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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
It's unprofessional and I wouldn't use the nanny again if I can't rely on her. I expect any nanny/babysitter we hire to be an adult and clearly state her rates. If I accept that rate I rightly assume we have an agreement.

If a sitter cancels on you because she was offered a better rate, significant enough to [b]justify the action[/b], its probably not some huge loss to lose you as a client, FYI. If she gives you a few days notice, and it doesn't happen often, I fail to see how that's unreliable. That is unless you're an MB who pays the full amount when she cancels, which I so highly doubt you are. It goes both ways lady.[/quote]

Different MB here. I think this is where we disagree. This isn't a justification for breaking a commitment. If I accepted your rate and booked your time, you committed to that rate and time. If you cancel for another job, you are unreliable and don't honor your commitments and I would not hire you again or recommend you. You may not care and that's fine. But that's what you're doing. Make no mistake.[/quote]

And if a sitter books with you for $25/hour, and you realize that Becky, the high school girl down the street, charges $10/hour, is it some heinous commitment breaking to cancel with me (tell me grandma is in town, you decided not to go, blah blah blah) and you hire Becky instead? Parents do this ALL.THE.TIME. It really is just business. If you book with me at a low enough rate to make it easy for someone to hire me away from you, that really is your own fault, just like the sitter that overcharges. I find it hilarious that MBs are all for letting the market dictate this or that when they're in control, but the second a nanny/sitter uses it to her advantage its a moral crime. Please. [/quote]

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