Overview

• Fifteen-year-old Mae shared text exchanges after her employers docked her $150 babysitting fee to $50 over a Brandy Melville Skylar Stripe Lace Tank Top.
• Her Reddit post on r/AmIOverreacting garnered over 68,000 upvotes and 4,600 comments, with users overwhelmingly supporting her stance.
• After Mae’s mother emailed the family, the father sent the full $150 payment via Venmo and described the dispute as “disheartening.”
• Marianne, the children’s mother, informed Mae that they would not rehire her, ending their regular babysitting arrangement.
• The incident underscores debates over teen dress codes, fair compensation for minors and the influence of social media accountability.