MB didn't pay me!!!!
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Anonymous
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I was asked to work an overnight 2 weekends ago. The kids were actually going to come to my place as Mb and friends over and wanted the house to herself. DB was supposed to drop the kids off at 6:15. At 6:10 MB calls me and says oldest charge doesn't want to have a sleep over at your house so can you come here? We will just go out til around 12 and then you can head home.
I was kind of chocked as I was counting on the overnight fee but that's fine. So I went over and babysat til 1 am. MB came home drunk and said thanks so much for the last minute plan change. My husband says it's not fair that you loose $$ due to our son changing his kind so we will pay you for the overnight. Awesome great!! So she ended up paying me last night and the overnight rate wasn't included. She was obviously drunk when she said this bit DB was the one who brought it up to her. How do I address this? Am I out 50 bucks or do I bring it up?? |
Anonymous
| If you have anything in your contract about required notice or cancellation fees, then I would say yes, ask her about it. If not, I'd let it go this time. Then in the future any time they ask you to work any extra babysitting/overnights, I'd state that with less than X amount of notice, you will still be charging the rate for the number of hours originally agreed upon. |
Anonymous
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So let me get this straight - you are mad because you are not getting paid for hours you did not work. And the basis for bring pissy is that MB said she would while really drunk. Okay....
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Anonymous
OP blocked those hours for her MB. MB should pay for the hours she reserved...especially since it was cancelled so last minute. If you make a reservation with a hotel and don't cancel within 24 hours (usually), you forfeit a portion of your deposit. The hotel lost the opportunity to book the room for another client, just as OP lost the opportunity to book another job. |
Anonymous
I agree with you, but the hotels also have a contract stating this when you book the hotel. Which is why I think all nannies and babysitters should have a cancellation clause. |
Anonymous
| If you don't have a cancellation clause, you should not get paid for hours you did not work. |
Anonymous
| Okay, what I'm saying is I would not have expected her to pay me. I appreciate the offer. Since this was 2 weeks ago and she SAID she was going to be paying it. DB was not drunk and was in the same room. We had a conversation about and they both agreed it was fair to pay me. SO thank you for all of that. what I'm saying is should i mention (or remind her) that she said she would pay me? this was 2 weeks ago and I am counting on the $$ |
Anonymous
| How should I go about asking |
Anonymous
| You waited two weeks to ask her? Let this one go OP. |
Anonymous
Do you have any contact with DB? He's the one I'd ask. I don't think there is any way you can ask MB without saying "well you did agree to it but were too drunk to remember" |
Anonymous
| No babysitter plans to babysit for one family from 6-midnight and then a second family from 12:30am to say 4am. Op didn't lose any money. Also op is not a hotel. Op let it go. If you were going to address this the time was the morning after babysitting and nit two weeks later. |
Anonymous
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I just got paid yesterday. For the past 2 weeks I have thought I was reviecing the money.
She tacked the pay onto my biweekly cheque |
Anonymous
| That's crap 18:29. OP could have accepted a job with a family that planned to stay out until 2 a.m. |
Anonymous
| you lose OP. if it is that important than you should have brought it up the next morning, but you have waited two weeks on something that would have been generous (and not necessary) for them to give to you. PS I'm a nanny so this is not coming from a stingy parent |
Anonymous
A nanny who apparently needs better reading comprehension. OP was just paid the other day so there was no way she could have brought it up the next morning. |