To ask if you have heard of or use the expression “all found”

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We were discussing the need for fruit pickers this morning and wondering where they would be housed. I suggested that the job would be “all found”. Partner has never heard of this. I don’t think it’s that unusual, is it??

Im 40, never heard of it and I've done 'all found' jobs from reading the description

Never heard it.

I’ve never heard of it either. I wouldn’t have been able to figure it out.

yes, I've heard of it.

Nope never heard of it, though now you've posted this someone will use it when I'm out and about and I'll have to eat my words.

Heard of it. Know what it means.

Never heard of it

No, never heard of it.

I've remembered where I first came across the phrase - it appears in the Helen Cresswell children's book - 'Dear Shrink' (published 1982). Mrs Saxon includes it in her advert for a 'kindly cook/housekeeper'.

Yes. Worked all found in my youth.

Haven't heard it used much outside of seasonal work in recent years. But much of that uses the term. Round here you can fruit pick all found in some places or pay £55/week for basic accommodation, find your own food.

That's why it's found, you don't have to find your own accommodation, etc.

Never heard of it either.

I've heard of it. I had a job when I was 17 (41 years ago) that was all found. I earned 64p an hour.

No.

Nope never heard it before

Yes, I'm familiar with the expression. My late Mum had, in her youth, had lots of 'live-in' housekeeper/mother's help type jobs with food provided, and would have described them as 'all found'
I don't hear it used much these days.

Yep. It used to be very common when I first started work (as an agricultural student), although I guess as the need for it became less, so did the phrase.

Another one who’s never heard of it!

It was a common term to use years ago, I am 70 plus,and remember the term well. It would have been used for farm workers and land workers, and also live in maids and nannies. who all had rooms and food provided.

I've heard it but I've never used it

No. I've never heard the expression before.

I had never heard it. I am 53.

Never heard of it. Also never done it.

Familiar with it as an expression, although I'm not sure I've ever used it. I believe I'm classified as a millennial snowflake.

Never actually hear it used in real life, only read it in books.

Yes - UK English phrase meaning bed and board included. But not heard it for many years - it's a different world!