Today, I had to watch my neighbor's daughter for 10 hours. She wouldn't eat anything I had to offer, so I ordered a pizza for $19 + a $5 tip = $24. Her father came by to pick her up, thanked me, and gave me a $20 bill. I effectively just paid to watch his kid. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, while delivering pizzas, someone ordered $19.41 in pizza and wings. After finally finding her appartment, she paid me in two sandwich bags full of pennies and nickels. I had to count them out before giving her the pizza. We aren't allowed to enter the residence, and it was 22 degrees. FML
Today, I babysat for my neighbor's brat kid. The mom gave me $15 for 5 hours. I complained to my mom when I got home because last time I got $15/hour. Turns out my mom had told my neighbor that she thought they'd paid me too much last time. Thanks mom. Thanks. FML
Today, I tutored a kid for two hours, for $25 an hour. When it came time for them to pay, my mother told the kid's parents that they could give me ten bucks for the whole thing. She does this a lot. FML
Today, I was delivering pizzas for my summer job. I got a big order to deliver for a fellow graduate's party. While I was being paid for the order my friend shows up and says "Don't pay him, his parents are rich, he can handle it." Then they shut the door and took off. The bill was $75. FML
Today, I got a $20 tip from an old lady I delivered pizza to. Ecstatic, I walked back to my car where there was a $30 parking fine waiting for me. FML
Today, while I was delivering pizza in the torrential downpour, I waited 5 minutes in the pouring rain for an old lady to dig 20 bucks out of her purse. Her total was $19.99. She told me to keep the change and make lots of money. FML
Today, I ordered pizza for dinner and left cash by the door so my son could pay for it, in case it arrived before I got home. I told him they should get all the money, but I just found the tip. Apparently he thought I'd miscounted. I'm a server. FML
Today, I babysat the neighbors’ evil kids. They dropped them over at my house and I played with them for five hours. After taking the brats back home and putting them to bed, their mother asked me what time I came back to the house. She only paid me for the 20 minutes I was in their house. FML
Today, I had to pay my manager $10 just to take my stalker's order so I didn't have to. FML
Today, my daughter asked for a dollar to buy ice cream from the ice cream truck while I was on my computer working. Out of my wallet she took a fifty dollar bill. The ice cream man got a big tip before driving off. FML
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wtfdidido 0
$20 for 10 hours is stupid. Why were you even willing to do something without knowing how much you'll get out of it?
TheCrow471 0
I wouldn't do that guy a favor again.
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JunkieRunningDry 0
That's a lot of money for a pizza, but it's still not your fault. He should have covered the cost and def. not have given you 2 bucks an hour. Next time firmly establish your price per hour beforehand. For one kid you should be making at least 8.
JohnFR33M4N 0
the OP was probably just helping out the neighbor in his mind. hey, 4 bucks lost and a good ol' pizza is pretty sweet
catsizedgoldfish 0
YDI for three reasons... 1) You didn't agree to a fee ahead of time. 2) You got played by a little kid. 3) You somehow managed to spend $19 for a pizza and left a 31% tip. Sorry, but this is totally your fault.
shananigans 0
If she didn't want to eat tell her she won't get dessert- Even if you had no dessert to offer. If that doesn't work just let her starve, she'll come whining to you when she's hungry enough and eat whatever the hell you give her. And yeah, $20 for TEN hours is a huge rip off, but then, so is a $19 pizza that was presumably only for yourself and the kid.
lifesabeach1213 7
Never give into little kids. If they won't eat what you offer, they starve. That's just too bad. Eventually they'll get hungry enough and eat something.
awesor 0
you got paid $2 an hour...I am so sorry. And where are you getting a $20 pizza from?!?! Imported directly from Italy or something?!
kellster 2
They paid you $2/hour?????????? Um, march over there and explain that this really is not okay. Even if you're 12 years old, the very, very minimum would be $5/hour, which would have given you $50. Standard these days is usually $10/hour.
Thithien1 0
AHAHAH....sad but hey at least you helped a child in need.
AnneFTW 17
He gave you $20 for watching his kid for 10 hours?! WTH what a tightwad! Don't ever babysit for him again!
pommeblossom 0
TWO DOLLARS PER HOUR! Terrible!