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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've had a new babysitter lined up for an event this weekend for a while. She had told us her rate was $17/hr. She asked today if it actually would be possible to be paid $100 for the night. That's $25/hr, which is almost a 50% increase.

How do we answer this? I mean, we could pay her that, but we'd be less likely to call her back (our other sitters charge $17-20, but they aren't always available). Can we counter propose $20/hr, or is this a "her rate is her rate" kind of thing? [/quote]

I would drop her and pay someone else $100. She roped you in with a certain price and is now doing a bait and switch. If you had intended to pay $100 from the start you could have picked from a larger pool of applicants and could have found someone possibly better (not saying you had to do this my point is to point out her unethical behavior). [/quote]

Eh, she's just a college student, I think she probably told us what she was actually charging and then she found out some other people get paid more by other families or something. I don't think she intended a bait and switch. But I also don't think $25 is the "prevailing rate." [/quote]

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