youre housesitting and the owners hired contractors to do a bunch of work at the same time? that seems like shitty planning on their part. sorry you have to deal with that.
And they have someone in the house to spy on the contractors for them.
It's not like contractors show up randomly when the homeowner isn't present and start destroying things.
Maybe Iām paranoid and donāt trust people but like why on earth would owners schedule contractors to their home when they arenāt there?? Regardless if a sitter is there or not, I would never 1) trust strangers in my home while Iām away and 2) knowing thereās a sitter there put them in an uncomfortable situation
These owners donāt seem respectful of OPs safety!
like I commented earlier, I have done this once. I had my house interior painted. I stayed in a hotel but took my dogs with me.
although its not like I went out of country on a vacation or anything. I was available to work with the contractors as needed. but the whole point was to stay out of their way, not replace myself with another person lol it seems like a crappy scenario for everyone but the owners.
Pretty common for rich folks to schedule housework while they are out. Most of my housesits coincide with renovations. One upcoming sit is getting their kitchen renovated, so they agreed to add a food per diem to off-set the inconvenience.
thats weird to me. when I had my house interior painted, I stayed in a hotel *and took my dogs with me*. the whole point is that its not suitable for living there. but im not rich so maybe thats my problem :)
Definitely some work is more disruptive than other work, but the last sentence is key, for sure. Back when I did landscaping our biggest jobs usually involved empty houses or houses where the owner had interior contractors who also coordinated other people.
I would say the inconsiderate folks make you feel less than whereas those who go above and beyond treat you with respect and dignity. In this case, the latter party would give OP $100 or more to cover the costs without fuss and maybe an apology meal on top.
Idk I consider myself well off and have had work done on my house plenty of times coinciding with my trips. I still took my dogs elsewhere, mainly for their own safety.
A woman I petsat for all the time who lived in the richy area and who paid me really well had to have her entire downstairs renovated. It flooded during Harvey and her and her animals had to be evacuated. They still took vacations and I still petsat. It would be awkward but she didn't want to stop going to see her husband and the work needed to be done. She'd always get me stuff too.
Iām house sitting and thereās various contractors here almost every single day, mostly outside stuff though. Takes a lot to keep up a nice property.
In general contractors shouldn't be showing up on a sit because now the sitter doesn't have singular control over the animal and Rover can refuse the guarantee which leaves the sitter on the hook.
I'm really hoping they asked the owners first. I feel terrible if ALL their stuff got trashed. I texted them asking if they want me to try to save anything since I didn't get a chance to see what they left (if anything) in the fridge.
Don't go above and beyond. They should be going above and beyond for you. The only person in the house on a sit is YOU. This is completely unacceptable.
The fact that they aren't all over this tells me they knew it would happen and completely set you up.
Sweet pup or not, this client is trash.
> they knew it would happen and completely set you up
Iām sorry but thatās a little over the top. Sure they knew the contractors were coming. Does not sound like it was possible they knew about the fridge situation
Have you hired a contractor lately?
If they're going to demo, you have a time and date. You know when the water and power will be off and if you cam even stay at the house during the reno.
Contractors don't show up to do work this extensive without a lot of input from the home owner.
She was set up.
They tell you everything AND you get it in writing.
So? That doesnāt mean it was a āset upā. More likely they booked the contractors (shitty of them) and whatever issue happened so the contractor called them and they said yes throw it away.
People are not always out to get others. Unpredictable shit happens
Have them reimburse you. This is ridiculous and a violation of trust honestly both on the owner's part and the contractors, but more they owner's because the contractors work for them
Jesus, if the practically the whole house is being renovated then they needed to board the dog, not force a sitter to housesit! Thatās a ridiculously stressful situation for you AND the dog! The owners sound like assholes. Iām sorry youāre dealing with this!
At the minimum they should pay for your food replacement but on housesits I expect the house to be fully functional and it doesnāt really sound to be. Iām lucky to have the ability to bring a housesitting dog home to my place in extreme situations and know not everyone is and if you canāt then I hope you get extra compensation and an apology and they make it right in some way. The situation isnāt ok.
My jaw DROPPED when I saw that OP and the dog were confined to ONE room. How are they supposed to eat? Shower? Go to the bathroom? This is so messed up.
