Babysitter shares the seemingly harmless act that got her fired from a job

A babysitter has been reprimanded by the children's mother for ordering food while on the job, after the parents ran late.

"I ordered DoorDash while babysitting because I hadn't eaten since lunch and was getting a headache and they were 2 hours late," she shared on Reddit's 'Am I Overreacting' thread.

The woman also shared the text message exchange with the mum, that ended up with her getting fired from the gig.

"The kids were asleep, the food was left on the porch, and I stepped outside for 10 seconds to grab it. The mum told me she was uncomfortable that someone came to the door and that I 'left the kids alone'.

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"When I got home I was told they can't trust me anymore and I was fired."

But the woman explained that she couldn't understand why this was such a big deal, seeing as she got the job through Facebook.

"Mind you, this is someone who found me on Facebook, barely asked me anything before hiring me, and had no issue leaving her two kids under two with a total stranger but a food delivery on the porch is somehow a big deal?"

The mum was alerted to the delivery when her Ring camera on her doorbell showed someone at the front door, so she text the babysitter.

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The babysitter explained: "Yes, I didn't eat dinner so I ordered DoorDash."

The mum replied that she was "really concerned" that she would do this without asking first, due to concerns about someone coming to the house while her kids slept.

She then asked the babysitter to "check to make sure the storm door is locked and the chain is locked as well since you opened them".

The babysitter apologised, explaining they hadn't eaten "since lunch".

While the mother expressed sympathy for the babysitter via text, she reiterated that she was uncomfortable and told her she could have just got something from their kitchen.

"This is my home and my kids, and I need to be able to fully trust who's here," she added.

Redditors quickly sided with the babysitter, sharing their own stories of overzealous parents.

"They are two hours late getting home, but gawdforbid the baby sitter orders something to eat," one commented.

"The real tea is, I think some of these parents don't actually care about that. They are someone who likes to establish control and authority," another suggested.

One Redditor shared their own story, writing: "One time I babysat for people who found out that I went downstairs after putting their kid to sleep upstairs and they not only fired me, but talked s--t about me to other clients and I lost a couple jobs because of it.

"I did not understand. I had a baby cam-why would I need to be on the same floor as them?"

Another commented: "People are crazy like if you're THAT concerned about your kids maybe you should take care of your own kids: sorry you lost clients that sucks."

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"They are majorly over reacting. You didn't leave them alone while you got your food, you opened the door, grabbed it, and then locked everything behind you," another replied.

"I wouldn't babysit for them again over this. They need to trust the people in their house, and also, no one can walk by it or come to their door and leave food."

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