Family Refuses Full Babysitter Payment After Baby Falls Asleep—What Happens Next Will Shock You

Family Refuses Full Babysitter Payment After Baby Falls Asleep—What Happens Next Will Shock You

Ah, fair pay for fair work — sounds like a no-brainer, right? You babysit, you get paid. Except, surprise! Sometimes clients decide that if the baby conks out early, suddenly your paycheck should take a nap too. News flash: babysitters don’t get paid by the eyelid flutter, but by the hour they hustle. When a family you regularly watch tries to shortchange you because their tiny human fell asleep, you don’t just swallow it — you throw down and demand what’s rightfully yours. That’s exactly what internet user u/SecretiveGurl did, sparking a viral debate over why caring for a snoozing baby still deserves full payment. Ready for some tea on why babysitting isn’t just “watching a sleeping fluffball”? Buckle up — this story might just change how you think about those silent hours. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmITheJerk/comments/1krwqr6/aitjforexpectingfullpaymentwhenthebaby/” target=”blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>LEARN MORE

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Fair pay for fair work—it sounds like a simple, straightforward, and easy-to-understand concept, right? The sad reality is that there will always be some clients or organizations that try to weasel out of paying you what you’re owed. In those cases, you need to stand your ground and protect your interests.

Internet user u/SecretiveGurl went viral after turning to the AmITheJerk online community for advice. She revealed how a family that she usually babysits for suddenly tried to pay her less for her services because their baby slept through most of the evening when she was over. Naturally, this frustrated both the babysitter and a huge chunk of the internet. Scroll down for the full story. Meanwhile, Bored Panda has reached out to the author for comment, and we’ll update this article as soon as we hear back from her.

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