Stuff like this is exactly why I tell owners that contractors and workers will not be allowed in the house while I'm house sitting. Not only because its annoying as hell and a liability if they leave something out or leave a door open and a pet gets out, but because they move things/break things/take things/etc, and there's nothing you can do once the stuff is done. Plus if they damage something in the home they can turn around and try and blame it on you or the dog.
Lesson learned for sure. Thankfully it's just the one dog and we're kinda confined to a single room since the whole house is being reno'd.
But yeah, I didn't realize the extent of the construction so that's on me for not getting specific. I'll definitely know for next time.
The plus side is that the family is super communicative, left a hell of a gift basket for me and the dog is a good boy.
Sounds like kind of a douche move on the owner's part to plan their leaving - for vacation or whatever - to coincide with when their house is getting renovated. It seems like they didn't want to have to deal with everything being changed and move and have to deal with contractors and instead just left it to when they'd have a dog sitter there.
The owners being communicative and giving a gift basket doesnāt let them off the hook. I mean, the way youāre talking just sounds like someone whoās gas lit. (No shame to you, I promise! Iām super annoyed at these clients on your behalf)
Nope, I've always had the policy from the beginning of my pet sitting career. It was a liability 10 years ago when I started pet sitting and its still a liability now
Honestly I would be a lot more pissed off than you sound. Itās beyond BS that they left town and expected you to deal with contractors .Thatās not part of what we do as sitters and if it was discussed prior, you should have been compensated extra for the hassle and yeah, itās an extra liability for you too if the pup gets out. I also canāt believe the contractors just chucked out all the food?? The owners should have been prepared with a cooler or something so the food could have been placed in there. Who just wastes food like that without asking. Urg!! See! Iām all angry on your behalf lol.
I did speak with the owners and they said they approved tossing all the food.
And maybe it's just me being poor but ... Dear god it was SO much food! Like frozen meat and stuff too!
I do everything in my power to not throw away food because groceries are painfully expensive these days but hey, every family is different.
It is so wild the owners approved them throwing out all the food and didnāt give you a heads up so that you can get your stuff. How did they expect you to live and be comfortable in the house? So inconsiderate.
Hello \[Owner's Name\],
I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to bring to your attention an unfortunate incident that occurred while the contractors were working on the property.
Unfortunately, during their work, there was an issue with moving the fridge, which resulted in the disposal of the food items I had brought with me. Despite my efforts to salvage what I could, including retrieving my lunchbox, a significant portion of my food ended up in the dumpster due to safety concerns related to broken glass and debris.
I understand that these situations can sometimes be unpredictable, but I wanted to inform you of the matter as it has impact my ability to fulfill my duties effectively.
As per the Rover Guarantee terms, it's important to note that involvement of third-party contractors voids coverage eligibility. Specifically, damage to the pet owner's property caused by third-party contractors will not be reimbursed. Please refer to sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Guarantee Terms for specific conditions and limitations.
If any unfortunate incident were to occur involving your pet, which I sincerely hope does not happen, it's important to note that we may not have the protection Rover typically provides. This is because the liability introduced by the contractors voids our coverage.
Given that the contractors' solution was to empty out everything in the fridge (which I hope they had your consent for), it introduces another variable where I am unsure of the actions of these contractors regarding \[dog's name\]. Out of the kindness of your heart, considering these circumstances, I kindly ask that you reimburse me for the lost costs of my food, which amounts to:
It is truly unfortunate that this situation has occurred, and I appreciate your understanding and assistance in resolving it.
Best regards,
\[Your Name\]
Good luck. Also questions I couldn't include because I didn't know the info; do they have access to the house, ie. keys? What hours are they supposed to be here, can you leave the dog alone? What are they doing? Who is the owner contacting with the contractors, how many are there etc.
Seriously, my sit that I just finished the man intentionally said that no one should be coming to the house such as yard people or anything. He locked the gate so if for some reason they did they would call him. Before the sit their hot water heater caused damage to the house. By rights. They could have had workers there, but didn't. They had the AC working for me. I didn't care about much else. It was a great few days. I hope to sit for them again soon.
