I needed some work done around my home. Ivan came to my home earlier than the start time However, he was ambitious and did the work extremely well in what I requested. I had a sinus infection and found it difficult to talk to give Ivan directions. Nevertheless, he understood and at times asked how I was feeling. Ivan is a very mature man who understands what has to be done even before he is told He follows directions and if he is unsure of what to do, he does ask first before he continues the job. He also offered good suggestions on how to do the job which I agreed with and followed through with. He dresses neatly and looks like a professional in his trade. A very well mannered young man. read more

Great staff, very responsive to phone requests. I found this to be a reliable place to hire day labor. The company tries to match workers, they have all shown up on time. The skill level is variable, so it helps to be specific on your project. read more

Too many just way too many of them have bad bad attitude when it comes to doing a job . It's like you hire them and they are doing you a favor . Then you feel why even hire them if in return all you get is bad mood and irritated staff . read more

I needed a major clean-up of overgrown vines and bushes in my front and back yards. CTC sent over Jeffrey. He is a hard worker and did a thorough clean up job. He even brought his own tools! He was punctual and courteous. He is quite knowledgeable and suggested how I might better maintain my plants and trees going forward. I strongly recommend him and would hire him again in a heartbeat. We all make mistakes and everyone deserves a second chance. Why not give someone the opportunity to be productive and get back on their feet while helping you maintain your home? It's a win-win situation. It's possible that the person may not work out or be the perfect match. That's no reason to condemn this special program that helps people in need while providing a good service to the community. Those who think otherwise lack empathy and compassion. They might feel differently if they ever suffer a setback in their life and are in need of a "hand-up," not a hand-out. read more

Today I needed help landscaping. I stopped by the DayWorker Center. I hired Jay B. I great hardworking guy getting back on his feet. I outlined the tasks and he took over. Working primarily unsupervised, he completed the job way ahead of my timeline. It was a hard day's work very well done. read more

This is a great city service. Below is general information about the facility. Give them a try! We are open Tuesday - Saturday 6:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Jobs can be scheduled for Sunday or Monday if prior arrangements are made. Worker Services Jobs that our men and women workers can perform include, but are not limited to: Gardening, moving, construction, painting, landscaping, carpentry, tile work, janitorial, house cleaning, elder care, and special events. read more

I had such a fantastic experience with two day laborers from this center who helped me move. My last move a few years ago was traumatizing - I was scammed by criminals who tried to extort money from me in exchange for delivering my possessions. Those criminals are currently on trial for their crimes. It was an awful experience, and I was so nervous about moving again because of it. This is why I decided I would feel safer renting a truck, hiring day labor, and driving the truck myself to my destination. This way I was ALWAYS in control of my things. I called a few days before my move to request two men to help me. Mary found two great men to come to my place and help me, and called me a couple of days in advance to let me know their names. I asked her if she could find two men who would be willing and able to follow me in their own car from San Jose to Oakland so that I wouldn't have to find two new men to help me unload when I arrived at my new place. She totally came through. Ruben and Francisco did a fantastic job. They showed up 15 minutes early, and not only moved my things onto a truck, but CAREFULLY placed them so that they were tight in the truck and would not shift. Ruben had said he was a highly experienced mover, and it definitely showed! Mary recommended for moving that I pay the workers $15/hour, but life has been good to me lately, and I was so grateful for such wonderful, trust-worthy help, that I decided to pay them each $20 hour plus tip and money for fuel. They totally deserved it. Money well spent. Highly recommend this center. read more

A great source for day laborers, so much better than simply picking up guys hanging around home depot. The center provides them with a breakfast and some food to take with them, but as other reviewers have cautioned, you should never expect them to work unsupervised and without direction! While I am sure that many of them have integrity and are honest, I make sure that I am always present, working along side them for just about every minute. If for no other reason than to see that specific instructions have been clearly understood and are being followed, as well as assuring that there is no opportunity for temptation, as others appear to have not avoided. Have some common sense, people! Even "professional, licensed contractors" can be tempted if you leave valuable things unattended! I,ve never had this type of problem, but I also never left the opportunity a available. read more

