Alright, I am sorry in advance if this sounds really negative. I am not in the best of moods, and you’ll see why.
Ok so today was the long awaited done with being a nanny day! And also time to get my paycheck. Now I love these girls and usually when I am just a babysitter, I don’t really care how much I get paid. But this is different, this is a Nanny JOB. Last year I got 5 an hour, which was an alright pay, not bad not the best. Erin was 1 and was in diapers and Carissa was 4 and was very hyper. The same thing stands today. Erin now 2 still in diapers and way more mobile and she destroys everything, and Carissa who is now 5 and cant sit still for more than 2 seconds. So normally one would think the pay would be the same or a little higher. Nope WRONG. Now when I got my last paycheck something was very wrong, I had worked for 23 hours and I got 8o dollars. Well if I was still getting 5 an hour I wasn’t being paid for 7 hours. I hesitated to bring that up because I didn’t want to seem greedy or selfish. But I was doing a lot more work this time around, so I decided to ask Jay when he got home. So when he was writing the check I asked him- “Now the rate is still 5 an hour right?” Now folks this took all the courage I had to ask him this. And this is what he said, and I cant believe he said this- “No Bee actually its not. Joanna and I decided to change it to 30 a day this time around. That should be fine with you.” Um actually NO. I worked some TEN HOUR DAYS. I worked so hard for your kids, I fed them, I dressed them, followed your TV rule ( ONLY 2 SHOWS) for the most part, AND I changed over 30 diapers for your kid, AND on top of all this he had said the rate was the same prior to working. He didn’t tell me the pay was different.
I am sorry that it sounds like I am a mean person, or greedy but it makes me mad. I was promised one thing and got another. And the family I work for, they are not stressed for money, pretty well off. And when my mom came to pick me up, I just started to cry. I couldn’t help it. I worked over 43 hours this week, and I got 150. All in all I worked a grand total of 66 hours for 230 dollars when I should have gotten 330. Now one hundred dollars to a 15 year old is a lot. Especially when I was promised the old rate of 5 dollars an hour. My parents told me not to Nanny for them any more. I said that’s kind of selfish. And they said, not when they have high Maintenance kids and take advantage of you, its not fair to you. And with the money I got I was going to spend it at Alaska on our vaca my grandma is taking us on. I should have just gotten a job as a bagger at a grocery store.
So tell me, what would you do, if you were in this situation?
On a good note, I am going to Teen Camp on Sunday, so pray that we get there safe. And my birthday is this Wednesday. My Sweet Sixteen!!
Thanks for listening.
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I really appreciate you writing this. I am PARANOID about underpaying my sitters. I don't have one too often, but when I do, I almost always do $5-$6 an hour- depending on how much the kdis were awake. For instance, several weeks ago, I had a sitter who came after I had already put the boys to bed. We were gone for two hours and I paid her $10. I know how important money is and I do NOT think you are being unreasonable at all. My suggestion is that if this family were to ask you to sit again, say something like, "I would love to sit for you and my going rate right now is (at least) $5 an hour." If they don't like it, just watch and see if they are able to find a quality sitter for less than that.I highly doubt it.
I do not think you are being unreasonable at all, Bee. I would be very disappointed, also, and I'm sorry they cheaped out on you. To me, it is worth it to pay well for a good sitter who I know is loving on my children and treating them as I would. (BTW- I have an awesome sitter who my children LOVE- I think better than me.)
Oh- and happy birthday!!! Sweet sixteen!!! Such a fun one. Hope you make lots if memories.
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