A question about wages

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, as far as I can tell, she never asked you to do any of the cleaning. So why keep doing it? Sure, you feel bad, but I think it's unfair for you to suddenly ask for extra.

It seems like it isn't about the work -- that it's amount the extra money you want.

I stated "I've always done the housekeeping/chores she's asked me to do", so I'm not quite sure where our first sentence even came from.

Yes. She has asked me to do it. More like told me to, but whatever.

Also, it IS about the extra work. I hate doing it. I'm just not cut out to scrub other people's homes all day on top of taking care of her two children that can be a handful on a good day. Some people are, I'm not.

P.s. I don't need the extra money. I do it as a favor to her, because her children are extremely close to me (I've been there since her youngest was 1 month old) and would have a hard time adjusting to someone new.

If it's so much about the extra work and you don't need the extra money, and if you hate doing said extra work, then why isn't your post about having a conversation with her where you can cut down on the extra work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, as far as I can tell, she never asked you to do any of the cleaning. So why keep doing it? Sure, you feel bad, but I think it's unfair for you to suddenly ask for extra.

It seems like it isn't about the work -- that it's amount the extra money you want.

I stated "I've always done the housekeeping/chores she's asked me to do", so I'm not quite sure where our first sentence even came from.

Yes. She has asked me to do it. More like told me to, but whatever.

Also, it IS about the extra work. I hate doing it. I'm just not cut out to scrub other people's homes all day on top of taking care of her two children that can be a handful on a good day. Some people are, I'm not.

P.s. I don't need the extra money. I do it as a favor to her, because her children are extremely close to me (I've been there since her youngest was 1 month old) and would have a hard time adjusting to someone new.

If it's so much about the extra work and you don't need the extra money, and if you hate doing said extra work, then why isn't your post about having a conversation with her where you can cut down on the extra work?

Yep. That's the point of this post. Maybe you missed it, but I was really only wondering if I would have a valid case when I talked to her.

[Anonymous]

$15 for just childcare, $20 for childcare and cleaning. If she wants you to do deep cleaning on top of childcare, I'd want more than $20 an hour. It's time to sit down and have a heart to heart with her. Hopefully, she will recognize that you are underpaid and overworked. If not, move on to another part time job where you are paid appropriately. I make $18 an hour for 2 kids with no cleaning. Good luck OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you set your own rates when babysitting and the parent can either accept it or decline. That's how it works.

Clearly, you have been neither a housekeeper, nor a nanny. OP, get a new job.

OP is a babysitter. Babysitters set their own rates and the employers can choose to hire them or hire someone else who charges less.