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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I found out a few more things about the trip. There will be only one child, and I will have my own room, they are also paying for the tickets and all the expenses as well. As far as the hours goes, it will be a combination of both days and nights, and the parents might be around often. They are also expecting me to go out often with the kid for a walk, and enjoy the weather. Most days the baby goes to bed at 8 pm, and usually sleeps through the night until 7 or 8. We haven't discussed compensation yet, but I was thinking now telling them $1000 a week, but as someone suggested, I might start at $1200 and then settle for $1000 if they want to negotiate. I will let you guys know what we will agree on. Thanks again for the advice. [/quote]

Those rates sound fine. Given that they seem to want a pretty flexible schedule, I think it would be prudent to include a maximum number of hours for whatever rate you agree on. Then you keep count of hours actually worked (any time you are responsible for the child and not free to go do something else), and if you approach the limit give MB and DB a heads up, and let them know any thing over that limit will be at your hourly rate. If they can't agree to any sort of set schedule before hand, this seems like the best way to protect yourself from suddenly having to work 24/7 for the week.[/quote]

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