Ugh. Total vent.

[Anonymous]

I am a nanny and do quite a bit of extra babysitting on the side. I have been babysitting for one woman for about 6 months, taking care of her kids once or twice a month. She's really sweet and we get along well, although she comes off as a bit flakey.

I posted a few weeks ago about how she overpaid me by $20 last time I babysat, and when I told her she said she'd just take it off the next time I babysat. So, I babysat for her Friday afternoon. She was out of town so I picked the kids up from school and their dad came to get them 2.5 hours later. She had said she'd leave cash for me, but I couldn't find it anywhere in the house. I texted her to ask and she said she forgot to leave it (also what happened last time I babysat for her) and so she asked if she could come drop it off at my place.

So, we figure out that she owes me $12.50. Totally worth my time. She said she'd drop it off in my mailbox at 5:30pm today. It's 8:20 my time now and she still hasn't dropped it, or texted me to explain.

UGH.

I'm considering just not babysitting for her anymore. Sounds petty, but I'm crazy busy as it is and I'm getting progressively more annoyed with her. I understand that stuff happens, but this is the second time I've been left waiting for payment and having to chase her for it.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely do not babysit for her again.

[Anonymous]

i wouldn't lose sleep over $12 at all, but it sounds like you don't like her much anyway so make yourself less available when she calls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i wouldn't lose sleep over $12 at all, but it sounds like you don't like her much anyway so make yourself less available when she calls.

+1

[Anonymous]

Agree with others. Eat the $12 and do not entertain this woman again. Parents who do crappy things to their sitters deserve the natural consequence of having trouble finding and keeping one. Its when stupid sitters go around accepting poor treatment that parents learn, and tell other parents, that its fine to do x, y, and z shitty thing. "My sitter didn't mind". Its like a virus.

[Anonymous]

Twelve fifty is not that much. I would cut my losses with her and just not babysit for her anymore.

She doesn't sound like she is a bad person and is intentionally ripping you off.
I think she is just a scatter brain by nature and is just overwhelmed. I have dealt with people like her and on your end, it can be pretty frustrating.

[Anonymous]

Well she still hasn't dropped off the money (after promising 2 nights in a row to do so) and hasn't contacted me to explain, so I guess that's that.

Irritating because I'm flat broke and could really use the $12.