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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Next time they ask you to sit, say you'd love to but will need the cost of the cab ride included in your payment. Don't pose it as a question, don't expect them to draw a conclusion, and don't let people on here convince you that you're crazy. These are your terms, and there is nothing wrong with that. I feel similarly about parents that make me buy my own dinner while sitting for them. Your $50 job just became $30 because I had to order pizza, and now your job isn't worth it.

Parents who have trouble finding and keeping sitters, take note: it shouldn't cost your sitter money to sit for you. [/quote]

Of course it costs money. Anyone's job costs them money no matter what they do (unless they work for
 Home). It costs me money to drive to my NF's house and home again. Same with families I babysit for.  If the distance is too far, I decline.  OP can most definitely say that they need to be home by X time because she's not comfortable with public transportation past then. But demanding they pay for a cab when public transportation is easily available is ridiculous.  [/quote]

Its not demanding. She's setting her policies, which they are free to accept or move on. Yes all jobs cost us in some way, but there is a tipping point of when that cost outweighs the benefit. With a $60 sitting job, that tipping point for most people would be well under what they earn for the night. If getting to your home and dinner eat up half to all of my pay, why the hell would I work for you??? Parents need to be aware of this when they structure a job. If you are going to get home late enough that your non driving sitter has to take a cab, it is in your best interest if you want to keep her, to make sure she actually [i]makes[/i] some money for working for you. [/quote]

And it's up to an intelligent babysitter to also be prepared not to take a job due to the cost of transportation.  [/quote]

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