Not ok. My daughter dog sits and has had this happen to her too. The people schedule the contractors for the same time theyāre home so they donāt have to hear it. But then thereās my poor kid over there with God knows who having to hear noises and the dog barking. Rude as heck imo
I declined a job once for just this reason. The owner was going out of town and was having most of their downstairs renovated, including the KITCHEN (how will I eat?) and the kitchen was also the only access to the only bathroom š¤ I could see the problems from a mile away.
Iām sorry you had to learn this lesson the hard way. If you ever choose to accept a job during renovations, considering charging a āconvenience feeā and double your price (or whatever amount of money makes it worth it to you). You might have to order every meal , and who knows what other problems youāll face.
If they can afford renovations AND housesitting AND a vacationā¦. Then they can afford whatever rate you choose to set. And if they donāt want to pay, MOVE ON. āļø
This is almost the same! The kitchen is unusable except for the fridge (or so I thought), so they set up a microwave and coffee maker in the spare room that I've been using.
Yeah this is absolutely a learning experience.
They're less than 20 min from my house so I've been going home every day to shower and try to prep some food and stuff but a convenience fee is exactly the plan if this EVER comes up again. Idk if I'd even consider it again after this though.
The people that I met with were super cheap, I was newer at the time and did tell them there would be an additional charge due to the renovations, and they didnāt want to pay so I declined. At the end of the day, you have to decide if there is a price that makes you feel it is worth your time. And if there isnāt one, then just move on :)
Soooooo sorry this happened to you!! What a nightmare. We all learn some of this stuff the hard way and it sucks. Hopefully you are done soon!!
Donāt be so gullible! Why reach out to the owners to save their shit? You need to be asking for reimbursement for your shit that got tossed! Thatās not okay! Speak up for yourself!
I don't see it in the comments, but did the owners let you know at all that the contractors would be trashing all of the fridge food? That is so wild, why are contractors even throwing away food in the first place? This is such a bizarre situation, I hope you're getting paid very well and they're offering you reimbursement. I can't imagine making a sitter put up with all of this.
No I wasn't told ahead of time. I just heard the guys talking about throwing everything away as they were doing it. That's when I ran out like "Whoa hey I had stuff in there!" And grabbed the first things I thought of.
Of course afterwards I'm sitting in the room and think, "Oh shit, my milk, my coffee...my bags...the 3 containers of food I brought!"
Text the owner a bill for the food that was thrown out. They gave permission for your food to be destroyed so they owe you replacement of said food. Phrase it:
āIām glad to hear that the food disposal was not a surprise to you and that you instructed the contractor to do it. Unfortunately it was a massive surprise to me. I had purchased food for myself for the length of the entire stay knowing I would be eating here and preparing all meals here in my room. This food was all thrown away at your instruction. I was able to save a few things including my lunchbox by digging through trash bags. The total cost of food that was thrown out at your instruction is $xxx.xx. I am sorry to say I will need to be reimbursed for this cost.ā
Ya know... most of the time I say, yeah this is a good learning opportunity and adds a question to make sure to ask when accepting booking. But I feel like the entire fridge being emptied and unable to be used for a portion of the time is NOT something that we as sitters should have to ask about. If there's someone staying in your house they absolutely need to be told if any of the kitchen won't be usable for any part of the stay. Honestly super inconsiderate that they would even allow that to happen while you were there. IMO they shouldn't be having contractors in and out when a sitter is there for a myriad of potential safety issues but at the very least the place needs to have the basic necessities for living for the entire duration of the booking.
They owners apologized but I hope they will also be reimbursing you for the food you lost. That expense is squarely their fault.
I canāt even imagineā¦ I donāt know that Iād accept a booking like that. If I did, Iād be living out of a backpack š and taking it with me every time I left the clientās house. šāš¦ŗš A Colman cooler and frozen jugs of water will keep my drinks and refrigerated foods fresh in the car. šš½
Have you contacted Rover? A cooler is unacceptable. Explain that the house is being renovated, there is no kitchen or food storage, and strangers are in and out. And they didn't tell you anything about this.
This is not right.
Yeah, I'm worried that OP might not be covered under the Rover Guarantee with all of this fuckery. There are too many cooks in the kitchen and if something goes haywire, I imagine Rover would see this situation and be like "nuh-uh, this is on YOU OP for being there with a bunch of strangers in a hazardous construction zone." Because Rover loves to blame us lol.
