i babysat for a 4 year old girl and a 6 year old boy yesterday at 6:15-10:30 and got paid 30 dollars. I also cleaned their house. I am 15 years old. Did i get paid too much or too little in you opion?
2006-07-23 12:55:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
That depends on you, how good a job you did cleaning, what the fair market prices for this service are in your area, and your relationship to your customers.
If you feel you deserve a raise, then make sure you do your homework, approach them respectfully and appreciatively, and make sure the quality of your work is supporting your request. I can guarantee if you come to them with an underserved sense of entitlement (Kevin Federline anyone) than you will get the door slammed in your face, rejected, or be left with that awkward feeling whenever you are around them.
2006-07-23 13:23:21 · answer #1 · answered by Christopher B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could have gotten paid more. House cleaning should not go with baby sitting, unless your getting extra compensation. It depends on whether or not you agreed before hand to clean the house and what terms you set prior to the work.
2006-07-23 20:03:22 · answer #2 · answered by nicole 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the couple paid you that much, it is meant for you to have. The couple may have just paid you a large tip because they were grateful you 'tidied up' their home.
Most babysitters your age are lazy, slobs, and selfish. We never had a young sitter ever clean up after herself let alone my home. For that, I would have paid $30+.
I would also try to schedule you back the next time I needed you.
2006-07-23 20:06:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ten dollars an hour for a 15yo is a lot of money. Not too long ago babysitting paid about 50 cents an hour. You were paid a lot for unskilled labor.
2006-07-23 20:03:13 · answer #4 · answered by gtoacp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you got paid under 8 dollars for 4 hrs plus you clean there house you could ask for more money
2006-07-23 20:11:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too little....house cleaners get paid like $100 for an average sized house..not to mention you babysat too!!!!
2006-07-23 19:59:20 · answer #6 · answered by BritLdy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you got paid enough...you were paid a little under 10 dollars per hour.
2006-07-23 19:57:54 · answer #7 · answered by tilaboo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on how well behaved the kids where and how messy the house was. Unless the kids helped you clean the house I believe you were underpaid. I wish I could find help like you.
2006-07-23 20:01:42 · answer #8 · answered by helpme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you should have gotten around $45 if you cleaned their house too. but it depends whether you did a good and thorough job or not. It sounds to me that you did a good jod though.
2006-07-23 20:00:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to look after someones children you should get alot more than that it depends what country yr in. extra should have been added for the house cleaning.
2006-07-23 20:24:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