One thing that I am trying to be careful about is not overpaying for jobs. For instance, changing the sheets on the bed. Right now, taking the sheets off the bed takes a bit of energy, because she is not so big, but the bed is. However, as she gets older the job will get easier and faster. I don't want to pay less then, just because she is better at it. So I tried to pick a wage that may seem small now while the job is tough, but may be about right later. Also, there is room for a raise if need be.
So this is what we have done so far:
- taking accessories off the bed (blankets, animals, pillows) ...........$.05
- taking the sheets off the bed (and pillowcases) ..............................$.05
- taking accessories out of the crib (involves climbing in) ...............$.10
- taking sheets off the crib ...................................................................$.10
- taking accessories of Queen bed (guest or master bedroom) ......$.10
- taking sheets off Queen bed .............................................................$.10
Nobody gets paid to do their own beds. When My Soldier Boy gets old enough, he can do his own bed, and Miss Love will have to find a different source of income. If Soldier Boy decides to pay her out of his own money, then that is his choice.
I cannot wait until Miss Love ( or any of them for that matter) are able to put sheets back on their beds. Especially the crib. I am inclined to pay double for this, just because I don't like it that much. Which is how our economy works. People get paid more to do the jobs nobody else wants.
- putting sheets on the bed (twin) ....................................................$.25
- putting accessories back (neatly) ...................................................$.05
- doing the whole job(twin) ................................................................$.50
- putting sheets on the crib ................................................................$.50
- putting accessories back ..................................................................$.10
- doing the whole job (crib) ................................................................$1.00
- putting sheets on the Queen ...........................................................$.50
- putting accessories back ..................................................................$.10
- doing the whole job (Queen) ...........................................................$1.00
Now, I still stand by the belief that everyone needs to make their own bed daily, but I am happy to pay some one else to change my sheets. And according to her allergist, we should be doing this at least once a week due to the dust mites.
It seems like a lot of work to have the jobs broken down this way, but these kids aren't physically able to do the complete job, yet they are still willing to do work. I want to be able to encourage their industriousness while still being fair. This way they can still get paid for partial jobs, but then they can earn a bonus when the whole job is complete.
So do these seem like fair wages? or am I taking advantage of poor innocent children?
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