Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Workshare/Participation conversations

[Muriel Kranowski (murielk]

Regine, how many hours per week or per month is considered a fair share?
I'm wondering how much $25/hour would add up to if someone isn't
participating.

Also, what kind of work counts towards your required/recommended workshare
hours? Meal prep/cleanup? Committee-type work? I assume physical
maintenance work always counts.

  Muriel @ Shadowlake Village

On Mon, Sep 6, 2021 at 9:03 PM regine via Cohousing-L <
cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:

> In Nevada cohousing we pay $25 an hour for the hours we don’t work.  It
> should be mandatory but it’s not.  We have to pay taxes.  Likewise the
> community needs money to run itself.  If you can’t or won’t pay or do your
> share shouldn’t you not be living in a cooperative community.  It’s an
> obligation like paying your PG & E bill.  I know you can’t make people work
> or pay but there can be a person who talks to folks about it when
> they neglect their responsibility.
> R. Wilson
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> On Monday, September 6, 2021, 12:17 PM, Chris Hansen <
> itschrishansen [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all
> Just separating threads. There's been some mention on the 'inappropriate
> behavior' thread about participation and workshare conversations, and
> Muriel just posted that they have a 'workshare tracker' role, which
> intrigues me, and I'd like to hear more about!
> I know this topic has been discussed more times here than is countable, but
> I'm interested in how the subject of workshare is broached, who does it,
> and what has been found to be a manner that can be heard. I'm also
> interested in infrastructure such as a workshare tracker, and the systems
> many of you have in place for tracking.
> Has it ever been deemed an option to add to CoHo fees, or for some monetary
> exchange? (and yes I know this delves into issues around equity and
> privilege)
> Do people pay others to do their chores? Find 'exchange of service'
> options?
> What about for people who are aging and/or disabled- particularly in
> communities weighted age-wise toward the older end where there may be a
> growing number of people whose capacity is diminishing?
> What about meal-cooking share for those of you who have a requirement
> around sharing cooking duties for community meals?
> I realize this is probably too many questions in one email, but interested
> in how other Cohos are navigating this.
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