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We did not hire him, and I kept doing it myself.

Before, in my whole life, I only touched high end chipshooters less than 10 times.




Most people who need that sort of work done can't do it themselves, and people who can do it are rare in the US. It sounds like the one guy you found knows his value and charges accordingly. I admire him for that. What you charge for your time should be based on the value you return, not how hard your work is.


Good luck paying cleaners then. They provide a lot of value (keep the office 1+ month without cleaning)


As Joe-Z says, there's a large supply of cleaners available which keeps wages down. I'd add I would pay a premium for really good cleaners. A company that employs cleaners who can clean properly and who understand the ways tech workers think would be able to charge more. For example, not moving people's monitors when they clean desks...


Yes, cleaners do provide a lot of value, but there‘s also a huge supply of people willing and able to do that job

supply/demand


And if you've got an office full of sensitive material, you will and do pay a significant premium over what you'd pay to clean an office full of of help-desk employees.


Damn cleaners with security clearance.




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