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What do you expect from your babysitter?
My babysitter is driving me nuts, but since it's taken our daughter so long to get used to her and is just now accepting her I'm hesitating switching to a new one. But I want to know if maybe what I'm expecting is unreasonable.
When we come home we're stuck cleaning up after her. I'm not expecting her to tidy up everything, but simple things like putting away/throwing out left over food from dinner (both her own and whatever my daughter doesn't eat) and taking her dishes to the sink, empty pop cans (usually half-full pop cans are left out), food wrappers, etc. If our daughter doesn't drink her milk, it would be nice if it just got put back in the fridge - instead of being left out so it has to be thrown out because it's been sometimes sitting there for 4+ hours. Often right beside where we find her when we come home.
If our daughter was keeping her busy the whole time I'd forgive it, but our daughter goes to bed at 7pm and she often has 2+ hours to do these basic tasks.
Am I expecting too much, or is she just really lazy? When I was a babysitter I'd at least clear the dishes, rinse the plates if they were going to get dried on crud on them, and tidy up after myself.
She is a young teen, but getting paid $8/hour. I certainly don't expect her to be a cleaner - but I would have thought basic cleaning up after the mess you make yourself and not letting food be spoiled was reasonable.
I haven't explicitly asked her to do these things though, but I will ask her directly next time. I was just raised to believe that even if you were a casual guest in the house you'd offer to clear your own dishes from the table, so it surprises me that's apparently not a safe assumption and I need to spell it out for her.
And no way I'm paying her extra to tidy up after herself.
5 Answers
- misswinchesterLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
She probably just has a mom at home who waits on her hand and foot like a lot of moms do. I'd think that before I thought she was just trying to be disrespectful.
Just ask her to pick up after herself...you may have to define that... We don't all come from the same household where things like that are important.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I would expect anyone old enough to watch a child to clean up after their own messes and whatever messes the child made. I wouldn't expect her to necessarily do all her own dishes, but at least get them into the sink/dishwasher.
Are you paying her under $5 an hour and does she have a "teen" in her age? If no, there is certainly no excuse.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
It is a little of both... she is lazy and you expect to much
If you would like her to be a cleaner as well as baby sit then you would need to pay her extra... this will encourage her to be alot less lazy... even if its just an extra $5 a night IF and only IF she cleans up.
But dont expect her to go overboard on the clean up though.... just cleaning after herself and the child.
- ?Lv 41 decade ago
Talk to her tell her you would appreciate her cleaning up after herself as with a small child you are often tired.Shes a teenager and as with most teenagers they need it spelled out to them. Give her a chance to prove herself
- 1 decade ago
Does she know you want her to do the basic tasks?
If she doesn't, tell her. If she does know then she is being lazy.
