Mum's list of chores for babysitter divides internet
An American mum and schoolteacher has divided social media after she shared a list of chores that her 17-year-old babysitter could do for extra cash.
Katrina Ivan hired a former student, who is now a senior in high school, to babysit her two-year-old son.
The busy mum, who had been struggling to maintain her home, left an optional list of chores the babysitter could do for some extra cash.
“You are more than welcome to hang out and watch TV but if you want to earn some extra cash these are up for grabs,” the note read.
She claimed that her son was already asleep when the babysitter arrived at 7:30pm and she would be looking after him until 11:30pm.
The babysitter was being paid $115.45 for the four hours of work.
The extra chores included organising the kitchen island, which would earn the student $15, as would cleaning the windows and mirrors in the house and sweeping and mopping the kitchen floor.
Cleaning out the fridge would earn the her $23, while vacuuming the couch would earn her $4.
A few other optional chores included re-organising the toys, organising the kitchen island, and re-organising the silverware, which were all chores that would earn the student $15.
The babysitter earned an extra $92 for the chores she chose, and a few social media users have said that this was a great idea.
“I wish they did this when I was a babysitter. Would have loved the opportunity to earn extra," one wrote.
“This is a great idea!! Sometimes it’s boring to just to sit and watch TV, this makes time go by quicker and sometimes it’s things I would do to help," another said.
“I think since it’s optional or not you can give whatever amounts. It’s still the babysitters choice whether to do it or not,” a third added.
However a few others weren't as impressed.
“Those are 1990 prices,” one social media user wrote.
“$23 for the fridge that’s wild," another added.
“I think if you mention it ahead of time ‘oh I left a chore list if you’re interested in any of them it’s extra cash for you!’ Because if I just arrived to this note I might be a little uncomfortable,” a third said.
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