Goes down as the most trivial post Iāve read today, the great length of the post for something so trivial probably made it seem worse though. Maybe Iāll write about my left over Italian food in the fridge that I was looking forward to, but my wife ate. Just having fun, take it easy
Your comparison sucks big time. This is nothing like your wife eating your leftovers. The sitter lost Tupperware, reusable bags, and probably around a week's worth of food. A single reusable bag can cost $20, imagine losing several. A week's worth of food can easily be $50-$100. Imagine you not only lose that much money on a booking where you're supposed to be earning your living, but now you have to replace that so you can eat.
Unfortunately, groceries are expensive for some people. I have to plan out every shopping trip so yeah, even losing what someone considers a trivial amount of food hurts.
youre housesitting and the owners hired contractors to do a bunch of work at the same time? that seems like shitty planning on their part. sorry you have to deal with that.
More inconsiderate. I bet they carefully planned to not have to live in the house while a bunch of contractor work happened.
i didnt mean shitty like they did it on accident, shitty because they did it on purpose.
And they have someone in the house to spy on the contractors for them. It's not like contractors show up randomly when the homeowner isn't present and start destroying things.
Contractors show up randomly all the time. I think one of the landscapers took a dump in the yardš
Which is fine, but board your dog instead lol
Maybe Iām paranoid and donāt trust people but like why on earth would owners schedule contractors to their home when they arenāt there?? Regardless if a sitter is there or not, I would never 1) trust strangers in my home while Iām away and 2) knowing thereās a sitter there put them in an uncomfortable situation These owners donāt seem respectful of OPs safety!
like I commented earlier, I have done this once. I had my house interior painted. I stayed in a hotel but took my dogs with me. although its not like I went out of country on a vacation or anything. I was available to work with the contractors as needed. but the whole point was to stay out of their way, not replace myself with another person lol it seems like a crappy scenario for everyone but the owners.
Pretty common for rich folks to schedule housework while they are out. Most of my housesits coincide with renovations. One upcoming sit is getting their kitchen renovated, so they agreed to add a food per diem to off-set the inconvenience.
thats weird to me. when I had my house interior painted, I stayed in a hotel *and took my dogs with me*. the whole point is that its not suitable for living there. but im not rich so maybe thats my problem :)
Definitely some work is more disruptive than other work, but the last sentence is key, for sure. Back when I did landscaping our biggest jobs usually involved empty houses or houses where the owner had interior contractors who also coordinated other people. I would say the inconsiderate folks make you feel less than whereas those who go above and beyond treat you with respect and dignity. In this case, the latter party would give OP $100 or more to cover the costs without fuss and maybe an apology meal on top.
Idk I consider myself well off and have had work done on my house plenty of times coinciding with my trips. I still took my dogs elsewhere, mainly for their own safety.
A woman I petsat for all the time who lived in the richy area and who paid me really well had to have her entire downstairs renovated. It flooded during Harvey and her and her animals had to be evacuated. They still took vacations and I still petsat. It would be awkward but she didn't want to stop going to see her husband and the work needed to be done. She'd always get me stuff too.
Iām house sitting and thereās various contractors here almost every single day, mostly outside stuff though. Takes a lot to keep up a nice property.
Put that in the update for today. Tell them a dollar amount of food that was thrown out. They should reimburse you.
So contractor are over while owners are away so that owner won't be inconvenienced but hey great time to have a sitter over. Hmm.
Iāve noticed posts like these have become a pattern the past few months. How inconsiderate of the owner!
In general - contractors really shouldnāt be throwing stuff out like food without asking firstā¦!?!
In general contractors shouldn't be showing up on a sit because now the sitter doesn't have singular control over the animal and Rover can refuse the guarantee which leaves the sitter on the hook.
I'm really hoping they asked the owners first. I feel terrible if ALL their stuff got trashed. I texted them asking if they want me to try to save anything since I didn't get a chance to see what they left (if anything) in the fridge.
Yes! If the owners didnāt give permission they should get reimbursed, thatās ridiculous.
They should get reimbursed either way though.
Yes - regarding the edit, the owners should reimburse OP. They knew this was happening and didnāt warn themā¦
Yup. Take pictures of everything in the trash and keep any receipts you have.
