Call Me Cranky But...

[Kaddidle Care]

its not the point that they are paying, its the fact that we have to sit around and wait and wait, while we can be doing other things.

Oh yes it is the point that they are paying. If your contract says you are being paid from 2:30-midnight then you must make yourself available and be ready.

She was a no-show today but I would still expect to be paid for the day. The whole entire contracted day.

What we have here is a lack of consideration and I'm not sure how to instill that other than going over your contract and amending it to work better for you.

[Zoe]

Oh yes it is the point that they are paying. If your contract says you are being paid from 2:30-midnight then you must make yourself available and be ready.

She was a no-show today but I would still expect to be paid for the day. The whole entire contracted day.

What we have here is a lack of consideration and I'm not sure how to instill that other than going over your contract and amending it to work better for you.

I was paid for the week on Monday so I did get paid for today. And you hit the nail on the head about the lack of consideration. Well she called at 8:30 finally saying that her boss gave her the day off then she went out and her phone died so she didn't have my number. Lame excuse if you ask me...but whatever. She didn't show any remorse about inconveniencing me like that but she called me back at least. I'm going to be looking into how to keep this from happening again so I'm prepared on Monday.

[sharlan]

What about telling her that if she doesn't call or show within say 30 - 45 mins, you will assume she is not coming and go about your day?

[Kaddidle Care]

I was paid for the week on Monday so I did get paid for today. And you hit the nail on the head about the lack of consideration. Well she called at 8:30 finally saying that her boss gave her the day off then she went out and her phone died so she didn't have my number. Lame excuse if you ask me...but whatever. She didn't show any remorse about inconveniencing me like that but she called me back at least. I'm going to be looking into how to keep this from happening again so I'm prepared on Monday.

In her mind, you're the hired help. She paid you so she won't feel any remorse at all. I think the only way you're going to fix this one is if you offer her a discount for giving you a head's up within "x" hours prior to 2:30.

I had a similar problem with doing some after school care. I'd rush home to be there for the child and then she'd never show. When I called and followed up to track her down I'd find out that relatives picked her up for the day. The Mom did pay me for my time but yeah, I understand how you feel. I didn't need to rush back and could have planned a longer day doing what I wanted with my own child.

Again, it's a lack of consideration thing. She doesn't see past her own little world so you could have a chat with her but I doubt it will do any good. Fix it or term.