Well, let me fill you in on what happened last week first. So last week I was supposed to have Rose on Tuesday and Wednesday. As I already told you, on Tuesday she didn't show up, and I tried to call but couldn't get through because she was out of minutes. Then I got a text from her at 11:30 saying she wasn't coming. I asked about the rest of the week, she replied saying I would have her tomorrow (last Wednesday) and she wasn't sure about the rest of the week since she wasn't working at her job anymore. Then I waited for Rose on Wednesday, and she never showed up. I tried calling, but again didn't get through, and then I sent Jessi a text at about 12:15, and didn't get a reply at all that day.
Then Thursday Jessi sent a text around 11am asking if Rose could come at 12:30pm. I replied "sure" and she texted, "thank you so much." Her boyfriend Mogie dropped Rose off at 12:00pm. When Jessi picked Rose up at 5:00pm, I tried to talk to her a little bit about what was going on, but the conversation didn't go very well. I could tell she was uncomfortable, and I didn't want to put her on the spot in front of Mini and Rib. I asked her what was going to happen with Rose, and she said she didn't know. She said she had "orientation" at Universal Health, but I interpreted that to mean she was already hired and orientation was some sort of come-in-and-get-familiar-with-the-place and fill out paperwork sort of a thing, and when I asked her about a starting date, she said they would let her know by the end of next week (now this week.) So she said she isn't hired yet at all, and that orientation was actually just a series of typing and computer efficiency tests. So it sounds to me like "orientation" is actually a precursor to an interview as a means to eliminate people who aren't even good enough to make the interview cut, therefore it's more of an application process than anything, and that there's no guarantee at all as far as a job goes. She tried to make it sound to me that it was more than that. Anyway, I asked her what that meant for me, and I explained to her that while I have grown attached to Rose, this is still a job for me, and this is my income, and as my income is concerned, I needed to know what to do from here. She said, "I don't know what to tell you." I explained that I turned down two other offers since I started babysitting Rose because I had already made a commitment to them, and that I have been talking to another gal I used to work with and I was trying to figure out what to do. I asked her if I should be actively looking for other babysitting work. She kept repeating, "I don't know what to tell you." She said if I wanted, I could have Rose the following day (last Friday) and I said that was fine, and then I wished her good luck with the job and asked her to let me know as soon as she heard anything about the job. She said she would call me to let me know about babysitting this week, and as of today, Thursday, I never got a call regarding this week at all. Of course I assumed that meant I wasn't babysitting, but with Jessi, you never really know.
I texted her yesterday since that seems to be her preferred method of contact, and I said, "If Rose isn't coming at all this week, can you mail me a check or something? have you heard about the new job yet? Good luck."
I sent that at 10:31 yesterday morning. She never texted back or called or anything to acknowledge that she got it, so I got worried. I thought either she was avoiding me on purpose or that she didn't get the text.
I called her this morning at 9:50am, and I got her voice mail, so I left a message. I said I wasn't sure if she got my text or not because I didn't get a reply, so I thought I better call. I told her good luck on the job again, and that I know a few people who work at Universal Health who like it, and then told her that since Rose isn't coming and it's Thursday now and I usually get paid on Monday, I would like it if she mailed me a check so she doesn't have to go out of her way to come out here. I told her I watched Rose 4 days over the last two weeks but that since Jessi also told me she was coming on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, and I never heard otherwise from her, I also feel that I deserve to be paid for those two days as well, for a total of 6 days, and a total of $180. I said I was sorry to be asking her for that right now while she isn't working, but that I think that's fair because I waited for her all day and she never showed up. (I did not mention the fact that the reason she isn't working is her own fault since she just quit out of the blue with no back up plan at all and no notice to me at all.) Then I wished her good luck on the job again, and told her to have a good day.
I was nervous, but I sucked it up and tried to sound firm without coming off as a huge bitch. I think I did it. I am starting to think she is blowing me off and that she isn't going to pay me at all, or that she is going to wait and wait...
I can't wait. This is my Easter basket money for Rib and the kids. I think she is purposely avoiding me and I am starting to get worried. Grrrr...
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