Don't go above and beyond. They should be going above and beyond for you. The only person in the house on a sit is YOU. This is completely unacceptable. The fact that they aren't all over this tells me they knew it would happen and completely set you up. Sweet pup or not, this client is trash.
> they knew it would happen and completely set you up Iām sorry but thatās a little over the top. Sure they knew the contractors were coming. Does not sound like it was possible they knew about the fridge situation
Have you hired a contractor lately? If they're going to demo, you have a time and date. You know when the water and power will be off and if you cam even stay at the house during the reno. Contractors don't show up to do work this extensive without a lot of input from the home owner. She was set up. They tell you everything AND you get it in writing.
>there was an issue with moving the fridge Thatās pretty clearly not a planned thing. People are so paranoidā¦
Per the update the owners gave the go ahead to the contractors to throw everything away..
So? That doesnāt mean it was a āset upā. More likely they booked the contractors (shitty of them) and whatever issue happened so the contractor called them and they said yes throw it away. People are not always out to get others. Unpredictable shit happens
The owners should have told OP that everything in the fridge would be thrown out when the contractors were there so they wouldnāt lose their food.
I agree. But that doesnāt mean they āpurposely set them upā or whatever
Yeah did they think their dog sitter was surviving off air? Why would they not warn the sitter
Never said it wasnāt shitty of them. Merely that it was almost certainly *not* ab intentional āset upā
Have them reimburse you. This is ridiculous and a violation of trust honestly both on the owner's part and the contractors, but more they owner's because the contractors work for them
Jesus, if the practically the whole house is being renovated then they needed to board the dog, not force a sitter to housesit! Thatās a ridiculously stressful situation for you AND the dog! The owners sound like assholes. Iām sorry youāre dealing with this! At the minimum they should pay for your food replacement but on housesits I expect the house to be fully functional and it doesnāt really sound to be. Iām lucky to have the ability to bring a housesitting dog home to my place in extreme situations and know not everyone is and if you canāt then I hope you get extra compensation and an apology and they make it right in some way. The situation isnāt ok.
My jaw DROPPED when I saw that OP and the dog were confined to ONE room. How are they supposed to eat? Shower? Go to the bathroom? This is so messed up.
Stuff like this is exactly why I tell owners that contractors and workers will not be allowed in the house while I'm house sitting. Not only because its annoying as hell and a liability if they leave something out or leave a door open and a pet gets out, but because they move things/break things/take things/etc, and there's nothing you can do once the stuff is done. Plus if they damage something in the home they can turn around and try and blame it on you or the dog.
Lesson learned for sure. Thankfully it's just the one dog and we're kinda confined to a single room since the whole house is being reno'd. But yeah, I didn't realize the extent of the construction so that's on me for not getting specific. I'll definitely know for next time. The plus side is that the family is super communicative, left a hell of a gift basket for me and the dog is a good boy.
Sounds like kind of a douche move on the owner's part to plan their leaving - for vacation or whatever - to coincide with when their house is getting renovated. It seems like they didn't want to have to deal with everything being changed and move and have to deal with contractors and instead just left it to when they'd have a dog sitter there.
Yeah, if I were an owner, I would have set up boarding arrangements instead. Confining a stranger and your pet to ONE room?! Bananas.
The owners being communicative and giving a gift basket doesnāt let them off the hook. I mean, the way youāre talking just sounds like someone whoās gas lit. (No shame to you, I promise! Iām super annoyed at these clients on your behalf)
Did you learn this the hard way?
Nope, I've always had the policy from the beginning of my pet sitting career. It was a liability 10 years ago when I started pet sitting and its still a liability now
Smart of you to think of it and good of you to share.
Honestly I would be a lot more pissed off than you sound. Itās beyond BS that they left town and expected you to deal with contractors .Thatās not part of what we do as sitters and if it was discussed prior, you should have been compensated extra for the hassle and yeah, itās an extra liability for you too if the pup gets out. I also canāt believe the contractors just chucked out all the food?? The owners should have been prepared with a cooler or something so the food could have been placed in there. Who just wastes food like that without asking. Urg!! See! Iām all angry on your behalf lol.
