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General Labor

Need an extra pair of hands?

— by the hour, by the day.

The job that just needs more hands — a truck to unload, a garage to clear, demo debris to haul out, a few hundred things to move from here to there. A vetted local worker — or a hard-working neighbor — shows up ready to work, for an offer you set by the hour or the job. No staffing-agency markup, no four-hour minimum, no cut taken out of their pay. You pick your help by name, rating, and reviews.

Find help now Why it’s better

🛠️ loading, hauling, demo cleanup 💵 100% of your offer to your worker 🕒 an hour or a full day

Why hiring hands is better here

Three things a staffing agency won’t do

Gopher isn’t a staffing agency taking a cut of every hour. It’s a local marketplace built on three simple rules.

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Hassle free & haggle free

Make an offer up front or ask for instant bids. Either way you’ll experience the easiest way to find great workers ever — one heavy afternoon or a full crew for the day.

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Paid directly

Your worker is paid directly and keeps 100% of your offer — 0% commission. No agency cut skimmed from their pay, and no minimum to clear before they can start.

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Booked to done

A worker you pick by name and rating shows up ready to work — loading, hauling, sorting, clearing out, whatever the job is — and stays till it’s done.

What changes for you

Hiring hands with Gopher vs. a staffing agency

Same hard work getting done, very different deal. Here’s what shifts when you hire a neighbor directly instead of a broker who marks up every hour.

What changes

Staffing Agencies & Labor Brokers

The Gopher Way

💵What you pay

×A marked-up hourly bill rate — you pay one number, the worker sees a fraction of it.

✓You name the offer and your worker keeps 100% of it — no markup between you and them.

💪Who shows up

×Whoever’s on the roster that day, sent over sight unseen.

✓A vetted worker you pick by name, rating & reviews — you know who’s coming.

🛠️What they’ll do

×A rigid job code and a list of “that’s not in my scope.”

✓Whatever you need an extra pair of hands for — loading, hauling, demo cleanup, sorting, setup, teardown.

🧾The cut

×Keeps a third or more of the bill rate as margin — every single hour.

✓Keeps 0% of your worker’s pay — they get all of it, you just pay a small app fee.

🕒Minimums

×A four-hour or full-day minimum, whether the job needs it or not.

✓An hour or a whole day — you decide, with no minimum to clear.

⚡How fast

×A request form and a callback — maybe someone tomorrow.

✓Nearby workers alerted now — often same-day help.

No surprises

What you actually pay

Everything’s on the table before you confirm. No broker in the middle, no minimum, nothing padded:

👷Your offer — by the hour or the jobYou set it. Your worker keeps 100% of it.

you decide

🧾No staffing-agency markupNo broker between you and your worker taking a cut

📱A small Gopher feeThe only thing Gopher keeps to run the app

a few $

New to your area? We recommend securing your Gopher first, then booking the work. Gopher isn’t a fulfillment service, so if there aren’t many workers near you just yet, we won’t leave you hanging — and rest assured, we’ll be there soon.

How it works

From ‘I need help today’ to done

Say what you need done

The task, how many hands, and how long you think it’ll take.

Name your offer

Set it by the hour or the job. They keep 100% of it.

A local worker takes it

Nearby workers are alerted instantly. Pick yours by rating, or take first available.

They show up & get it done

Ready to work, for as long as the job takes — an hour or the whole day.

Need hands today? Gopher it.

Get a vetted worker on the job — loading, hauling, clearing, whatever you need — for an offer you set, with no agency markup and no minimum.

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