After 52 Years On The Run, Bank Robber Confesses To Family On Deathbed
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Babysitting bargain or budget blunder?
Just when you thought you had seen it all in the realm of bizarre job requests, someone pulls out something more disturbing that blows your mind. In the bustling r/ChoosingBeggars subreddit, a user shared a post about an intriguing babysitter request.
The poster needed a candidate to watch their child full-time for a mere $100 a week. They divulged they had an interview the next day, and if things clicked, the gig commenced immediately.
They urgently needed a standby sitter and were playing it safe with $100/week for a couple of weeks until that first paycheck was firmly in hand. It was really all they could afford. Redditors were stunned at how anyone in their right mind would offer $100 for an entire week of work—that was basically $2.5/hour.
The community resonated with a parent who highlighted spending more than $100 on a single day of their child’s daycare—a stark contrast to this below-minimum-wage fiasco. While they sympathized with the unemployed poster who couldn’t spare much due to their financial situation, they agreed it was no excuse to lowball other job seekers.
It wasn’t even babysitting at this point; it was full-time childcare. A voice of reason emerged in the thread, suggesting a shift in perspective—rather than seeking underpaid childcare while job hunting, the poster could explore providing childcare services themselves.
There was no shortage of working parents seeking affordable childcare services. If the poster knew their stuff and offered reasonable rates, they could turn their situation into a budding business in no time.
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We gathered some reactions from the Reddit community:
The $100-a-week offer triggered a debate about fair compensation for labor. Many questioned the poster's understanding of the value of childcare in today's world.
Redditors were led to reflect on the many challenges in the job market, prompting both empathy and frustration among users.
Everyone agreed that $100 wasn’t a liveable wage. This poster would have to explore other alternatives since they obviously couldn’t afford proper child care.
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