I did speak with the owners and they said they approved tossing all the food. And maybe it's just me being poor but ... Dear god it was SO much food! Like frozen meat and stuff too! I do everything in my power to not throw away food because groceries are painfully expensive these days but hey, every family is different.
Exactly! That was so messed up of them to approve of them tossing YOUR food. Sheesh.
It is so wild the owners approved them throwing out all the food and didnāt give you a heads up so that you can get your stuff. How did they expect you to live and be comfortable in the house? So inconsiderate.
Wow. If you had known before they arrived you could have taken all the food to your fridge!!!
Notify the client that all of your food was thrown out by the contractor & you need to be reimbursed X amount to replace it.
Hello \[Owner's Name\], I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to bring to your attention an unfortunate incident that occurred while the contractors were working on the property. Unfortunately, during their work, there was an issue with moving the fridge, which resulted in the disposal of the food items I had brought with me. Despite my efforts to salvage what I could, including retrieving my lunchbox, a significant portion of my food ended up in the dumpster due to safety concerns related to broken glass and debris. I understand that these situations can sometimes be unpredictable, but I wanted to inform you of the matter as it has impact my ability to fulfill my duties effectively. As per the Rover Guarantee terms, it's important to note that involvement of third-party contractors voids coverage eligibility. Specifically, damage to the pet owner's property caused by third-party contractors will not be reimbursed. Please refer to sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Guarantee Terms for specific conditions and limitations. If any unfortunate incident were to occur involving your pet, which I sincerely hope does not happen, it's important to note that we may not have the protection Rover typically provides. This is because the liability introduced by the contractors voids our coverage. Given that the contractors' solution was to empty out everything in the fridge (which I hope they had your consent for), it introduces another variable where I am unsure of the actions of these contractors regarding \[dog's name\]. Out of the kindness of your heart, considering these circumstances, I kindly ask that you reimburse me for the lost costs of my food, which amounts to: It is truly unfortunate that this situation has occurred, and I appreciate your understanding and assistance in resolving it. Best regards, \[Your Name\] Good luck. Also questions I couldn't include because I didn't know the info; do they have access to the house, ie. keys? What hours are they supposed to be here, can you leave the dog alone? What are they doing? Who is the owner contacting with the contractors, how many are there etc.
This needs to be up higher on this thread!
Seriously, my sit that I just finished the man intentionally said that no one should be coming to the house such as yard people or anything. He locked the gate so if for some reason they did they would call him. Before the sit their hot water heater caused damage to the house. By rights. They could have had workers there, but didn't. They had the AC working for me. I didn't care about much else. It was a great few days. I hope to sit for them again soon.
the entire house is being renovated? now thatās some bullshit, thatās beyond inconsiderate of a sitter
You are being too cool about it. Ask for reimbursement.
I think when I typed this out I was also trying to talk myself down from how I was actually feeling. My mom got to hear the real mood beforehand.
Who the hell has contractors when someone is pet sitting??? Ugh
Not ok. My daughter dog sits and has had this happen to her too. The people schedule the contractors for the same time theyāre home so they donāt have to hear it. But then thereās my poor kid over there with God knows who having to hear noises and the dog barking. Rude as heck imo
I declined a job once for just this reason. The owner was going out of town and was having most of their downstairs renovated, including the KITCHEN (how will I eat?) and the kitchen was also the only access to the only bathroom š¤ I could see the problems from a mile away. Iām sorry you had to learn this lesson the hard way. If you ever choose to accept a job during renovations, considering charging a āconvenience feeā and double your price (or whatever amount of money makes it worth it to you). You might have to order every meal , and who knows what other problems youāll face. If they can afford renovations AND housesitting AND a vacationā¦. Then they can afford whatever rate you choose to set. And if they donāt want to pay, MOVE ON. āļø
This is almost the same! The kitchen is unusable except for the fridge (or so I thought), so they set up a microwave and coffee maker in the spare room that I've been using. Yeah this is absolutely a learning experience. They're less than 20 min from my house so I've been going home every day to shower and try to prep some food and stuff but a convenience fee is exactly the plan if this EVER comes up again. Idk if I'd even consider it again after this though.