How this day worker center works is you call the phone number, or you may go straight to the center (phone 408.993.0837) a supervisor will answer the phone, ask you what your looking for Handyman/ help you move/constriction/ etc. and he/she will pair you with the best matching worker(s), you both will discuss hourly cost, and then what day you need the work(could even be last minute) then you can either pick them up at the center or worker may have his/her own car or they can take public transportation to get to you. simple! I have an ongoing worker his name is Jeff. I ask him to wash my car/ pull my weeds/ clean my home/even pick up doggy poop! he is so nice as well! very respectful gentleman, is so hard working, one day I had to do some errands and he did a couple of extra cleaning (racking up leafs everywhere) because he was done with my list of stuff and I had not returned yet. Jeff could just have sat there and I would not be the wiser, but he kept working!!!! I recommend Jeff to all seeking a very hard worker, big listener, and will go up and beyond! thank you CTC Day Worker Center for giving us the public an excellent opportunity to have such dedicated workers! God Bless, Shawnon. read more

Got some great help from CTC day worker center. The staff was very helpful in pairing me with a good fit day worker for a large project in my backyard. I needed to redo the entire backyard landscaping and needed help so I called them up an found me a team within 20 minutes or so. The men who helped me were very courteous and helpful. They both were very hard working! The project lasted two weeks and each day I was able to hire the same two guys who knew what I wanted to get done. This was better than just picking up people randomly as I was able to get to know them and trust them. If I ever need more workers for any new project I will hire from CTC Day Worker Center ONLY! Highly highly recommend! read more

We used the Day Center for help today, 4 able and motivated people helped us on the first day at our new home. Christina, awesome deep cleaner. Jeffrey, a mother buster in demo and carpet removal. Bernie, a major green thumb. Vince, all around demo and heavy hands. All in all, I recommend you call Lydia to get her suggestions on the right people and the right skills. We offered the hope guest rate, $15/ hour and paid a little extra and provided lunch. We got great results and all 4 are coming back tomorrow, and will be here for a while longer. Tips: figure out the skills you need, pay the top rate ($15 an hour is very fair), schedule and then have the tools ready. Be generous, people all want a chance at being productive and successful, life is not a zero sum game... So much better than hiring expensive or iffy folks. read more

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Have used Anna Maria for house cleaning and she was wonderful! I have also used Jose on many occasions for yard work. He is very through and reliable. Both workers were very pleasant and did an excellent job. read more

ConXion Day Worker Center - Workers for all your household needs! - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - San Jose, California

I have yet to have a bad experience with any one I've hired from the center. In fact, several years ago we hired a couple of guys to come help me weed, and one of them was a real standout - clearly a cut above average. We ended up hiring him as extra help on a massive renovation on our house. Now he's fully employed by a construction firm, and has no time for us anymore. You might be surprised what you find at the CTC Center. :) read more

We have used this service 2 times and have had very different experiences. The first time we got two gents to help us and one was pretty darn good. He was a hard worker and a nice-enough guy to chat with during the hard work. The other guy was definitely a big question mark. We gave him the bene-of-the-doubt ignoring his unprofessional and even unsavory presence. When he started dragging our new mattress through parking-spot oil instead of picking his end up we should have said thanks and taken him back. Instead we waited for him to drag our very nice dining room table across the rhino-guard-like cement. Anyway, no more time on the bad. Lets talk about the fantastic second experience. We were fortunate enough to work with Paul and Patricia. These two not only have a great work ethic, digging hard into the terrible labor of moving which no-one can love. They also were great problem solvers meeting every challenge that came up with a positive attitude and sound decision-making. They positively impacted our second move with this organization. Three stars because the inconsistency of help quality. 5 stars for Paul and Patricia. Thanks again for all your help. read more

I've used the CTC in SJ twice now and had a great experience both times, Thomas and Robert were fantastic working on my house move and really did a great job. JohnF helped in the first move and he was equally great. I'll be recommending this service to my friends also. read more

We moved in San Jose. It was so easy to call the center and request two strong people to help us move out of my two bedroom apartment and I to a new one. In addition, we had already picked the truck with my partner's stuff, so the move in requires extra work. Luis and Paul were fantastic! They showed up on time by bike (!) and helped us organize all of our things into a 20 foot van. They were careful, efficient, hardworking, respectful, and good natured over the 4 hours they helped move things. The standard rate for movers is $15 per hour, but I paid them what I thought was a more appropriate rate of $25 per hour for all the work they did. read more

I wish I could give this 10 stars. I needed some "muscle" for backyard cleanup, as well as digging out space for a small paver area. These folks were recommended to me by my neighborhood NextDoor, and I'm extremely pleased. I called CTC on Sunday and explained what I needed. I arrived Tuesday 8:00am and picked up Vince and Mark (they knew each other and worked well together). I hit the jackpot with those two. When we got to my house, I spent about 10 minutes walking through all the jobs I needed done and they were off to the races. I didn't have to micro-manage them (like I said, I got lucky) - and they were very good about asking if they had any questions. I made sure they had lots of water, and bought them lunch. I paid them each $20/hour (which seemed like a deal to me). After one day they weren't quite done, and I was very glad that they were able to come back the next day. They both worked hard, were well spoken, polite, and respectful. Vince and Mark. You can't go wrong. read more

