Situation involving $$, what should I do? - Page 2

winneythepooh7 · #1 05-29-2005, 03:33 PM

What's your major? It is good to start looking for things in your area of study so you are that much more ahead, and actually have good stuff on your resume that actually has to do with your degree when you graduate. I say keep the two hours a day in the meantime. You may even be able to find something that you can keep p/t when school starts again that is still relevant to your degree.

ADqtPiMel · #2 05-29-2005, 04:56 PM

I would think someone your age would be working more than 2 hours a day at minimum wage.

CUGreekgirl · #3 05-30-2005, 06:57 PM

A few questions/concerns I'd like to address....

First off, this is a relatively small town. It is extremely hard to find a job and most of the jobs around here don't pay much above minimum wage. I have two friends who are currently working on there grad degrees that are both highly employable that can't even find work. There just are not many jobs open around here.

In addition to this two hours a day, I also work btwn 10 and 15 hrs a week at my church nursery (which pays $6.50/hr). Because I am a student and would get all my tax money back anyway, the church and the daycare don't take out fed. or state taxes on me (if they do its only like a couple cent) althought I do have social security, medicaid, and all that crap that they have to take out. I am also going to school this summer which is why I am only working a few hours a day.

As to why I didn't say anything about the $$$ at first is b/c she paid me for two wks (which should have been $150) I saw the $100 bill and thought the other bill was a $50, when in reality it was only a twenty.

They are on vacation this week, so I still have the entire week to decide what to do about it.

I don't think I am going to say anything about the lesser amount of money, because they are friends and have always been good to me and helped me out when I have needed. When I babysit for them on normal occasions she pays me at least $10/hr and buys me lunch. I probably get at least $100 a month from babysitting one or two nights a month, sometimes more. However, there are a few places planning to open up within the next month (a new bookstore and a Walgreens). I am going to apply and if I get the job, then I will help her find a new sitter.

winneythepooh7 · #4 05-30-2005, 10:12 PM

I understand your situation pretty well. I grew up in an area where not much exists in terms of jobs, and hence, has more or less turned into a "bedroom community" because most people commute to NYC to work. With that said, I'd still try to keep this babysitting job. I used to work in retail and restaurants when I lived where I lived before and on the schedule at the beginning of the week, I would be down for a ton of hours, but places like this easily cut your hours too if business is slow. It's good to have something like this babysitting job to fall back on. It seems pretty flexible, you can probably get some studying done there and the hours are pretty decent. That's the other thing, in retail you often get stuck working crappy hours and if you need to take a lot of time off for school, they often end up giving you even less hours because they see you as someone not committed to the dead-end job. Good luck! It will be great when you can finally put this stuff behind you.

FirstAndFinest · #5 06-01-2005, 08:02 AM

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Originally posted by CUGreekgirl
I don't think I am going to say anything about the lesser amount of money, because they are friends and have always been good to me and helped me out when I have needed. ... I am going to apply and if I get the job, then I will help her find a new sitter.

Learning to stand up for ourselves in the workforce is an important lesson, one which can be very difficult (and sometimes a long time coming), especially for women. ESPECIALLY when it comes to asking for MONEY!!
It is understandable to want to not cause waves, yet it obviously bothered you enough to post it here. Also, if the conversation about the misunderstanding would keep you sitting for her kids (you = someone they know & trust) then I'm sure they would welcome the opportunity to explain their understanding of your initial conversation and to make it right. Taking another job without addressing the issue with this job, IMO, is doing yourself and your friends a great disservice.