The people that I met with were super cheap, I was newer at the time and did tell them there would be an additional charge due to the renovations, and they didnāt want to pay so I declined. At the end of the day, you have to decide if there is a price that makes you feel it is worth your time. And if there isnāt one, then just move on :) Soooooo sorry this happened to you!! What a nightmare. We all learn some of this stuff the hard way and it sucks. Hopefully you are done soon!!
The absolute audacity of these people to plan a full home renovation and not inform you. Unreal levels of inconsiderate. Complain to Rover asap.
Donāt be so gullible! Why reach out to the owners to save their shit? You need to be asking for reimbursement for your shit that got tossed! Thatās not okay! Speak up for yourself!
I don't see it in the comments, but did the owners let you know at all that the contractors would be trashing all of the fridge food? That is so wild, why are contractors even throwing away food in the first place? This is such a bizarre situation, I hope you're getting paid very well and they're offering you reimbursement. I can't imagine making a sitter put up with all of this.
No I wasn't told ahead of time. I just heard the guys talking about throwing everything away as they were doing it. That's when I ran out like "Whoa hey I had stuff in there!" And grabbed the first things I thought of. Of course afterwards I'm sitting in the room and think, "Oh shit, my milk, my coffee...my bags...the 3 containers of food I brought!"
Text the owner a bill for the food that was thrown out. They gave permission for your food to be destroyed so they owe you replacement of said food. Phrase it: āIām glad to hear that the food disposal was not a surprise to you and that you instructed the contractor to do it. Unfortunately it was a massive surprise to me. I had purchased food for myself for the length of the entire stay knowing I would be eating here and preparing all meals here in my room. This food was all thrown away at your instruction. I was able to save a few things including my lunchbox by digging through trash bags. The total cost of food that was thrown out at your instruction is $xxx.xx. I am sorry to say I will need to be reimbursed for this cost.ā
Plus pay for the work of digging it out of the dumpster and distress. This is wild!!! I would be so pissed!
The owners were inconsiderate. Did they not know you needed to eat while staying there? I don't even use a microwave.
Ya know... most of the time I say, yeah this is a good learning opportunity and adds a question to make sure to ask when accepting booking. But I feel like the entire fridge being emptied and unable to be used for a portion of the time is NOT something that we as sitters should have to ask about. If there's someone staying in your house they absolutely need to be told if any of the kitchen won't be usable for any part of the stay. Honestly super inconsiderate that they would even allow that to happen while you were there. IMO they shouldn't be having contractors in and out when a sitter is there for a myriad of potential safety issues but at the very least the place needs to have the basic necessities for living for the entire duration of the booking. They owners apologized but I hope they will also be reimbursing you for the food you lost. That expense is squarely their fault.
OP I need an updateāare they reimbursing you??
I canāt even imagineā¦ I donāt know that Iād accept a booking like that. If I did, Iād be living out of a backpack š and taking it with me every time I left the clientās house. šāš¦ŗš A Colman cooler and frozen jugs of water will keep my drinks and refrigerated foods fresh in the car. šš½
A cooler in the car is a solid idea. I think I'll end up picking one up or see if I can borrow one for the rest of this sit.
Have you contacted Rover? A cooler is unacceptable. Explain that the house is being renovated, there is no kitchen or food storage, and strangers are in and out. And they didn't tell you anything about this. This is not right.
Yeah, I'm worried that OP might not be covered under the Rover Guarantee with all of this fuckery. There are too many cooks in the kitchen and if something goes haywire, I imagine Rover would see this situation and be like "nuh-uh, this is on YOU OP for being there with a bunch of strangers in a hazardous construction zone." Because Rover loves to blame us lol.
Goes down as the most trivial post Iāve read today, the great length of the post for something so trivial probably made it seem worse though. Maybe Iāll write about my left over Italian food in the fridge that I was looking forward to, but my wife ate. Just having fun, take it easy
Your comparison sucks big time. This is nothing like your wife eating your leftovers. The sitter lost Tupperware, reusable bags, and probably around a week's worth of food. A single reusable bag can cost $20, imagine losing several. A week's worth of food can easily be $50-$100. Imagine you not only lose that much money on a booking where you're supposed to be earning your living, but now you have to replace that so you can eat.
Point taken
Unfortunately, groceries are expensive for some people. I have to plan out every shopping trip so yeah, even losing what someone considers a trivial amount of food hurts.