New Year's Eve: am I being ridiculous?

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Anonymous wrote:If you or your friend did not tell her what your NYE rate was, only your regular rate, then that is on you. If you told her both rates up front, then she should pay both rates. But if you told her one rate and now are saying you need more for NYE, then you should bite the bullet, follow through on your commitment and learn from the experience.

Even dumb people know that NYE rates are higher than usual, don't you think?

Not everyone rips people off on NYE, so no. Do grocery stores charge more on holidays? No. Does your electric bill go up becuse it's holiday? No. Do taxis and buses charge more because it's a holiday? No. (Most of the time they're free. Yes, free on NYE.) If you have the choice between sitting at home and earning $0 or working and making $15/hr wouldn't the $15 be more profitable? If you'd rather go out, then just go out. Why dick around about your rate?

Yes. The $15 is more profitable than sitting at home. But the $20 I can get from someone else is more profitable than than the $15. I didn't tell her one rate, then ask more for nye. I told her one rate, then told her the other for nye. She thought my regular rat was too high, and said she'd only pay it if that's what she could do for too. So I texted her back and told her it's a really low rate for nye and I couldn't do it for less than $20. I haven't heard anything back from her.

I'm not "dicking around about my rate" I told her up front what the rates would be for those nights. I'm not flip flopping back and forth on her.

[Anonymous]

then take the $20 hr job and be done with it. Tell her you're not available and live with the fact she probably won't call you again, which sounds like it is fine since you charge more than she wants to pay anyway.

[Anonymous]

You've had such bad will with the MB already, I wouldn't work with her. You can find another family who's appreciative and reasonable and that cheap MB can take care of her own kids on NYE.

[Anonymous]

$30 is the new $20 for NYE!

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I remember being a babysitting college kid when NYE for the millennium came around. People were being paid $50 a night and booked way in advance. No joke. That was a major event but every NYE = much higher babysitting rates. She'll figure that put when she's sitting at home wondering why she couldn't secure a sitter.

[Anonymous]

Why on earth would you expect anything extra? Won't the kids be sleeping anyway?

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Anonymous wrote:Why on earth would you expect anything extra? Won't the kids be sleeping anyway?

If suddenly, there were only a handful of families looking to hire sitters/nannies, while simultaneously there was a large influx of individuals competing for those jobs, what would you expect to happen to the rates? People would fall over themselves to get those handful of jobs, meaning to be competitive their rates would have to be quite low. I'm sure you understand that equation well enough, as MBs are frequently seen referencing the realities of economics and market driven rates. Much to their, and your chagrin, those principals also work in the reverse. On New Years Eve, there are suddenly a multitude of families looking for a sitter for the same night at essentially the same time, while simultaneously, most sitters are unavailable. Due to increased competition, parents are willing to pay higher rates to reserve an available sitter, and sitters can charge significantly higher rates for her suddenly more valuable time. Its simple economics, right?

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Anonymous wrote:Why on earth would you expect anything extra? Won't the kids be sleeping anyway?

Don't worry about it. With that attitude you'll never find a sitter. Sit your ass down and enjoy your night in