When you get offered a babysitting job is it rude to ask how much you'll get paid?

I think it was a fair question. I have babysat before and got completely ripped off. I always asked after that.

not at all. you are conducting business when you agree to babysit. you have a very important job guarding a child's life and you should not feel bad about asking how much you will earn. good luck.

No. If your employer doesn't have the courtesy to tell you, then you have no option but to ask, and every right to do so...tactfully. Always come to terms before agreeing to anything, it alleviates misunderstandings, hurt feelings, damaged friendships. If more adults did this, there would be far fewer suits clogging our court system.

It's not rude at all. In fact I'd say you have every right to set a fair price and be open to negotiating with the parents. As a mother, ( my son is now almost grown)trusting a good person to watch my child was worth the price I paid.

Hummm interesting question. On the one hand I agree with your mother. As a parent myself I've never been asked that. On the other hand, I too have been ripped when I was a teen and paid unfairly for the work I did. What you might consider doing to saying something like..."Thank you Mrs. Smith for the opportunity. I appreciate it. Typically my hourly rate is (what ever you think is fair). If your just babysitting one child then it might be one thing. I know when my kids were younger I paid my sitters well because I had three kids and I wanted them to come back.

It's rude and shouldn't be asked for any job purchasing is different than asking how much you get paid

No it's not rude at all. When working in the corporate world pay is why some take or not take a job. I say start working on the negotiating skills now.

Yes! Just be grateful you get money some people are so poor they wouldn't care if they made a $