Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule

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Anonymous wrote:PP here- the point I was trying to make by saying no one iwht their own kids would be interested is that assuming their kids are in school full days M-F, weekend are largely the time that parents get to spend with their kids or the family unit as a whole. If someone is working half days Sat and Sun that immediately takes away half of their family time, missing most sports games, etc.

I would actually love this schedule with elementary schoolers! Partner does drop-off in the morning, I have an hour or so between finishing work to putter and relax, than I can pick my kids up and not have to worry about aftercare, etc. Sure losing weekend mornings would be a trifle annoying but it would be worth it for being free all days after school.

Not at the cost of giving up half your Saturday.

You know millions of people work full days on weekends, right? All those people you see working aren’t childfree.

You know millions of people don’t work 6 days a week. All those people you see out have children or not.

So what’s your point? If those jobs are not for you - those jobs are not for you.

Such a limited mindset on this thread. When you see all the people working on weekends to serve you, do you think they’re all childfree?

So what’s your point, people choose all the time not to work 6 days a week but you are pissy that they don’t. No one has to work 6 days a week because some others do.
Knock yourself out working 6 or 7 days a week if you want. I’m not.

I’m not pissy about anything - in fact, I’m laughing at you! To turn up your nose at a 30 an hour a week job at $40 an hour plus healthcare and a car because of the horror of having to work half days on Saturday and Sunday (with Mondays off and one weekend a month off) is patently ridiculous!

Mondays aren’t off, you pissy idiot. Hence the 6 days a week.

Mondays are off, you idiot. Re read the OP’s post and count. There are seven days in a week. That I have to explain that to you makes me laugh even more!!

Read further down, pissy Karen.

You think I’m the pissy Karen!! Thank you so much for this morning of laughs!

How many days are in a week, Karen? What’s the title of this thread?

Go ahead, Karen. I’ll wait.

Uh Karen. The title says six days a week. You inadvertently proved yourself wrong.

Both posters are calling each other Karen.

[Anonymous]

OP, look into restaurant workers as possible nannies.
I've worked in restaurants on weekends, and some days very long hours, since 1997 and I still do.
I raised two boys while working in a restaurant (got my my BA in Finance and finished 35 credits for MA in ECE). I have my own car (never had an accident and I can drive a stick), and I don't need health insurance at this very moment.
The thing is, I'm not a native English speaker. I speak 5 languages (studied 7). I'm getting tired of working in a restaurant. It's time to do something else but only part time. I work hard, but I also love my free time, and I don't want to take my work home.
Restaurant workers don't get to go home just because it's 10 pm. People sit around until they feel like going home; then we go home. We also don't insist on too many perks; I've never had a 401k for example.
I might not be a career nanny, but I raised two great active kids and looked after 22 as an aide in DCPS. I will try to make the switch to being a nanny soon, but restaurants are about to have a busy season. I cannot leave the place hanging as we are short of workers. Then again, I hardly ever work the hours OP offers. The money is good at the restaurant but it can get very dense when busy.
Good luck, OP. There are many people who would love to have that job. Hope I didn't derail the post too much.

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Anonymous wrote:PP here- the point I was trying to make by saying no one iwht their own kids would be interested is that assuming their kids are in school full days M-F, weekend are largely the time that parents get to spend with their kids or the family unit as a whole. If someone is working half days Sat and Sun that immediately takes away half of their family time, missing most sports games, etc.

I would actually love this schedule with elementary schoolers! Partner does drop-off in the morning, I have an hour or so between finishing work to putter and relax, than I can pick my kids up and not have to worry about aftercare, etc. Sure losing weekend mornings would be a trifle annoying but it would be worth it for being free all days after school.

Not at the cost of giving up half your Saturday.

You know millions of people work full days on weekends, right? All those people you see working aren’t childfree.

You know millions of people don’t work 6 days a week. All those people you see out have children or not.

So what’s your point? If those jobs are not for you - those jobs are not for you.

