Should I Charge For Death In Family?

[trippingontoys]

One of my parents dad died over the weekend and they are out of state for the week. I don't have anything in my policy about waiving fees for this reason. They are required to pay for scheduled days but I'm wondering what everyone else does in this situation. I feel bad, but its a good chunk of my paycheck.

[Blackcat31]

One of my parents dad died over the weekend and they are out of state for the week. I don't have anything in my policy about waiving fees for this reason. They are required to pay for scheduled days but I'm wondering what everyone else does in this situation. I feel bad, but its a good chunk of my paycheck.

I completely understand that you feel bad but in all honesty.....this is how I make a living and feed my family.

If I gave a discount or waived fees every time some one's dad, grandpa, uncle or BIL died, I'd be in financial ruins.

You can feel bad. You can buy a card or send flowers but I wouldn't necessarily offer them rate discount.

If this was a DCK's parent who died......I would absolutely as that is a completely different story all together.

[SilverSabre25]

I completely understand that you feel bad but in all honesty.....this is how I make a living and feed my family.

If I gave a discount or waived fees every time some one's dad, grandpa, uncle or BIL died, I'd be in financial ruins.

You can feel bad. You can buy a card or send flowers but I wouldn't necessarily offer them rate discount.

If this was a DCK's parent who died......I would absolutely as that is a completely different story all together.

yes, what she said.

If it makes you feel any better, at least they aren't having to pay someone else to take care of dck because presumably dck is with them....

[wdmmom]

I had a similar situation a few years ago. Family went out of state for 3 of the 4 days the child attended daycare. I did not offer a discount. I did mail a card and offered to watch the child on Friday (not a scheduled day to attend) if they needed me to. They declined the offer.

[Willow]

I would at the very least discount it, if not waive it completely.

[MyAngels]

I agree with BC, I wouldn't waive the fees, especially if I could not afford to do it.

[clep]

I would not waive the fees. My business and financial state is not based upon the life challenges of my clients. I still need to run a business and feed my family in the end.

[littlemissmuffet]

I would charge the usual full amount.

[tenderhearts]

This happened to me a couple of years ago as well. I didn't even think twice about not charging them. Then she asked if she had to pay and I said unfortuenlty yes, I felt really bad later thinkingmaybe I made the wrong decision and was unsympathetic, but I'm glad I did for the reasons above. I've had parents in the past that you give them a break once they think you will EVERY SINGLE time and I don't want to start that again. So I would charge.

[NeedaVaca]

I would still charge but would send card/flowers. Depending on the situation maybe even make them a casserole or something.

[itlw8]

most employers will pay them for 3 to 5 days funeral leave . most of us work on a slim profit margine and a weeks pay means a BIG difference in the budget.
I would still charge them but send a card or flowers.

[mema]

I would still charge the regular fee.

[mom2many]

I would still charge the regular fee.

Same here.

[Springdaze]

only happened once so far for me and I sent a card and watched the child one day free while they were running errands. I did it "in liew" of flowers.

[originalkat]

I have had this happen several times. I do not discount the fee. I do send a card.