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Today has been hell at babysitting.
The 4.5 month old baby I watch threw a massive tantrum. From 11:45 when i got ther to 1:27.
Screaming crying fussing- nothing calmed him down. He wasn't hurt, or in pain, hungry or even wet. Just fussy.When things finally settled down I was told to vaccum the area rug and then wash his bottles and spoons.(ok bottles and spoons I do daily so no biggie- but vaccum? why couldn't they take 2 minutes to do it themselves before I came over?) Again it made no sense to me, except to turn me into a very LOW paid nanny but I shut up,smiled, and complied.
Then I went to the kitchen wash the bottles.
To see a note on the fridge for me with a check for my services.... but when I looked at it is is STILL not for the correct amount. Last week it was for 3 hrs less that I worked that week . This week it is for 4 hrs less that i worked last week.
(To add insult to injury the check itself was also late. I was supposed to be paid last Thursday.)So when the mother called mid day as usual for her status report on her kid I took it upon me to ask why my pay was again incorrect.(I know it's an under the table job but hey- an honest days work for an honest days pay is the way I was always taught.)
It seems that when I went food shopping for them, the past 2 weeks, that I didn't get the correct brands of milk, bread, yogurt, or onions that they wanted . So instead of telling me this when I called ( to discovery their preferences when I was in the grocery story) or the next day when I would follow up with them to ask if my purchases were ok (I was always told they were fine.) they decided to dock my pay for it. Why you ask -- and i did-- for the cost of the correct replacement supplies. I am livid.... even more so to see that they are USING last weeks groceries that they sent me out for!!!
OMG.. I am so mad I can't begin to describe it. No I take that back. I am so mad I want to quit right now.
But I know myself well enough to know that I will calm down, and when I do I will be able to think about this rationally and come to a course of action..
If anyone has any ideas/ feedback on this please comment. I could use the help!