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[quote=Anonymous]This is really bothering me.  I just gave my weekly house cleaner a $10 raise last month - as in 4 weeks  of the new pay rate- and last week she asked me for another $10 a week raise because of gas prices.  She tells me she has a 30 minute drive and it is getting too expensive to come every week.  She said she could either come every other week, but then have to charge me $60 more each time, or she can come every week with a $10 raise.    I currently pay her $160 for a 3,800 sqft house.  It takes her 3.5 hours, so it comes to $45 per hour, which I think is a good rate.  I pay her when we go out of town and I give her a 2 week pay bonus at Christmas.  When she goes out of town, she has a friend come clean instead, which I really appreciate.  I just can't get past that she wants a raise so soon after I gave her a raise, and I can't think of how to respond, but it really upsets me.  She's been with us for 10 years and I really like her.  I just feel like I will resent her if I give in to this random increase.  Obviously she's not paying an additional $10 in gas every week to drive to our house, so I'm not sure why she said that.  OK DCUM, tell me I'm being petty.[/quote]

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