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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well you charged $150 for all 4 kids previous times but doubled it this time when you only had 1 kid. I don't blame the mom and I don't think she meant any harm.

Also, complaining to your employer about other parents is very unprofessional. I don't even think you had two other gig offers I think you're just mad because you thought you were gonna make fast cash, have free meals, etc and it didn't work in your favor. You also handled it poorly by being snotty/passive-aggressive.

I'm sure you lost alot of brownie points with this family.. Your attitude was obviously noticed hence the  reason she felt compelled to hand you $100 and a 'sorry note'.

You should also take into account the free meals, the baby naps throughout the day, etc. I no in a regular setting the snacks/etc are usually a free perk. I also no there is up and down time but making $300 for one full day isn't usually common and I'm sure most wouldn't pay that.[/quote]

OP here. Wow.

-Previous times that I did overnighter were typically around 7p.m. to 10a.m. This time it was 6am to around 2:30 p.m. the next day. That's more than a full day.
-I agree that venting about other parents was not appropriate, and since starting this thread, I kept it to myself.
-I did have 2 other opportunities. Why would I lie about that??
-Free meals? Every time I did an overnighter for this family, I never received 'free meals' other than pizza or some other take out the parents ordered for the kids and there was extra. I am not needy. I could eat at home and be perfectly fine. I don't sit for any families that even offer me meal money for the times I am working, and it has never bothered me because half the time I just brought my own food. Really, that's laughable that I would sit for free meals and snacks...
-he is 15 months. Mom calls him baby, so I do as well. Yes, he has a 3 hour nap during the day, which of course gives me free time but that doesn't mean that he is so easy as to me being able to do everything I want.
- $275 - or 310 until 6p.m.- for one day does not mean I would have charged that amount for 5 days, so then $1500. To me, that was an amount that worked because it was one day.

I don't give a shit if I lost 'brownie points.' I work with plenty of families that I decline on a regular basis so I won't be out of work if she decided not to us me anymore.
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