I am so ticked off right now and I feel like I am stuck btwn a rock and hard place, so to speak.
The situation is:
I was planning to work at the daycare center that I usually work for this summer. 3 hrs a day.. making minimum wage so around $75 per wk. The family that I babysit for was in a bind. The kids are going to camp, but it gets out at 2pm everyday. The kids could go to extended care at the camp, but neither parent reallly wanted them there. The mom asked that if she paid me the same amount that she was going to be paying for them to go to extended care (which she thought was $75 at the time), would I keep them. I would only be keeping them from 2pm-4pm everyday. So I agreed since I would be making the same amount weekly but working less hours.
I quit my job and started this wk picking up the kids from camp everyday. Well today the mom dropped by my house when she got off work (the dad got home first today, but the mom is the one who takes care of paying me). Anyway, she gave me my money for the week and its only $60!!!
Earlier during the week I was looking at the brochure for the cammp and saw that extended care was only $30/child and they have two kids... so I had a feeling this was going to happen.
I just don't know what to do. I feel like if I say something that I will sound like a whiny complainer. I have babysat for this same family since I was 16 and I am the only sitter that they will use. They generally take pretty good care of me and pay about $10/hr which is really good for this area. So I feel silly complaining over $15/wk. BUT I was counting on making $75 every wk this summer and not just $60. I would quit, but there are no other jobs around here. I'm also afraid if I say something that it will strain my relationship with the family. grrr, i just don't know what to do. any ideas?
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