Anonymous
04/14/2020 08:33
Subject: Re:Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:$21 is reasonable for 1 child at full time hours. For 4 kids and only three hours per day? No way. Total would have to be over $75 daily for it to be worth my commute and still feel like I earned enough to make it worthwhile.
Yes, it is reasonable. $21 for 1 kid is a lot. You don't get paid for your commute.
You can’t afford a babysitter. Stay home and watch your own kids.
Anonymous
04/14/2020 07:33
Subject: Re:Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:$21 is reasonable for 1 child at full time hours. For 4 kids and only three hours per day? No way. Total would have to be over $75 daily for it to be worth my commute and still feel like I earned enough to make it worthwhile.
Yes, it is reasonable. $21 for 1 kid is a lot. You don't get paid for your commute.
$21/hour is not reasonable for four children for full time, let alone only three hours per day. And I didn’t say that anyone would pay for my commute. I said that the daily amount would need to be $75 or more for me to feel it was worth coming in. This is precisely why most nannies (and agencies) set a four hour minimum or minimum pay per day.
Anonymous
04/14/2020 00:19
Subject: Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter
They didn’t stiff you, you idiot. You weren’t professional enough to set your rate up front.
Anonymous
04/14/2020 00:08
Subject: Re:Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter
Anonymous wrote:$21 is reasonable for 1 child at full time hours. For 4 kids and only three hours per day? No way. Total would have to be over $75 daily for it to be worth my commute and still feel like I earned enough to make it worthwhile.
Yes, it is reasonable. $21 for 1 kid is a lot. You don't get paid for your commute.
Anonymous
04/13/2020 23:49
Subject: Re:Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter
$21 is reasonable for 1 child at full time hours. For 4 kids and only three hours per day? No way. Total would have to be over $75 daily for it to be worth my commute and still feel like I earned enough to make it worthwhile.
Anonymous
04/13/2020 22:51
Subject: Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter
They paid $21 an hour. That is reasonable.
Anonymous
04/13/2020 17:54
Subject: Re:Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter
Anonymous wrote:Maybe I’m missing something or read this wrong, but that’s $21/hr. Sounds pretty decent to me, especially if you didn’t negotiate beforehand and sign some kind of formal agreement or contract.
for part time and 4 kids? heck no
Anonymous
04/13/2020 16:17
Subject: Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter
Stop taking up for cheap parents. They got what they deserve
Anonymous
04/13/2020 14:21
Subject: Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter
Anonymous wrote:I’ve been helping out a family during the day. 7 days a week for 3 hours a day. 4 kids.
They live in NW DC.
The first week they paid well. Last week, $450. For 7 days?? During a quarantine?
I told them I can’t commit to the schedule anymore. Now they are giving me a sob story about not having childcare. Welp... don’t stiff your covid babysitter.
Did you not agree to a rate?
Anonymous
04/13/2020 13:39
Subject: Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter
Tons of parents are still paying off the books for childcare.
Anonymous
04/13/2020 09:24
Subject: Re:Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter
Maybe I’m missing something or read this wrong, but that’s $21/hr. Sounds pretty decent to me, especially if you didn’t negotiate beforehand and sign some kind of formal agreement or contract.
Anonymous
04/13/2020 09:11
Subject: Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter
Presumably you all agreed on a price per hour or a price per week. I’m not sure how you got stiffed.
Anonymous
04/13/2020 00:16
Subject: Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter
At least you’re getting some cash
But yea, you have to ask about the pay before you accept the job lol
But yea, you have to ask about the pay before you accept the job lol
Anonymous
04/12/2020 22:48
Subject: Re:Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter
Didn’t you negotiate an hourly wage before you started? You were nuts not to, OP.
Anonymous
04/12/2020 22:01
Subject: Hot tip: don’t shortchange your covid babysitter
I’ve been helping out a family during the day. 7 days a week for 3 hours a day. 4 kids.
They live in NW DC.
The first week they paid well. Last week, $450. For 7 days?? During a quarantine?
I told them I can’t commit to the schedule anymore. Now they are giving me a sob story about not having childcare. Welp... don’t stiff your covid babysitter.
They live in NW DC.
The first week they paid well. Last week, $450. For 7 days?? During a quarantine?
I told them I can’t commit to the schedule anymore. Now they are giving me a sob story about not having childcare. Welp... don’t stiff your covid babysitter.