1 Roommate Wanted:Free Room&Food ideal for remote workers - customer service - job employment - craigslist (2024)

This is not your typical apartment listing, and not a typical job posting. This is a perfect opportunity for anyone working remotely.

You get free housing in a gorgeous luxury 3-bedroom apartment ($10,500 per month rent) in the heart of Manhattan, Hudson Yards. But wait, there's more! I will also pay $1,200 cash each month, tax free. Oh yeah -- also, free food.

That's $42,000 worth of housing + $14,000 cash + $5,000 worth of food, equivalent to over $100,000 pre-tax salary -- all for about 3 - 4 hours of work per day (though you're on call for longer).

What's the gig, you ask? Well, I’m the Chief Digital Architect of a healthcare startup you've probably heard of. I'm looking for one more roommate to support me in my daily life (I have muscular dystrophy). I'm in a wheelchair and need some help to get in and out of it, which is why I am looking for you :)

WHAT I NEED HELP WITH...
- Full availability between you and my other roommate so someone is always around in case I have to use the restroom since I cannot get in / out of my wheelchair by myself
- Daily morning routine: getting me out of bed, carrying me to get in and out of my wheelchair (I weigh about 135 pounds, so strength is a must), helping me get dressed, etc.
- Prepare simple meals
- Help shower once a week
- Do some stretching exercises with me (don't worry, I'll show you how)
- Help with random things here and there like plugging in my iPhone

WHAT I'LL LIKE ABOUT YOU...
- You treat people like people
- You are chill, empathetic and enjoy helping
- You have a happy, fun, positive and open-minded personality
- You are social and enjoy hanging with people
- You are a great communicator, transparent, self-reflective who will speak up early if you need something
- You have either remote work or flexibility with time in order to coordinate with my other roommate
- You are smart and organized
- You enjoy healthy cooking
- You don’t need experience as a nurse or anything like that (not looking for a nurse!)
- You want to do this for longer (at least a year, not just a few months!)
- BONUS: you like or even play music :)
- BONUS: You enjoy traveling (sometimes I like to spend a few weeks in warmer areas)

WHAT YOU'LL LIKE ABOUT THIS GIG...
- You’ll live for free in your own room in a luxury modern apartment at the heart of Hudson Yards in New York City
- You'll get free groceries, internet, cable, etc.
- You’ll get a $1,200 monthly stipend
- The apartment has lots of great amenities, e.g. roof deck with bbq, a gym & nice common areas.
- There'll be two roommates, so 50% of the time you'll be completely free to do, well, anything.
- Mostly, I’ll need availability in case I need to use the restroom, so you'll have a ton of time to do any type of freelance / at-home work you'd like such as writing, customer service, web development, etc. This is perfect for any work-from-home job.
- I go “home” to Europe in the summer and winter to visit friends and family which gives you around 3 months per year of free time to do the same
- You get to live with a fun person that cares about you being happy :)

ABOUT ME
I'm 48 years old and young at heart. My friends say I'm kind, empathetic, flexible, and open minded.

I love adventure, traveling, and have a deep love for music. I used to play the piano and guitar for many years but am not able to do so anymore, so now I enjoy singing for myself and making little songs for my friends :)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeluw19Wo51dMO-ZFg7V7kAPrnR6cWp-s

I was born as a middle child in the beautiful city of Berlin, Germany. After school I studied computer science and worked on robots that play soccer and self-driving cars. As part of that I often traveled to other countries which I always enjoy. In 2008 I was looking for a new adventure and moved to New York to start together with friends a healthcare startup that helps people live healthier lives. Since then I live and fell in love with the energy of New York (but go home twice a year to visit friends and family). I love the warm summers here - I'm a sun-child: if sun is shining in my face I'm happy :) A couple of years ago I started "summer in February" and rent a house with friends/colleagues somewhere warm and live and work together remotely for a month.

Also, I'm a mutant. Not a ninja turtle - instead I have a rare form of muscular dystrophy called FSHD. Luckily, I was a spontaneous mutation so my brother and sister as well as my parents are all fine. The disease is progressive over time - I can still remember vividly jumping around as a kid and since 16 I have been in a wheelchair.

I used to have my own studio by myself but in the past 4 years I got weaker and now am unable to get back into my wheelchair by myself anymore.

For the last 3 years, I've been living with two amazing roommates (2 brothers from the Balkans), both in their mid-twenties. We became close friends and last year we even did a round-the-world trip together. This is something I’d love to do again with the right people :). Now, they are moving away from NYC. The first one left earlier this year and a sweet couple moved in <3. Now the second brother is moving out so I'm looking for another awesome roommate and friend to share the apartment with us that will enjoy helping and have fun together <3

IMPORTANT
If you're interested, please make sure you read this post carefully and write me a 2 - 3 paragraph email about yourself, things you enjoy and why you're perfect for this gig,... (without I won’t be able to consider you)
Make sure to also include:
- Do you work remotely or not and what is your time flexibility
- Instagram or social media handle
- Confirm that your up for the task (as mentioned above)
- What start date would work for you?

If you feel like it you can also include a 30secs video of yourself saying hello :) (not required but def. appreciated 🙂)

Also, you must be in NYC so we can meet and get to know each other first.

Thanks! <3

Hope to hear from you soon!
Mark