Harvest 57 Jobs & Gigs
Staying safe with jobs and gigs
Most work arranged here is between people who already half know each other. The habits below cover the times it is not — and they are the same habits that stop nearly every job scam.
If you are answering a listing
Never pay to get a job
A real employer does not charge you to apply, to be trained, to be certified, or to buy your own equipment before you start. Any listing that asks for money from you is a scam, without exception. Tell us and we will take it down.
Guard your documents until you are hired
A Social Security number, a bank account, a driver’s licence photo, or a date of birth is needed to put you on a payroll — not to consider you. Nobody needs any of them before there is a real offer, in person, from somebody you have met.
Never forward a payment
If somebody sends you a check and asks you to keep part and send the rest on, buy gift cards, or move money for them, it is a crime being committed with your bank account. The check will bounce weeks later and the money is yours to repay.
Meet in a sensible place, and tell somebody
For a first meeting, choose somewhere public or somewhere with other people around. Tell a friend or a family member where you are going and when you expect to be back. For a gig at a private address, that matters more, not less.
You can say no at any point
If a place, a task, or a person feels wrong when you get there, you may leave. No amount of pay is worth an unsafe afternoon, and nobody on this board is entitled to your time because you answered their listing.
Pressure and distance are warning signs
Be careful with anybody who will not meet, who hires you without a conversation, who needs an answer in the next ten minutes, who moves you to a different messaging app immediately, or who offers a wage far above what the work is worth.
Agree the terms before you start
Say out loud what the work is, what it pays, when it is paid, and how long it should take — and put it in a message so you both have it. For ongoing employment, ask about hours, pay period, and taxes before your first day.
If you are hiring
Talk before you commit
You will get an introduction, not a résumé. Have a short conversation before somebody comes to your property, and ask whatever you need to know about the work itself.
Think about who is coming to your address
For a gig at your home, publishing the exact address is off by default for a reason. Give it once you have agreed on the work, and have somebody else around if that makes you more comfortable.
Be careful with young workers
Nebraska permits 14- and 15-year-olds to do non-hazardous work with an employment certificate, and hazardous work has an older floor. If you are hiring somebody young, that is yours to get right — Harvest 57 does not check it and gives no legal advice about it.
Pay what you said, when you said
The whole board runs on this. Pay the amount you posted, in the way you agreed, when the work is done. A person who was not paid tells everybody, and they should.
Know what you are responsible for
Somebody working on your property may be your responsibility if they are hurt. For anything with real risk, check your own coverage before you post it, and say plainly in the listing what the hazards are.
Ask for only what you need
Do not ask for a Social Security number, a bank account, or a copy of an ID before you have actually hired somebody. Keep what people send you to yourself.
What Harvest 57 does, and what it does not
Harvest 57 reads every listing before it appears and takes down what it should. It does not confirm that an employer exists, that a wage will be paid, that a licence is held, or that a task is safe. It never charges a fee, takes a commission, holds money, runs a background check, or becomes anybody’s employer.
Report anything that looks wrong
Tell us about a listing that asks for money, is not a real opening, states a preference about who may do the work, describes unsafe work, or worries you for any other reason. A person reads every report, and reports stay private — the poster is never told who reported them.
If you were not paid
Harvest 57 cannot recover wages and is not a party to your agreement. The Nebraska Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division both take wage complaints, and small claims court exists for exactly this. Tell us too, so the listing does not stay up.
If you feel unsafe or believe a crime has occurred, contact your local law enforcement or emergency services. Do not wait for us.