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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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randomguy2465 0
You should have told the dad you ordered pizza so he would pay for it
pancakelover 0
Forget that! With a little brat like that I would charge at least $20 an hour! Plus I wouldn't have paid for no pizza! She would have ate what you originally offered or she would have starved!
sammie2 0
the actual problem here is that the father didn't even think about what his child would for fed for 10 hours straight at someone else's house, and didn't even think to pay for it. it's not like he was sending the kid over for a birthday party where he'd be fed with other kids at someone else's expense. i get the babysitting was done as a favor and the $20 was a thank you, but you should've figured out with the parent what the kid would be EATING FOR 10 HOURS IN YOUR HOUSE if your own food wasn't appropriate. that's negligent. and seeing how you didn't figure that out, you should've at least pointed out "hey, he wouldn't eat anything of mine so i ended up having to order a pizza, which is what he preferred. it was $24."
darksmile23 0
20 bucks for 10 HOURS!? thats crazy, most people i know get ten bucks per 1 hour
Xeeon 0
I would have starved the damned thing.... it's probably best I don't have kids O.o
up_the_IRA 0
That's when you let the child go hungry. That picky of an eater should be handled by their parents who should have provided you with money to feed their child, or provided you with food that she WOULD eat. And you do know about the $5 pizza deals that are around at many pizzerias, right?
patheticnoob212 0
they only gave you a 20 for 10 hours of watching over there little brat? THAT SUCKS!
christopherlove 0
You learned a lesson, but he definitely took advantage of you. You should have been assertive and told him $20 was completely unacceptable.
mozzes123 0
20$ 10 hours!?!?chinese hard labours make more money then you. you're making double the money prison guys make .... that's not saying much. 2$- 1hr
Copilot 0
$2 an hour? I feel sad for you.