever picked up anyone to work at your house?

Like you I would be way to afraid to pick someone up to come work on my home. I would be worried about the safety of my self, my children and of my property. I would much rather hire someone who is bonded and insured so that I am protected. I also will never have work men at the home when I am here alone. If my husband is not here they are not working on my house. Not sure what I will do now that he is going to work out of the house, but I am sure I will figure something out. There are just too many stories now days, the young girl in Colorado who was taken and later found by a man they picked up to work on their home, and there are too many murders, etc. I am just not that trusting of a person with the lives of my children.

I never have picked up anyone because we dont really that kind of people where I live. I like in Kolkata, India. If I see anyone like that and if I have the ability to help that person then for sure I will do everything in my power to help them by giving them a proper job.

In Canada this is called a carpool. One person usually drives to houses of various co-workers, or class mates, and picks them up in their car, if they are all going to the same place. This saves on gas, and is better for the environment. The people we pick up are not strangers. People don't usually form carpools until they have gotten to know the people well enough as friends, to trust them.

I live in Miami, FL and there are always spots where people are standing on a corner looking for jobs. Some people who do big things like construction or something usually picks them up and pays them less. Most of the time there are either illegal immigrants or homeless people looking for work. I personally never had anyone from the streets do work in my house. However there was a time when we had to move at the last minute and it was ex mother and law and I and my ex. We needed more man power so I did get like 3 of them to help us move but that is about it.