Day Worker Center of Mountain View

we have many little projects in the house that needed done quickly and couldn’t find any handyman that can come help us immediately. the Day Worker Center of Mountain View came to rescue and we were lucky to have Joseph G. finished all of them in 2 and ½ days.
Joseph was prompt, courteous and very respectful to our property. his work surpassed our expectations, and his attention to details was a bonus. one can tell that he takes pride in his work. we were very grateful.

We needed to move a whole lot of stuff from our upstairs bonus room into a storage facility on our property so we can do a remodel of the upstairs. Anna and Maria from the office assigned Timothy and Fabian to take on the project. I was SURE they would need at least 3 – 4 hours to do the project. They were done in just over 2 hours!!!
The workers were polite, cooperative and efficient. Worth every penny we paid them.

I had over 30 boxes from old equipment stored in my garage, I know it was a big job to break down all the boxes, seperate the paper/​plastic and foam. I decided to try the Day worker center. I went down, they assigned me a worker his name was Juan form Chile. He broke down all the boxes, seperated all the paper, plastic and foam, bagged the foam and put all the recyclable items into the recycle container. I would definately use them again.

They are polite, courteous, efficient. They consistently supply polite and hardworking men and women for household chores. They call you afterwards to make sure that you have a good experience and, presumably so they can weed out the less than good workers.

I hired a gentleman to help plant some azaleas. Our garden looked lovely after he was done with it. He was polite and professional. He understood a little English and I speak a little Spanish so we got by just fine.

I have used this center twice (or once rather and the 2^nd time the guy who had signed up, never showed up). I have found that they significantly up sell the skills of the workers. I am happy to help day workers with earning some money, but just because they are a non-​profit does not preclude them from being honest and professional. The first time I picked up someone, I was told he was very proficient in the task only to find he had little to no experience. The second time, the guy wanted to work on Sunday — I drove 20 mins to the center and waited there for another 20 mins and he never showed up. I left a message at the center about this and no one bothered to call me back to apologize or explain. I think that firstly, the Center needs to be honest about their workers’ skill level. From what I have seen, they can mostly do tasks that don’t require training or experience. Second, they need to follow up on each appointment with the customer. This will give them a better idea of the skill/​quality of each person that they send out. Otherwise, this will simply remain a concept that looks good on paper and not work in reality. They have a pretty home and yard that they seem to have built with corporate donations and/​or tax payer money. Its time they earn their keep.

This place is awesome! We reserved two workers to help us with moving. They were the nicest, most hard working people ever. They know how to handle each piece and arrange them in the truck to save space. They work fast and efficient! We just love them! Please respect their hard work and tip them nicely, they deserve it! And this center should get a national reward or something like that. Thank you, MV day worker center!

I had a wonderful experience with my first time using the Day Worker center when I hired Ricardo to paint our hallway. He was timely, professional, and always had a smile on his face. He did a fantastic job. Unfortunately we are moving to another city or I would hire him back for everything. He is also apparently an electrician!

They almost always get me what I want in terms of labor.

The men we used were diligent, careful and very hard workers. They performed a major garage, workshop, and greenhouse cleanup in record time. We will certainly want to return to the day worker center again, should the need arise.

I used the day worker center for the first time. The staff was very nice and helpful. I requested someone that understood English but didnt need to be able to speak English. I got someone who didnt understand any English. I was told she has housecleaning experience.
We got to my small apartment and she started cleaning. It took her 1.5 hours to wash the dishes, put away, and wipe down the counters with a mold and mildew spray we asked her not to use at all, strong smell of bleach and can damage and stain stuff. Another 1.5 hours to clean my super small bathroom, she cleaned the bathtub and wiped down the sink. She didnt get to the living room or either bedroom.
Overall bad experience.. She worked super slow and didnt get half of the things done I expected in 3 hours. She was new working with the center and has only been there a week or two. I will use the center again but will request someone else.

I love this center:) I needed to hire some help with a party and it was so easy to find who I needed. The worker was polite, honest and hard working. I feel this community is an asset to our area. We look forward to working again with them.

I Moved with my kids into a new house and I hired several workers from this Center during the five weeks my moving lasted.
They are such sweet, nice, honest & hard worker people.
They really helped me us painting, carrying large furniture, drilling and installing racks and electric stuff.
I highly recommend them for their honesty, sense of responsibility and kindness.
It had a great experience in this Center!!!

