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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]

Exactly the same situation.  The only difference is that a plumber isn't going bring his rate or fee up.  He'll perform the service and expect payment.  [/quote]

The MB here did not drop any balls.  She is offering a job and stated the pay rate for that job in her ad.  The sitter either overlooked it or treated it as a negotiable offer.

The plumber example is off base.  Most plumbers work for homeowners as independent contractors.  Independent contractors set their rates and advertise for customers.  Babysitters--even occasional babysitters--who work out of the charges parents' home, using the parents' equipment and supplies, during hours set by the parents and subject to the parents' rules about how their children are to be cared for are, when they go to bed, etc. are, by law, employees rather than independent contractors.  That is why the parents are required to withhold taxes and issue a W2 if the sitter gets paid more than $1800 per year or so by one family.  Employees are simply not in a position to just perform a service and expect to get paid at whatever rate they dictate.  They can negotiate pay, of course, but that is not quite the same thing.

In this case, I would respond by pointing out that there must have been a misunderstanding, because your ad clearly listed the rate for the position at __ per hour.  If you are willing to consider a higher rate, you might say that you are prepared to discuss pay with her at the working interview, but that the rate listed in your ad is what you're willing to pay for her time during the initial meeting.

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