Need help on what to do about babysitting....?

Question

I am 15 I have been watching my sisters friends little girl for awhile now and normally i am there from 9:30pm til 1:30-2:00am and she pays me 25-30 dollars well the other night i was there from 8:30pm til 5:30am and she didnt call she did not answer her phone and she said she would be back at around 1:30am so i figured ok fine. Well when she came home she did not say 1 thing to me her aunt that she went out with said that she was sorry and thought i would have gone to my house with the little girl, when she had asked before she left i told her i would stay there cuz i didnt want to move her if she went to sleep. Well she gets paid on saturdays and today is saturday so i went to get my money she only gave me 20dollars!!!! And when i called her, her aunt answered and said she is depressed right now there was a death in the family, which is a lie because the death was 3 weeks ago. And now she wont pay me what she owes me. I wasnt under a contract so i don't know what i am suppose to do.!

Answer 1

When she asks you to watch the little girl next time, apologize and tell her that you don't believe that it is going work.

Don't be rude. Be tactful, but stand your ground.

Tell her that you may work something out if she pays you the remainder of your pay.

If she does pay you, be sure to remind her of your fees per hour.

Make sure that she knows that it is important that she leaves a number where she can be reached.

This sounds like the type of person that would lay all the blame on you if something went wrong-even if you couldn't find her.

Be careful. Don't get burned twice.

Answer 2

Okay First. Calm Down. Mkay. Now All you have to do is have fun with the child dont panic. if theres something that's bad call them immediatly or at least go to the neighbors. if somethings wrong with the baby and u dont know where the medicine is then maybe go to the nearest place you know. just make sure that YOOUR not afraid to go. because its you whose babysitting so watch the person carefully :]

Answer 3

you can keep babysitting and forget about the other money, or you can quit and forget about the money, since you weren't under contract, I don't think you can do anything about it.

Consider yourself lucky, I babysit 3 kids from 5 pm-2 am for only 20 dollars and they're brats

Answer 4

Have your mom settle the matter and don't work for her anymore.  Any person who takes advantage of a kid is trash.

Answer 5

You are also under paid I think, cause, I'm about 14 years old and I get $10 an hour to babysit =/ I dunno maybe you could talk it out, or just let it go. I mean ehh =/

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Answer 6

She may very well be sad about a death in the family; it can certainly take more than 3 weeks to get over the death of someone you cared about.  However, she did pay you less than $2.50 an hour, and she did inconvenience you, and that is a good reason to either stop babysitting for this woman or make a more formal agreement next time if you do.  

Eg. If she asks you to babysit again, you could say OK, but you were disappointed by what happened last time, and from now on, your rate is officially $5/hr, and it doubles after 2am.  (Or whatever specifics you prefer.)  Decide what your time is worth.  

About last time, though, there's not a lot you can do.

Answer 7

First off, it sounds like she has a drug problem.  Second, you need to tell her that if she doesn't pay you the rest of what she owes you that you can't watch her little girl anymore.  And stick to your guns!  You did her a favor.  Most babysitters charge $10 an hour. You watched her daughter for 1/2 price.  She can at least give you another $20!

Answer 8

The best thing you can do, and really, it's the only thing is the next time she asks you to babysit, tell you can't until she finishes paying you, and let her know how much she owes.

I will say that 25-30 dollars is pretty good cash for 5-6 hours worth of night babysitting.  To prevent this in the future you need to figure out an hourly rate, maybe two, one for the day when the child is up and a bit cheaper when the child is sleeping.  

Bottom line, you did the job, you deserve to be paid.

Good luck

Answer 9

i hav been in a similar position.  i would give it one more try.  if that doesnt work, i would (i kno it sounds baby-ish but sometimes it comes down to this) have ur mom talk to the people.  if she doesnt give u the money i would quit (but u wont get ur money)  good luck!

Answer 10

tell her to pay you or you quit.