u/Sea-Employee-2877

I’m going to be buying my first car very soon, and wondering the pros and cons of dailying a celica? Love the look of the earlier celiacs, was looking at the 90s but thinking more of a 2001.

I commute 30 mins there and back to work currently, but likely will be commuting longer like an hour there and back. My dad is worried about older cars being reliable, which is an obvious concern. But so far I’ve heard mostly good things about celiacs.

So any info is appreciated!

Shipping label for a top I sold was created May 5th, then it says USPS is in possession of item on May 11th and it’s been stuck like that since. No other updates. I’m looking at a few other sold items and 2 others say the same exact thing.

Buyer raised an issue on depop and I messaged her and told her what I know, and that I’ll ask about the package when I go to the post office today or tomorrow. Only thing I can think of that happened was after dropping off my packages at the post office, I got sent back one of them (out of like almost 30) because the shipping label was too small. But they were able to put numbers in the system for almost all, but couldn’t quite read out the one they sent back. I don’t even know if any of that is relevant but it’s the only thing I can think of. The other items with the same small labels were all delivered though.

Has anyone else had this issue? Did it eventually resolve itself? If she raises another issue will I have to refund?

Would you guys quit this sitting job? For background info I’ve been sitting for this family for about 8 months, and I watch 3 kids. Decent money for my area, most families only pay max 12/hr, and I’m getting payed quite a bit more.

When I first started I worked verrryyy part time. Only took over a couple days a month when their other sitter was over, and it was usually only max 6 a time hours. Well now I took over their old sitters hours, and have been for about 5 months. I babysit for them 4 days a week, once in a while 5 days if they have another special event.

Their kids are so badly behaved. I’ve come over before to them yelling at their parents and calling them pigs etc. The kids constantly throw stuff and it’s a chore for me to get them to stop, since their parents basically let them do anything.

They discipline their kids by threatening to take their electronics, and then not following through ever. Or they’ll just yell at them and still not solve anything. One time the little girl was giving a little attitude to her mom, and there was really no buildup to this, but the mom just hit her across the face. Solved nothing. The kids will continue even after to yell and name call them. The kids don’t really name call me, just fun jokes that I add to. But the parents never disciplining or following through adds way more to my work than it should. When the kids start throwing things around the house, or are being mean to each other it’s almost impossible to get them to stop at some point.

On top of all that their house is extremely dirty. Kitchen is almost always full of dishes, dirty dishes all over the counters and kitchen table, jam, crumbs and just food in general. Their pantry has wrappers, pots, food containers, boxes, snacks, etc allll over the floor. It’s a chore just to walk in there and find dinner to make for the kids. It’s basically a maze. Their bathroom is always dirty, toilet is yellow, sink is full of gunk, they still have the same old gross bar of soap that is honestly not soap at this point…. It’s been the same one for 8 months lol. Anytime I use their bathroom I feel disgusting because I know it’s germ filled.

The whole house in general is dirty and garbage filled. I’m not gonna mention all of it as the other rooms that I don’t use are not my problem and don’t really affect my work.

The parents never give me an actual schedule. I’ll show up on a Monday and know before I leave their house what time I’m gonna work the next day. They never tell me ahead of time when they’ll be back home. So it’s either 2 hours, or up to 6. They’ll text me and let me know 10 mins before they’re home. Im also in the process of getting my license, so right now my parents are my ride. My dad said he genuinely doesn’t mind, and I know he doesn’t. But my mom is a little different, she isn’t mad about it but I know she’d prefer to know ahead of time.

It’s also not even just my parents, I can’t really ever plan anything ahead of time on the days I work. I generally work either 4 or 5 til whenever. And sometimes I could’ve hung out with a friend or gone out for dinner with family after work. But couldn’t because I only got told they’d be home 10 mins before.

I know I kind of set this system up because I’m letting them take advantage of me. But I felt like I shouldn’t have had to tell them this? Is having a schedule and a clean work environment not basic things most parents know should be expected? This is also my first job so I’m kind of figuring things out as I go. I just feel a bit trapped right now with everything going on in the world now.

Do you guys think it’s expected of parents to have a clean working area for your sitter? I’m not talking spotless in every single room. But at least enough to where your sitter can do her work.

The family I work for never has the kitchen clean. I always have to give myself time before cooking dinner to even start because there’s usually dishes all over stove, and empty wrappers, fast food, mail, random boxes, crumbs, jam, food etc all over their table they eat on. Most of the time I’ll clean enough to cook, feed the kids, then clean most of it for them after the kids are done. But then the next time I come over (which is usually either the next day, or 2 days after) it’s all messy again (Im there 4 days a week, sometimes 5.). It’s not even just the bathroom, it’s all other rooms, I’ve cleaned their bathroom multiple times for them as well. It just goes back to being dirty very quick.

I really wouldn’t care if this was only sometimes, but it’s every single time. When I first started sitting for them it was usually clean enough for me to be able to cook. But now it’s every single time I’m over. Sometimes it feels like they do it because they know I’ll go out of my way to clean for them. I feel bad because they’re an older couple and have a busy schedule, but I’m not paid to be a house cleaner as well as a babysitter..