Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by me_me_me 654 days ago
hmmm, probably not worth it.

If you hire a house cleaner 3 days a week for 3 hours for every week of a year. That should keep your house in near pristine condition.

That's around 450 hours a year. Pay them $20, thats $9000 a year.

Probably waaaay more hours than you would need at way over the market rate, and still cheaper.

Those robots probably break often too and still are hard to fix. And are not flexible in terms of tasks (only flexible when the work)

1 comments

> Pay them $20, thats $9000 a year.

No idea where you live, but no, housekeepers aren't that cheap anymore.

Dublin Ireland, one of most expensive cities in eu (sadly) Cost per hour is around €15
I live in Seattle, and you’ll be lucky to get someone for $49/hour. Obviously labor is more dear here, so the robot prices make more economic sense.
How much does a Private Housekeeper make in Seattle, Washington? As of Aug 20, 2024, the average hourly pay for a Private Housekeeper in Seattle is $18.92 an hour.

Private Housekeeper Salary in Seattle, WA - ZipRecruiter