What would you do? (Re: negotiating hours and cost)

[Judy Trickett]

Why should YOU negotiate?? Seriously?? Why is it always US, the providers, who are supposed to get the short end of the stick??

This is CHILD care.....really, do you really want to haggle with the person who CARES FOR YOUR CHILD??? That always astounds me to levels I can not even articulate.

My other thought is this...........if a parent is working an 11 hour day then they certainly are earning a salary that warrants an eleven hour day. So WHY should YOU not earn a salary that warrants an 11 hour day too??

CONTRACTS ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE. PERIOD.

[fruitloop]

Why should YOU negotiate?? Seriously?? Why is it always US, the providers, who are supposed to get the short end of the stick??

This is CHILD care.....really, do you really want to haggle with the person who CARES FOR YOUR CHILD??? That always astounds me to levels I can not even articulate.

My other thought is this...........if a parent is working an 11 hour day then they certainly are earning a salary that warrants an eleven hour day. So WHY should YOU not earn a salary that warrants an 11 hour day too??

CONTRACTS ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE. PERIOD.

Ditto to what Judy said. I will not work past 5pm and my official opening time is 7:30 so that is a 9.5 hour day. If they want me to open earlier then they have to pay me the money to do so. I don't negotiate my rates or my hours (well none of my contract is negotiable) ...I will open up 30 minutes early but the 1 family I do open up early for pays me extra to open early.

[mamaof4]

Why should YOU negotiate?? Seriously?? Why is it always US, the providers, who are supposed to get the short end of the stick??

This is CHILD care.....really, do you really want to haggle with the person who CARES FOR YOUR CHILD??? That always astounds me to levels I can not even articulate.

My other thought is this...........if a parent is working an 11 hour day then they certainly are earning a salary that warrants an eleven hour day. So WHY should YOU not earn a salary that warrants an 11 hour day too??

CONTRACTS ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE. PERIOD.

While I agree on the whole- I do believe there are some exceptions. My spouse for example was a fireman and he worked crazy hours-- but was paid a pittance.
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I do not believe that an across the board answer is always right. Shades of gray.. there always are shades of gray.

If I had a childcare provider who was not willing to take circumstances in to consideration I- as a parent- would be unwilling to work her.