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35That's doesn't seem normal unless they're close friends. I would recommend that friend say no anytime this came up.– CompassCommented Dec 12, 2014 at 17:22
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11Occupation and gender don't really matter. I would only consider babysitting family friends for free, and normally the expectation is that they'll repay you down the road when you need a favor.– CompassCommented Dec 12, 2014 at 17:38
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37Utterly inappropriate, unless they are friends. (And given the power imbalance involved, I'd say it's still unprofessional even then.) Does the professor expect other students of his to wash his car? To trim his lawn? For free? Should I expect my manager to ask me to help his kids with their homework? I'd say the relevant question here is how can my friend extricate herself from this situation? There's a bit of a difference between declining the first such request and breaking a habit on the professor's side that appears to have been going unchallenged for a while.– Stephan KolassaCommented Dec 12, 2014 at 18:11
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26@Compass [...] gender don't really matter it most likely does. I suspect said professor is not asking male postdocs to babysit his kids.– Cape CodeCommented Dec 12, 2014 at 18:30
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36Is this really a question? Is the answer not common sense? I feel like I've started seeing way too many rant-questions on this site lately.– user541686Commented Dec 12, 2014 at 21:25
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