This is an update to my previous review. I have had several different workers from CTC and can give more feedback. While some of the things I have to say are 1 star, there are a couple of good people - see below. You need to be involved, over manage, over communicate with the worker and be sure to check in with Lydia about any additional jobs before extending them to the worker. You also, in my opinion, need to provide healthy beverages, snacks (I provide sandwiches but that is me), clear reasonable expectations, easy access to an outlet (so they can charge their phone), and be detailed about your expectations on them cleaning up after themselves (cigarette butts, other personal garbage, construction debris, etc.). DO NOT PUT THEM IN A PLACE OF POSSIBLE TEMPTATION! Like, don't have your jewelry box out etc.or have them handle your nice expensive stuff in a move. So no on them packing boxes and yes on them moving sealed brown boxes. I have had something go missing, things broken, been scammed and other problems. Get them to show you their ID so you can check who they say they are, as the center does not do back ground checks or other checks, as well as take a picture of it in case there are problems. The Good: -Donald - solid, respective, dependable and hard working, and honest -Albert - once he shows ... hard working and diligent -Connie - has physical limitations, but diligent and detailed as well has a truck she can use for you (of course you need to give her gas money) The Bad & The Ugly: -Vincent - if it is yard work (which he has experience with then maybe but be very careful about your stuff). Anything else, forget it. Also, you have to micromanage him as he will start up jobs you did not ask for to purposely create more work, badmouth other CTC workers so you will give all jobs to him and I had the problem of him lying to me about a few things over the course of 5 days. Later I found out from my neighbor that when I wasn't around he got into some fight/shouting match with someone (yes right in front of our house on the sidewalk). -Mike "Knows about brickworks" - terrible, absolutely terrible. I'm pretty nice but I got so frustrated with how constantly difficult he was being and the new problems he created that I sent him home after 3 hours. -Charles "Chuck" Gerald - very knowledgable but is playing the "long-game" drifter deal - I just got super scammed big time. I have reported him. Also, I have found out from some of the workers at the center there are a lot of people there who regularly steal and scam from the others at the center and from those who hire them. Does not seem the center is concerned to keep those away who have been problematic or had complaints. Best of luck and watch your back. read more

I will certainly be using this service again! I feel very awkward about going to Home Depot and picking someone up from the front of the store, so finding this service made me really happy. Victor came over at the time we discussed, did the work in 2 hours. The agreed upon rate was $12/hour with a minimum of 3 hours work. After the job was done, I paid him and offered to drop him off somewhere, but he declined stating he was planning to take the bus. read more

Needed quick help repairing and painting an exterior wall of my house before winter. I called CTC on Friday and they said they would have a painter and helper ready for me on Saturday morning. I arrived at their offices at 8AM on Saturday and the guys they selected were there and ready to go. Vince and Junior did the work for me and they did an outstanding job. Some of the exterior wall boards were damaged and they made repair suggestions and plans. They provided me with a detailed list of materials needed for the repair and started on the job. While they went to work I went to Lowe's and picked up the required materials. When I returned Junior had scraped off a large amount of the old paint and Vince had already removed the old board that needed to be replaced. The scraping of the old paint, removal and replacement of four tongue and groove boards, and caulking was completed in an amazing 8-hours. Final caulking, priming, and final painting was done on day two; in another amazingly short 8 hour time frame. Can't praise Vince and Junior enough - they are 'go getters' and will get your job done - and done quick. The work they completed was professional grade. They are also great guys to work with and will be my go to guys for my future projects. A+++++++++++++++++++++++ read more

Great experience. Have had one of their guys out several different projects. I would highly recommend using their services for any project that requires an extra hand. read more

I have been meaning to enroll in this program for several years and now I am officially enrolled! I am very impressed with the staff here. They are very professional and considerate. Since I have been here this morning I have watched several people go out on assigned jobs. I've seen several people I know here from the general community. This place really helps the community in a big way and I am excited to be a part of it now. read more

I've had overall great experiences with the folks I've hired from CTC. They are incredibly hard workers. My only real issue is when Lydia is not on duty, things don't seem to run quite as smoothly, but I guess she deserves a day off here and there :-). read more