Such a limited mindset on this thread. When you see all the people working on weekends to serve you, do you think they’re all childfree?

So what’s your point, people choose all the time not to work 6 days a week but you are pissy that they don’t. No one has to work 6 days a week because some others do.
Knock yourself out working 6 or 7 days a week if you want. I’m not.

I’m not pissy about anything - in fact, I’m laughing at you! To turn up your nose at a 30 an hour a week job at $40 an hour plus healthcare and a car because of the horror of having to work half days on Saturday and Sunday (with Mondays off and one weekend a month off) is patently ridiculous!

Mondays aren’t off, you pissy idiot. Hence the 6 days a week.

Mondays are off, you idiot. Re read the OP’s post and count. There are seven days in a week. That I have to explain that to you makes me laugh even more!!

Read further down, pissy Karen.

You think I’m the pissy Karen!! Thank you so much for this morning of laughs!

How many days are in a week, Karen? What’s the title of this thread?

Go ahead, Karen. I’ll wait.

Uh Karen. The title says six days a week. You inadvertently proved yourself wrong.

Both posters are calling each other Karen.

One is correct, the other is confused with insisting that it’s 5 days when it’s clear in title.

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Anonymous wrote:PP here- the point I was trying to make by saying no one iwht their own kids would be interested is that assuming their kids are in school full days M-F, weekend are largely the time that parents get to spend with their kids or the family unit as a whole. If someone is working half days Sat and Sun that immediately takes away half of their family time, missing most sports games, etc.

I would actually love this schedule with elementary schoolers! Partner does drop-off in the morning, I have an hour or so between finishing work to putter and relax, than I can pick my kids up and not have to worry about aftercare, etc. Sure losing weekend mornings would be a trifle annoying but it would be worth it for being free all days after school.

Not at the cost of giving up half your Saturday.

You know millions of people work full days on weekends, right? All those people you see working aren’t childfree.

You know millions of people don’t work 6 days a week. All those people you see out have children or not.

So what’s your point? If those jobs are not for you - those jobs are not for you.

Such a limited mindset on this thread. When you see all the people working on weekends to serve you, do you think they’re all childfree?

So what’s your point, people choose all the time not to work 6 days a week but you are pissy that they don’t. No one has to work 6 days a week because some others do.
Knock yourself out working 6 or 7 days a week if you want. I’m not.

I’m not pissy about anything - in fact, I’m laughing at you! To turn up your nose at a 30 an hour a week job at $40 an hour plus healthcare and a car because of the horror of having to work half days on Saturday and Sunday (with Mondays off and one weekend a month off) is patently ridiculous!

Mondays aren’t off, you pissy idiot. Hence the 6 days a week.

Mondays are off, you idiot. Re read the OP’s post and count. There are seven days in a week. That I have to explain that to you makes me laugh even more!!

Read further down, pissy Karen.

You think I’m the pissy Karen!! Thank you so much for this morning of laughs!

How many days are in a week, Karen? What’s the title of this thread?

Go ahead, Karen. I’ll wait.

Uh Karen. The title says six days a week. You inadvertently proved yourself wrong.

Both posters are calling each other Karen.

One is correct, the other is confused with insisting that it’s 5 days when it’s clear in title.

*title says 6 days.

[Anonymous]

I would love a job like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, look into restaurant workers as possible nannies.
I've worked in restaurants on weekends, and some days very long hours, since 1997 and I still do.
I raised two boys while working in a restaurant (got my my BA in Finance and finished 35 credits for MA in ECE). I have my own car (never had an accident and I can drive a stick), and I don't need health insurance at this very moment.
The thing is, I'm not a native English speaker. I speak 5 languages (studied 7). I'm getting tired of working in a restaurant. It's time to do something else but only part time. I work hard, but I also love my free time, and I don't want to take my work home.
Restaurant workers don't get to go home just because it's 10 pm. People sit around until they feel like going home; then we go home. We also don't insist on too many perks; I've never had a 401k for example.
I might not be a career nanny, but I raised two great active kids and looked after 22 as an aide in DCPS. I will try to make the switch to being a nanny soon, but restaurants are about to have a busy season. I cannot leave the place hanging as we are short of workers. Then again, I hardly ever work the hours OP offers. The money is good at the restaurant but it can get very dense when busy.
Good luck, OP. There are many people who would love to have that job. Hope I didn't derail the post too much.

