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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You both dropped the ball, not just her. You also should have been prepared to negotiate, as most sitters will take the rate you list in the ad with a grain of salt. Also you said this was a working interview. She very well may feel that she hasn't accepted the job yet and is still free to negotiate. You can move on or not, but realize that your other options will also likely try to negotiate. She has just as much a right to set her rates as you do. It's just the way this industry works. [b]You would presume to tell a plumber, chef or gardener how much they will work for would you[/b]?[/quote]

Not exactly the same situation. [/quote]

How is it not the same situation? They are all service people working for multiple clients on an ad hoc basis. An occasional sitter is no more your employee than any other service person you call to perform a service as needed. She sets her rates just as they would. She doesn't become an employee until you reach the pay threshold as defined by the IRS, which you likely wouldn't meet for your sitter. [/quote]

Yes but that's not what OP is talking about.. OP assumed the woman knew the pay range because OP put it in the AD. She then waited until after email exchanges, interviews, meeting the children for a test run, etc, to tell OP what her rate is. I admit both made a mistake by not bringing it up in the interviews but I still get OP's frustration. If OP were to contact a plumper, chef, gardener, etc she would most likely look around/ask how much they charge then decide to pass/accept instead of having the gardener/chef come over, interview, exchange emails, do a 'test run', only to find out that he/she charges more then her price range.[/quote]

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