Are the rates posted on the nanny forums accurate?
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Anonymous
DP. Then by your definition most nannies are not qualified. Very few nannies are American, have a college degree, and have teaching experience. That simply is not the norm. The typical nanny - who will not have the same qualifications - will not surprisingly earn less. |
Anonymous
Yes bc these “poors” are entitled and believe they should have a nanny bc the actual wealthy have one. Sorry you feel like you need a nanny but nannies are for the wealthy. They’ve never been for the middle class. Nannies are a luxury that few can actually afford. Only “poors” refer to a market rate and believe anyone who pays more must be lying. “Poors” also like to justify their low pay. They want to claim their nanny is so great and smart. Why would a so called smart and qualified nanny work for $15/hr when they can make more? These “poors” also like to complain about how their nanny keeps quitting, is watching tv, on the phone, comes late, etc. Of course they are, you saved money and hired incompetent help. Every nanny I’ve met that made $15/hr were either very young and had no idea how to handle children or couldn’t speak English. |
Anonymous
Duh. Hence why it’s laughable when ppl claim their $15/hr nanny is so amazing. |
Anonymous
The norm is a lot different for ppl who can actually afford a qualified nanny. Your norm is very different from the ppl who hire nannies like the nanny who is making $28. |
Anonymous
Well, I've had the same nanny for 7 years, and she is wonderful, and thankfully seems happy working for me. She doesn't have a college degree, and she's foreign born, and she's an exceptional nanny, referred to me by a colleague who recommended her as an exceptional caregiver. One does not need a college degree to care about children, be reliable, timely and competent. |
Anonymous
No, it's laughable that you think a nanny can only be amazing if she is American, has a degree, and has teaching experience. Those are not the things I would necessarily look for in a nanny for a baby or toddler. |
Anonymous
College degree helps with wage. Of course your nanny is happy, she is a foreigner with no degree making minimum wage. |
Anonymous
How does a college degree help a nanny better feed or diaper a baby? Or watch a toddler at the park? Or read to a child, etc? And why do you view a foreign nannies ability to expose a child to another language a negative? |
Anonymous
Why would you? If all you can afford is the nanny who doesn’t speak English with limited experience then that’s what you settle for. When you are offering $15/hr you aren’t meeting the top of the chain. |
Anonymous
+1 When I looked for a nanny, I was looking for a legal to work in the United States Spanish speaker to introduce my child to another language. But most of all I was looking for someone who was good with babies and then kids. I pay her far more than minimum wage, and she's received annual raises. When I was hiring, I noticed that many of the nannies who were asking for 22$ an hour to start had spotty employment histories. So either their employers couldn't afford them after a while or their employers decided they weren't worth the money. |
Anonymous
Where did I say I couldn't afford more? I said those "qualifications" aren't the most important when I look for a nanny. I could afford a Maserati, but being able to reach 120 mph in seconds, is not what I look for in a car so I have something that is less expensive. |
Anonymous
The same way a college degree helps with anything. Ask other parents why they put in their ad, college degree desirable. Never said exposure to another language was a bad thing. So maybe read and don’t try to put words there that aren’t. As with any job, you want to appear professional for the family you are trying to attract. For the $15/hr family this isn’t important, but, who wants to try to live off of $15/hr? All I’m saying is that while you may feel $15/hr is great and the norm, it’s simply not. It’s the norm for those who cannot afford the more experienced and qualified nanny. The norm for me and the nannies I know is much higher with a different type of family. And no I don’t make $30/hr unless I’m working a nanny share. |
Anonymous
Hey if the desire is just to have a warm body then do you. |
Anonymous
You're mixing up many concepts in your idea of "qualified." Yes, fluent English speakers make more than those who are non-native English speakers, but that doesn't make someone qualified to take care of a child. You're also conflating lack of a degree with lack of qualifications. One might want a nanny with a college degree for an older child if you want someone to help with homework, but most people hire nannies when their children are babies, and are looking for a warm and reliable person, not someone with years of child pedagogy classes. Many of the "foreigners' you criticize come from families where taking care of kids is the norm, and are extremely experienced with children of all ages. |
Anonymous
A college degree does not help with everything. There are many jobs where there is no practical benefit from having a college degree and being a nanny to a young child is one of them. In terms of professionalism, I don't need some to go to college as a finishing school to be professional enough for the job. They are not a trophy or status symbol; they are there to lovingly care for my kid. This has nothing to do with the rates charged. If two nannies charged the same rate, I would give little weight to the fact that one had a college degree. There are a host of other factors I would care about more and there is a decent chance I would hired the non college grad over the grad, even with their rates werre the same. |