Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter

[Anonymous]

This post is ridiculous. You are acting like you got stiffed when you didn't even set a rate. And no one I know in real life would think that was a low rate. How old were the kids? Do you have a degree in early child development? Do you have many years of experience as a nanny or childcare provider? Are you a teacher?

Please, act like an adult. If you like the family, tell them your rate and let them decide if they want to hire you. If you don't like the family, move on. You may be able to find someone else to let you in their home during a pandemic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$21 is reasonable for 1 child at full time hours. For 4 kids and only three hours per day? No way. Total would have to be over $75 daily for it to be worth my commute and still feel like I earned enough to make it worthwhile.

Fine, then don’t be a dummy and negotiate your rate before working. How is this even an issue!?!

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I don't know why you didn't negotiate a rate from the beginning.

When they said they really needed childcare, that was your opportunity to let them know your rate is $X/hr. Maybe they would have said "no problem" and you'd have a rate you were happy with and they would have the childcare they need. Win/Win.

Now you don't have a job, and they don't have childcare...Lose/lose.

[Anonymous]

Op here- I did set a rate. A rate $25 and a daily minimum. Sorry if my first post didn’t make that clear.
Instead of honoring the daily minimum ($100) they counted up the hours & multiplied it by the rate. Which saved them $$ & that is where I got stiffed.
They did this @ end of the week. I brought it up and they said, we aren’t paying you $100 because we only needed you for 2 hours one day. No way am I trekking to your house for $50.
Yes- I quit. Then they came back & said they’d honor the minimum. I don’t super need the money, so I passed

[Anonymous]

So now you're telling us this....????? Seriously?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So now you're telling us this....????? Seriously?

Yes. I’m working & parenting a SN kid during a pandemic. I’ve got a lot of other sh*t on my mind. So yes, I don’t just sit & watch this thread.

[Anonymous]

You sound like a nut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$21 is reasonable for 1 child at full time hours. For 4 kids and only three hours per day? No way. Total would have to be over $75 daily for it to be worth my commute and still feel like I earned enough to make it worthwhile.

Fine, then don’t be a dummy and negotiate your rate before working. How is this even an issue!?!

I do Sounds like OP might not have done so

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here- I did set a rate. A rate $25 and a daily minimum. Sorry if my first post didn’t make that clear.
Instead of honoring the daily minimum ($100) they counted up the hours & multiplied it by the rate. Which saved them $$ & that is where I got stiffed.
They did this @ end of the week. I brought it up and they said, we aren’t paying you $100 because we only needed you for 2 hours one day. No way am I trekking to your house for $50.
Yes- I quit. Then they came back & said they’d honor the minimum. I don’t super need the money, so I passed

Oops! Ok, totally team OP now!

[Anonymous]

As if it wasn’t already clear, DCUM is full of cheap posters who jump to attack nannies and sitters. Op was clear enough that they were stiffed. Idk any nannies who don’t have a set rate. I’ve yet to meet any nanny or sitter who just shows up to work and allows the family to pay whatever they feel like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post is ridiculous. You are acting like you got stiffed when you didn't even set a rate. And no one I know in real life would think that was a low rate. How old were the kids? Do you have a degree in early child development? Do you have many years of experience as a nanny or childcare provider? Are you a teacher?

Please, act like an adult. If you like the family, tell them your rate and let them decide if they want to hire you. If you don't like the family, move on. You may be able to find someone else to let you in their home during a pandemic.

Everyone you know in real life is cheap and clearly cannot afford childcare.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This post is ridiculous. You are acting like you got stiffed when you didn't even set a rate. And no one I know in real life would think that was a low rate. How old were the kids? Do you have a degree in early child development? Do you have many years of experience as a nanny or childcare provider? Are you a teacher?

Please, act like an adult. If you like the family, tell them your rate and let them decide if they want to hire you. If you don't like the family, move on. You may be able to find someone else to let you in their home during a pandemic.

Everyone you know in real life is cheap and clearly cannot afford childcare.

Then how do we all have fantastic childcare?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This post is ridiculous. You are acting like you got stiffed when you didn't even set a rate. And no one I know in real life would think that was a low rate. How old were the kids? Do you have a degree in early child development? Do you have many years of experience as a nanny or childcare provider? Are you a teacher?

Please, act like an adult. If you like the family, tell them your rate and let them decide if they want to hire you. If you don't like the family, move on. You may be able to find someone else to let you in their home during a pandemic.

Everyone you know in real life is cheap and clearly cannot afford childcare.

Then how do we all have fantastic childcare?

You wouldn’t know what fantastic childcare was bc you've more than likely only experienced basic. But in your world you think it’s fantastic bc you have nothing to compare it too. What’s that saying....“You get what you pay for.”

Think of it this way, why would a smart, experienced and educated nanny charge $21/hr for 4 kids when she could make that with 1 kid. She doesn’t sound very smart.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This post is ridiculous. You are acting like you got stiffed when you didn't even set a rate. And no one I know in real life would think that was a low rate. How old were the kids? Do you have a degree in early child development? Do you have many years of experience as a nanny or childcare provider? Are you a teacher?

Please, act like an adult. If you like the family, tell them your rate and let them decide if they want to hire you. If you don't like the family, move on. You may be able to find someone else to let you in their home during a pandemic.

Everyone you know in real life is cheap and clearly cannot afford childcare.

Then how do we all have fantastic childcare?

You wouldn’t know what fantastic childcare was bc you've more than likely only experienced basic. But in your world you think it’s fantastic bc you have nothing to compare it too. What’s that saying....“You get what you pay for.”

Think of it this way, why would a smart, experienced and educated nanny charge $21/hr for 4 kids when she could make that with 1 kid. She doesn’t sound very smart.

Why would someone pay more than $21 an hour for childcare when they already have a fantastic provider? You make no sense. Something tells me your definition of a good nanny and my definition of a good nanny are very different.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This post is ridiculous. You are acting like you got stiffed when you didn't even set a rate. And no one I know in real life would think that was a low rate. How old were the kids? Do you have a degree in early child development? Do you have many years of experience as a nanny or childcare provider? Are you a teacher?

Please, act like an adult. If you like the family, tell them your rate and let them decide if they want to hire you. If you don't like the family, move on. You may be able to find someone else to let you in their home during a pandemic.

Everyone you know in real life is cheap and clearly cannot afford childcare.

Then how do we all have fantastic childcare?

You wouldn’t know what fantastic childcare was bc you've more than likely only experienced basic. But in your world you think it’s fantastic bc you have nothing to compare it too. What’s that saying....“You get what you pay for.”

Think of it this way, why would a smart, experienced and educated nanny charge $21/hr for 4 kids when she could make that with 1 kid. She doesn’t sound very smart.

Why would someone pay more than $21 an hour for childcare when they already have a fantastic provider? You make no sense. Something tells me your definition of a good nanny and my definition of a good nanny are very different.

Umm...Duh. Obviously our definition is different. The difference is, I’ve actually seen your idea of a fantastic nanny and babysitter. The one who will take any job and who undercharges. The one who sit at the library and park all day not actually interacting with their charges. But I’m sure your childcare provider who charges low is so much different. I mean they are so fantastic and smart they come cheap.