Teenagers are often pressured to find a job. However, their lack of work experience and academic responsibilities significantly limits their options.
When Reddit userPJMurphywas still in high school, he also used to look after kids to make a few extra dollars. However, one of the families who hired him developed a scheme to underpay him.
But the teen wasn’t going to be a pushover, so he found a way to get back at them, particularly the mom who did most of the negotiating, and (this is very important to the story) had OCD tendencies.
Continue scrolling to find out how PJMurphy pulled it off in hisposton the subreddit ‘Petty Revenge,’ which serves as a reminder that what goes around comes around.
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But this couple thought they could cheat the teenager they hired out of his money
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Child care is expensive, but that doesn’t give you the right to use people
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Even though it’s been years since PJMurphy’s petty revenge, the cost of child care remains a sensitive topic among parents in many parts of the world.
This, together with increasing costs of everyday goods like groceries, gas, and housing, is making child care significantly less accessible, particularly for lower-earning families.
67% of American parentsare now spending20% or more of their annual household income on child care (up from 51% in 2022), while 89% are attributing 10% or more of their yearly budget to these expenses (up from 72% in 2022).
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But our parenting expert Vicki Broadbent, who runs the popular family lifestyle blogHonest Mum, thinks it all boils down to individual needs and circumstances.
She thinks one of the biggest cons of hiring teens for this job is the fact that some of them simply won’t have the emotional maturity to meet the needs of your child. “Yes, they might charge less than an experienced child care provider but you’re potentially taking a risk.”
People who read the story were glad that the mom got what was coming to her
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