webbkathy
11/26/2014 15:31
Subject: Need Opinions: Employers offer no transportation home
Anonymous wrote:Next time they ask you to babysit tell them you would love to, but just can't afford the cost of taxis and don't feel safe walking and taking the subway after 11pm.
I might turn it around and say you would love to babysit. If you stay past 11 PM you want to make sure the family understands that a car service or taxi back to your home in {location} is expected at the family's expense.
An alternative is to charge a premium hourly rate after 11 pm - maybe $10/hour more - so you are paying for it that way?
I do know it is common in NYC for families to pay a sitter's return transportation when late at night. Many nannies have this written into their work agreements, and many expect this from 9PM and later.
The key is communication - if this is something you need you need to articulate that. If the family doesn't want to agree, they are free to move on to another babysitter. Suffering silently, or bringing it up after the fact never works well for anyone.
Anonymous
11/20/2014 16:31
Subject: Need Opinions: Employers offer no transportation home
didn't read the whole thread but assuming this OP is a woman it doesn't sound like Uber is much safer than walking to the subway.
Anonymous
11/18/2014 12:13
Subject: Need Opinions: Employers offer no transportation home
Anonymous wrote:If you worked at Starbucks, you wouldn't expect the company to pay for your transportation to/from work.
She wouldn't be getting off at 2 am either.
Anonymous
11/18/2014 12:11
Subject: Need Opinions: Employers offer no transportation home
If you worked at Starbucks, you wouldn't expect the company to pay for your transportation to/from work.
Anonymous
11/13/2014 19:18
Subject: Need Opinions: Employers offer no transportation home
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Before I get flamed re title, let me explain. I work with a family that isn't the best match but its a temp job until my regular MB is off maternity leave. On regular work days I always take care of my own transportation, as any adult should. However, I've babysat on weekend nights ( days I didn't work) until very late. Last night my employers were later than they said and didn't get home until 1am. Instead of offering to get me a taxi, I had to take walk and take a subway. I saw DB staring out the door, saying something to MB, possibly about me heading in the direction of the subway. The last time I had to wait outside for a bus to come and while they both saw me waiting outside at 11:30pm, they turned off their lights and went to bed. I know many people are different but I am used employers at least offering for me to wait inside for a ride or offering to get a taxi when its that late on the night. I live in NYC and isn't always the safest for a young woman to our alone at that time. I do drive but there is very little parking by work and no one drives much here. They seem to not care about my safety, whatsoever. Flame away or add if you agree that employers should offer to get a taxi?
If you can't make it home alone as an adult woman I wouldn't trust you with my children.
+1. I have cousins like this; women in their 30s who really should still live at home with their parents, because they are convinced there is no safe way for women to live in the world by themselves.
Exactly. And that is not how I want my daughter to be raised. I don't need a helpless nanny, I want a mature strong woman to be her role model.