We do. And we've learned from our experience :)

We did screen - and contacted their references. Not sure what else we could have done. As I said - two we've used have been great and two have not. This has been a good learning experience, and we will address these things when we interview future sitters. Thanks for weighing in.

I'd estimate that she is in her early 20's.

I have no problem with an occasional beer. And she was at our home for 11 days - I didn't count the cans, but it's possible that she just had one beer a day. I can live with that. Just would have appreciated her emptying the trash cans!

Thank you, Ashley. You and I think the same way. But this experience has shown me that not everyone thinks this way. So I won't assume and will communicate my expectations more clearly in the future.

Lenka - I agree - I should have made my expectations more clear. I have no problem with her using everyday appliances (coffee maker, oven). I DO have a problem with her going thru my freezer/cupboards and using foods without asking. Also no problem with alcohol - only with empty cans everywhere

I agree, Jennifer. I was honestly shocked. But I'm part of the 'older generation', so I wasn't sure if my expectations were too high.

Deb A.- Thank you for your response. Your suggestions are good ones. We did do a meet & greet before hiring this sitter and spent another 30-45 minutes with her a few days before our trip to go over all of the instructions, answer any questions she had, etc. But we did not discuss what she could eat or what appliances she could use. Will definitely do that with future sitters.
Our experience with Rover sitters has been a little eye-opening. Two of them did an excellent job of leaving the house as clean as they found it as well as taking great care of our dogs. (Unfortunately, neither of them is pet-sitting anymore.) The other two (including the one mentioned in this post) took good care of the dogs but left the house quite a mess. One left empty beer cans in every trash can in the house - including the bathroom! It just seems like common courtesy to leave a house at least as clean as when you arrive, but apparently not everyone was raised that way.

Not sure where to post this, so chose Sitter-to-Sitter.
Over the past year, we have used several different Rover sitters to house-sit/watch our dogs, but recently had an issue that we've not encountered before. We were gone for a week and returned to find that the sitter had gotten into our freezer, found our ground espresso, and used our espresso machine (carafe and parts were in dish drainer.) She also ate chocolate truffles that were stored in the freezer (wrappers in trash) and used chocolate chips she found there to make a batch of cookies (cookie crumbs all over kitchen counter, cookie sheets/mixing bowl unwashed in dishwasher, and unwashed cooling rack put back in cupboard.) She may have also used our flour, sugar, etc. also, but I can't be certain.
I have not mentioned this to her and am struggling with how to handle it. I did not specifically ask her not to use the espresso machine, and I did not clarify that she should bring her own food, so maybe I am partially responsible. It was never an issue with any of the other Rover sitters, so I just didn't realize that it needed to be discussed. But I do feel that she should not have taken food from our freezer or used our baking equipment without at least asking permission. Am I wrong?
She did seem to take very good care of our dogs, and obviously this is the most important thing. And she did most everything that was in the written instructions that we gave her. But I'm still upset and not sure how to write her a positive review.