We have used CTC several times in the past, being the "go-to" place to find reliable people to do the things you don't particularly want to do, and not "break the bank." Today Vince completely removed, roots and all, a very elderly juniper hedge loaded with discards from passers-by. He also removed and disassembled a very heavy, rotting, sagging, and dragging old gate, hanging on by stripped, thrice-painted-over bolts. As well he removed weather stripping that was sticking to the front door, making it difficult to open each morning. At the hardware store he advised me as to correct plumbing parts, etc. For five hours, from the time he started he worked quickly and carefully often in the hot sun, was gung-ho and eager to please, and very courteous. He offered specific services which I will be utilizing for an upcoming landscaping project. Awesome! read more

I was the HR Manager for my previous company for several years, and never hesitated to call the center for extra labor when needed for our manufacturing or shipping & receiving labor needs. They always had someone available for me, even when last minute. I always got productive and professional acting people, and even ended up hiring a few of the people as full time employees with full benefits. More recently, I called for help finishing up my packing and storage needs to sell my home and move across country. I thought I would need some help for a few hours one day, so I called the center and picked up Ray, who turned out to be a godsend. He kept busy, was self motivated, skilled, polite, trustworthy, easy to work with, and worked very well Independently. I ended up having him come back for a few hours a day for the rest of the week, as his help proved to be vital to me completing my move on time. read more

This place was a blessing. I had originally hired a "contractor" with 25+ years of experience and he messed up everything he touched from the wall texture to the door trims. I had to fire him in the first week and my home was half finished. Luckily I found the St. Joseph's Day Labor Center and talked to Vince who runs the place. He set me up with Rick who is awesome. He is a great guy and is extremely detailed. Rick is working on finishing up my home and fixing up the original contractor's mistakes. If you ever need someone who is amazing at detailed work, ask for Rick. My only regret was to not hire Rick from the beginning. read more

ConXion Day Worker Center - Rick's work - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - San Jose, California

I wish I could give 1/2 star! the place is supposed to help you, but instead they offer workers that HONESTLY don't want to work! They do want the money, they ask 15.00 dollars/hour and you get tempted to hire them of course. DON'T GET TEMPTED PLEASE because you will regret!!Those workers are in certain rehabs programs and some were even in Jail! They will tell you they know what to do...they have the tools, they have plenty of energy.. bla..bla...bla....and when you have the worker at your job site...they don't work and they don't have tools too! at the end of the day you will have to pay their daily rate ( 150.00 for 10 hours) and the job won't have moved too much from point ZERO... Please, DO NOT refer this place to anyone, if those workers were really good, they will be working as regular employees somewhere else! DO NOT HIRE THEM! read more

I called very last-minute because a crew I had scheduled to unload a delivery of windows and doors fell through. I was able to pick up 4 guys, and they were courteous, friendly, and hardworking - while we waited for the delivery, they spent time cleaning up construction debris around my house, and seemed happy for the work. I will definitely use CTC again. read more

Robert Green, recently referred two female workers from CTC for a large Baby shower event I was having at my home. They were extremely helpful, on time, worked very hard and with limited instruction, and really helped me make the date a memorable one for my family. They were able to help with food preparation, passing of food and beverages as well as kitchen clean up and putting items away. Very much appreciated and very professional!!!! Please give thanks to the Stella and her helper. read more

I have nothing but positive things to say about Frank, Paul (to move) and Edilia (to organize). I hired them on the day of and they achieved more than what I could've ask for! Thank you guys for being wonderful! read more

So wonderful this center is. I've used the services twice for moving and both times it was exceptional. The guys were polite, kind and worked so hard. We picked them up the second time we used them and dropped them off at the train. They were very efficient and quick, making both moves the simplest we've ever had. We are now in Orange County and it's been difficult to find a center similar to CTC in SJ. I'm really grateful to Ruben, Mark, Victor and Angel for all of their help. Robert and the gal at reception (Mary or Stephanie?) were very kind and helped scheduling last minute (2days out) no big deal! Thank you so much! read more

The two gents who helped with my move were so very professional and accommodating. They hefted boxes and packed my storage unit that was at the curb like the most skillful of Tetris players. Safe, reliable, punctional and just all-out nice! Major kudos to the gent manning the phone and dispatching, too, accommodating me on the same day! read more

Just used this service again! I needed help with landscaping and planting several plants Lydia assigned Simon to help. Simon did a fantastic job! Simon worked hard and steady. He knows about plants and how to care for them. He gave me good suggestions I will continue to use ConXion when I need some work done at my home. Thanks again! read more

