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On a Mom's group on Facebook someone posted that they were looking for a babysitter to come to their house today from 2.30pm-10pm to watch her 2 kids so she could go to a bachelorette party. She stated she could only pay $20 and at it must be at her house.
Myself and other posters replied that at such short notice for that long for 2 kids none of our sitters would do it for $20 and perhaps she should rethink the price or only go to part of the party.
She replied that she is a DCP who charges $20-25 a day so there's no way she's going to pay someone else more than $20.
A poster replied that they were upset with her thinking because she charges that a day for 5-6 kids (her website has a link on this group so all her info for her daycare is there including pictures which seem to imply she is over capacity ie. 6+ but a story for another day) so she is making $120+ a day. She added the statement that you get what you paid for. I agreed with this poster, then wished I had just kept my mouth shut and out of the drama. So went to delete my comment but she had already blocked me & removed any negative comments from all posters. Whatever. So right then I left the group as it is full of drama and I don't want to get ****ed in.
I was so surprised and annoyed at her way of thinking because she undercharges compared to other providers in this area & doesn't want to offer a fair price for someone else to watch her own children. She makes childcare seem like not big deal and not worth paying for. If a DCP promotes this kind of thought why would a parent feel any differently.
As a DCP I thought she of all people would know better...
Myself and other posters replied that at such short notice for that long for 2 kids none of our sitters would do it for $20 and perhaps she should rethink the price or only go to part of the party.
She replied that she is a DCP who charges $20-25 a day so there's no way she's going to pay someone else more than $20.
A poster replied that they were upset with her thinking because she charges that a day for 5-6 kids (her website has a link on this group so all her info for her daycare is there including pictures which seem to imply she is over capacity ie. 6+ but a story for another day) so she is making $120+ a day. She added the statement that you get what you paid for. I agreed with this poster, then wished I had just kept my mouth shut and out of the drama. So went to delete my comment but she had already blocked me & removed any negative comments from all posters. Whatever. So right then I left the group as it is full of drama and I don't want to get ****ed in.
I was so surprised and annoyed at her way of thinking because she undercharges compared to other providers in this area & doesn't want to offer a fair price for someone else to watch her own children. She makes childcare seem like not big deal and not worth paying for. If a DCP promotes this kind of thought why would a parent feel any differently.
As a DCP I thought she of all people would know better...
: No one will take her up on that.
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