20 Choosing Beggars Trying To Scam People Into Babysitting For Free
As if they don't know how hard it is to watch kids for free when that's the reason they're looking for babysitters.
Some people treat babysitting like a bargain hunt, and that is exactly where the trouble starts. Instead of paying fairly for childcare, they try to squeeze every last dollar out of the person watching their kids.
This roundup pulls together examples of parents and would-be employers offering tiny paychecks, piling on demands, and acting shocked when nobody wants the job. The result is a familiar mix of entitlement, awkward negotiations, and people getting called out for trying to get free labor.
The posts get more ridiculous as they go, and a few of them are hard to believe until you see the screenshots.
This woman is looking through the nooks and crannies of the law to get the poor guy to pay child support.
TheSlothsAreWatchingThose references would call you instead to advise you not to take that job.
Platform-AdorableThat is already a bad sign.
Adventures that the babysitter also has to pay for with his own money.
Hameggstoast
Another offer with a salary less than minimum wage.
KateEatsWorld
Some of these offers barely count as offers at all.
Blocking out the haters, a.k.a. those who are pointing out what’s right.
Sydls97
Who’s willing to watch a toddler all day long for $2.50 per hour?
imalmostshy
If you want a higher rate, you can watch this kid for $3 per hour.
jfoley9788
The pay keeps getting worse.
There’s a reason some people might not have kids; they’re not prepared to deal with yours.
7i1i2i6
Look at this choosing beggar telling a babysitter what they should be worth.
ChocolateBear99
Always make sure you know what you’re getting into.
shrinkingbabe
That warning comes in handy here.
What’s worse than being exploited by strangers? Family members doing that dirty deed too.
VortexThing
They really try to bait you with collectively large numbers.
alexpleasestop23
If it’s a deal-breaker, then they can kiss your services goodbye.
sky12340987
Even companies that offer entry-level job positions don’t usually ask for this much.
Lexia_0
It’s infants and toddlers to look after; do you really want to hire those who only meet the bare minimum of your offer?
JohnnyLong123
That kind of demand is hard to defend.
Entitlement oozing out of this one.
NotATransponster
Some don’t just bait you for free babysitting; they also try to get you to clean their house for the low, low price of cents.
km0309
Here’s another $25 offer per day, as if the concept of babysitting is so hard to grasp.
Super_duperfly
All of these health hazards, and it’s still considered common courtesy to watch the baby for free.
TheFartingKing_56
That is a lot to ask for nothing.
It wouldn’t be this hard to find someone if you weren’t doing anything wrong.
Babybeejjb
Parents like these are operating on an entitlement high and fail to reflect on their own experiences of challenging parenting. If the roles were reversed and you told them that what they do, watching their kids every single day for free, is easy, they would probably flip out.
Do you think people are overreacting when they call out these choosing beggars? Feel free to share your thoughts in our comments.
Before you take that $2.50-per-hour babysitting offer, see how OP chose a professional pet sitter over a struggling friend’s dog.