I am not sure about the rave reviews on here, because I had booked their service 3 times for some yard/landscape works and I was not impressed. Maybe it was my mistake that I did not physically appeared at their center but requested the services over through e-mail and phone. But the first time I was sent two guys, one was in his late 60s or 70. Now, I am not age discriminating, but prior of them coming over I clearly told them it's going to be labor intensive(removing the old turf and leveling it) and they told me the job would be completed within 8 hours SOLO. Well about 40% into the job(4.5hr) they had stopped due to lack of stamina, I even provided them tools and electrical tiller but they weren't able to finish the job. I don't know why they sent the old gentleman over because clearly his physical condition weren't fit for the job. I felt bad and I paid them a market rate plus tips even though they didn't finish the job The other guy claimed he had landscape experience and he'd come over next time and get the job done. Well I called him up again a few days later and he brought another worker from the center , he claimed he had experience with sprinklers/irrigation jobs. But guess what? He couldn't even route the PVC pipe correctly and I had to personally told him what to do and he spent about 3 hrs unearthing about 40 feet of old pipes and 4 hrs fixing one section of the sprinkler which If I was to do it myself, I'd spend maybe around 3 hrs instead of 7 hrs. When I expressed my concerns to the center, the guy who worked on my irrigation system tried to shift the problem to me for miscommunication lol. But aside from the sprinkler, the original job(turf removal and re-level) which they told me they'd finish on the second time around weren't even close to 60% completion. so at this time I already out about $480(please keep in mind I paid cash so they do not have to pay any taxes) for 11.5 hrs of works in total but my yard was only 60% complete. I did reported my dissatisfaction to the center and how the worker were just dragging on the work to accumulate hours but there was nothing they could do beside apology. Later on, the center said they had this "pro" landscaper that would be willing to help finish my job at a higher rate, so I asked if this "pro" could provide any work references and I told them my expectations since the last three workers I hired couldn't get the job done and were over their original budgeted hours. Well, didn't hear anything back since then. So in conclusion, I have to say that whatever job experience there workers claim they have, you better take it with a grain of salt, because i don't think the job center really verify their work experiences. read more

I hired a few guys to help with some unexpected furniture moving. CTC sent over Kevin, Dave and Jeffery. They were smart, strong, professional and really great guys. I had a beast of a dining table that must weigh easily 400 pounds. It cannot be disassembled. They managed to safely get it outside through a tight turn and odd doorway. It had taken six guys to get it into the house 13 years ago. I would not hesitate to hire them again. Thank you CTC for sending them my way. Please give them my best and another "thank you." read more

All the 5 star reviews are right! We have used this service the last 2 weekends and have had excellent work and service from the 3 guys we have had, We arranged everything through a simple phone call, and everything was ready to go when I got there. Jose (Little guy), Joe, and Paul all worked their fannies off doing landscaping, trash removal, and general work around the yard. Paul is an exceptional painter and did both are fence and our arbor this weekend. Hard working, nice people, and very appreciative of everything. This is a great story, everyone wins in this circumstance. $15 per hour, we picked them up and dropped them off, and fed them lunch. In return we got 1000's of dollars worth of work. If you need help of any kind please give these guys first shot, they deserve it. read more

Delina came over at 8:00. She cleaned our house is about 4 hours. She did an excellent job and is very professional. We will definitely call Conxion to Community again when we need help. read more

I'm so good at putting off writing reviews that I often never get around to ever doing. But we had such a great experience yesterday that I couldn't not do a review. We contacted the center for help with our move and we requested 2 people. Lydia, the person who booked us assigned Arturo and Rosemary. These 2 were a blessing on a day that can be overwhelmingly stressful for anyone who is moving. As luck would have it I came down with the flu the day before our big day so I wasn't much help. They probably thought I was lazy but if they did you couldn't tell. They both had this attitude of how can I help, let's do this with a smile on their faces, especially Arturo. He even has a special skill of knowing how to maximize space. Believe me when I say you want this guy on your move team. If you do get Rosemary assigned to you, don't be put off by the fact that she's a girl. Trust me, she works it! And with a positive attitude at that! Lydia was awesome as well. The center sounded busy whenever I called but Lydia didn't make me feel like she was too busy to answer my questions. This was our first time eliciting their services. I can't wait to need their help again! read more

CTC Day worker center has new hours starting November 1,2012 Wednesday - Sunday 7 AM to 1 PM. You could contract the Day worker center at 1-408 993-0837. I used the Day work center a few weeks ago I hired four workers to help my family move from a house to a upstairs apartment. they were good workers. I had no problems with them they were fast , respectful , and hard workers. I would use them again. I let all my friends know about the day workers center. You should use them as well. Residents in San Jose read more

I have been using this service for a couple of years. They have very nice hardworking people who show up on time. I definitely recommend it to any one who needs jobs done around the house or yard work. read more