For nearly 15 years I’ve hired men and women through the DWC to help with jobs such as:
— interior and exterior painting
— building gates and fences
— installing timbers and gravel for garden paths
— installing drip irrigation
— tree trimming, stump removal, general yard cleanup
— bricklaying and pouring cement footings
— gutter cleaning, washing solar panels
— housecleaning and ironing, window washing
— and even burying dead animals found in my backyard (unfortunate hawk attacks)
Here’s what you need to know about hiring from the Day Worker Center:
— Most workers are from Mexico and Central America, but you’d be surprised at the diverse backgrounds of people who have used the center to obtain occasional employment: a young woman from Zimbabwe who was studying hospitality management at San Jose State Univ; a young man from Chile who is a post-​doctoral student in microbiology at Stanford; a construction worker who is a Sunnyvale native and is in-​between jobs, etc.
— The pure goodness of the workers and staff at the DWC stands out. Honest, courteous, grateful, cheerful, and willing to work hard are words that describe most workers.
— The DWC is not an employment agency, it is a place where employers and workers can meet. The current pay rate is $ 12/​hour or $ 15 for heavy work such as moving and digging.
— Most workers understand much more English than they speak, but it’s always a good idea to have a staff person translate exactly what you want before leaving the office. If there is any uncertainly, just call the office and someone will translate to make sure your worker understands what you want.
— Workers tend to take instructions very literally so it is important to be very clear and specific in describing what you want done. Workers who speak English can anticipate what you want or even make suggestions for how to best accomplish your goal.
— Some workers have less skill but are very good for work like yard clean-​up.
— Some workers have considerable skill and experience in construction, welding, etc and can do more specialized, advanced work.
— The women tend to be very fast yet thorough in cleaning house, leaving everything spotless and always exceeding my expectations.
I highly recommend the Day Worker Center!

We had a great experience with the center. The director went out of her way to make sure we had the workers we needed, graciously inviting us to share mexican chocolate and breakfast while we waited the few minutes needed to arrange our helpers. We needed housecleaning for a party, and two workers went over our whole house, They were great: though we don’t speak spanish, instructions were shared before we left the center, and our workers had no problem figuring out what we needed throughout the morning, even though we couldn’t communicate easily.
thanks!

We hired two people to help us move. Our workers were very nice and hardworking. We could not have done the move without them!
No problems whatsoever and I would highly recommend their services to anyone.

I have nothing but great feedback. Never used this service before, but found this on Unilocal.I needed someone to help with planting & weeding my yard as well as washing all my patio furniture. Didn’t want to hire someone off of Craigslist who would end up charging me $ 500+ and also didn’t feel it was safe to pick up a day worker outside of Home Depot.
After reading the feedback here on Unilocal,I put in a service request on the Day Worker’s website and they called me back immediately. I drover there this morning, they had a worker for me within less than 5 minutes, told me he only spoke a little English, but I explained what I needed done right there to the translator.
Drove Enrique to my house, he dove right into the work. Weeded my entire backyard, planted 6 flats of flowers and 2 large shrubs, resoiled my vegetable garden and then power washed all my patio furniture. Not just power washed, but asked for a rag and scrubbed them all down as well.
I picked him up at 9am and he’ll probably finish around 4pm. That’s 7 hours of work for $ 12/​hr. I’ll give him more as he worked really hard and did a fantastic job. Fed him lunch and had water for him all day.
Saved me from a day of hayfever and dealing with a regular landscaper. This is definately safe to hire from and would recommend this highly!

We hired two day workers from the Mountain View center to help us with our kitchen demolition. What we thought would take them a whole day they did in just a few hours so we were able to finish other projects that we had been putting off.
The gentlemen worked very hard, fast and efficient. They also cleaned up after themselves. They both spoke a little english and anxious to learn more.
We have a bathroom remodel which we will be starting soon and we will definitely hire workers from the Mountain View center again.

Moving sucks. Moving companies can suck and can be expensive too! We were moving just a few miles down the road and already did much of the packing ourselves. What to do?
Off a recommendation for this place, we hired two workers to help us move and we were very pleased with their work. They worked hard, were careful with our stuff, courteous and nice! We paid them $ 15/​hr for their hard work, provided lunch and gave a tip at the end.
They have day laborers that can do many things and when we need help, we will reach out to the Day Worker Center for that help.

I have been using the Day Worker Center of Mountain View, CA for twelve years.
I have always been very satisfied with the people I have hired from them. They always work very hard, are careful with my property, polite and reliable.
The talent at the center is extremely impressive. The workers know a lot about construction, moving, gardening, cleaning and can use power tools safely and with skill.
It’s tough to get them to take a break. They work fast and just don’t want to waste a minute.
I continue to hire help from the center and have come to rely on the center often.
I highly recommend the center to anyone looking for help.