New poster here. Yeah, I noticed that OP specified a native English speaker an it struck me as odd. As long as the nanny is fluent in English, what would it matter?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, look into restaurant workers as possible nannies.
I've worked in restaurants on weekends, and some days very long hours, since 1997 and I still do.
I raised two boys while working in a restaurant (got my my BA in Finance and finished 35 credits for MA in ECE). I have my own car (never had an accident and I can drive a stick), and I don't need health insurance at this very moment.
The thing is, I'm not a native English speaker. I speak 5 languages (studied 7). I'm getting tired of working in a restaurant. It's time to do something else but only part time. I work hard, but I also love my free time, and I don't want to take my work home.
Restaurant workers don't get to go home just because it's 10 pm. People sit around until they feel like going home; then we go home. We also don't insist on too many perks; I've never had a 401k for example.
I might not be a career nanny, but I raised two great active kids and looked after 22 as an aide in DCPS. I will try to make the switch to being a nanny soon, but restaurants are about to have a busy season. I cannot leave the place hanging as we are short of workers. Then again, I hardly ever work the hours OP offers. The money is good at the restaurant but it can get very dense when busy.
Good luck, OP. There are many people who would love to have that job. Hope I didn't derail the post too much.

New poster here. Yeah, I noticed that OP specified a native English speaker an it struck me as odd. As long as the nanny is fluent in English, what would it matter?

I am not OP (so I don’t know her reasons) but we wanted a native English speaking nanny as well for vocabulary and grammar but mostly for the ability to read to my child with ease and expression in English. It was definitely a priority for us.

[Anonymous]

I’ve read a number of unusual nanny schedule queries on this forum and the parent is always attacked. Like what’s the parent who is a baker or violinist or surgeon supposed to do?

I have an unusual schedule due to a disability and we have a wonderful, loving, amazing nanny who fits our schedule perfectly. There’s a lid for every pot, OP. And your benefits and salary are phenomenal.

[Anonymous]

Everyone saying it is a nanny market realizes that a recession changes that really fast, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone saying it is a nanny market realizes that a recession changes that really fast, right?

Well, we aren’t in a recession, PP. And yes, while it’s true that markets change, OP will definitely need a nanny with her bakers schedule and she’ll always have to pay more due to it being unconventional.

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone saying it is a nanny market realizes that a recession changes that really fast, right?

Well, we aren’t in a recession, PP. And yes, while it’s true that markets change, OP will definitely need a nanny with her bakers schedule and she’ll always have to pay more due to it being unconventional.

And if OP’s bakery made it through Covid, sky-high costs, and supply issues and she can still offer this expensive package to a nanny, I think she sounds in great shape to weather anything.

[Anonymous]

The unusual always strikes fear into the hearts of the mundane. DCUM is nothing if not mundane. A PP was correct in calling them “9 to 5 office drones”.

The world does not come crashing down because you have to work weekend mornings.

[Anonymous]

Again, op please actually post this job.

[Anonymous]

haha, not a native speaker here whose vocabulary is probably better than the most of "native-speaking" nannies. I read British literature - love Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown stories - and there are lots of American nannies who never heard of them, so there. And, speaking different language to a child is actually beneficial for their development. So, it is very silly to look for a native speaker only.

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Anonymous wrote:haha, not a native speaker here whose vocabulary is probably better than the most of "native-speaking" nannies. I read British literature - love Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown stories - and there are lots of American nannies who never heard of them, so there. And, speaking different language to a child is actually beneficial for their development. So, it is very silly to look for a native speaker only.

Let it go, PP.