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User A is the associate housemaster in my dorm, who has a toddler. She said that she has had a lot of difficulties coordinating schedules with babysitters. She has often had the issue of scheduling a night in advance and the babysitter has to cancel at the last minute. She said that finding a babysitter at the last minute is often very difficult. She also sometimes doesn’t need a babysitter for a specific night, and that can make scheduling more complicated. She uses 3 babysitters, but prefers 2 of them much more over the third. She said that she would be willing to adjust her schedule if it meant she would be using one of her preferred babysitters.
In order to find a babysitter she went through an agency that had done criminal background checks. They provided her with a list of people that met her desired requirements. She wanted people that could speak Spanish and were legally allowed to work in the US. After that she interviewed people, getting them to interact with Ignacio and checking their homes in case Ignacio would be spending time there. After the initial vetting, she then keep a list and called when I need a sitter. Some made it to the main rotation and then a couple that she had as emergency.
User B has worked as a babysitter for family friends. She said that she dealt with many logistical issues while working as a babysitter. One issue she faced was that sometimes two families would request the same night, and then if the first one cancelled she would lose the opportunity for the second job. She said that she had trouble finding enough jobs, especially because of scheduling issues. She said it was difficult to communicate schedules, especially because sometimes the parents don’t care which night, but she might have a preference of which night because she is trying to maximize the number of jobs she can work.
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