Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule

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Anonymous wrote:NP. I think this sounds like a great job and you seem very thoughtful. What about holidays? I suggest making clear what holidays are included.

OP said major holidays are paid and off.

People have different ideas about what is "major."

I assume it’s legal holidays. I’m sure OP will work it out.

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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.

Which is fine. Every job isn’t appealing to every person on the planet, There are plenty of nannies who have older kids who don’t even wake up until noon and older nannies with kids out if the house or no kids at all. Millions of people work weekends and not just half days.

Agreed. Probably DCUM isn’t the best audience to float this idea, since the folks here are generally used to not working weekends or really flexible jobs. There will be plenty of takers - but they don’t post on DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the negative hysteria. You’d be working 7 to noon on Saturdays and Sundays. It’s not like you’re working all weekend (which I’ve done as a nanny). Plus you get one paid weekend off every month.

If you’re not an early bird or are a Sunday church goer, this wouldn’t be your dream job but I think it’s a great offer for the right nanny,

Great, you work 6 days a week.

For five hours a day? Okay! Sign me up!

That’ll get old real soon and you know it.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the negative hysteria. You’d be working 7 to noon on Saturdays and Sundays. It’s not like you’re working all weekend (which I’ve done as a nanny). Plus you get one paid weekend off every month.

If you’re not an early bird or are a Sunday church goer, this wouldn’t be your dream job but I think it’s a great offer for the right nanny,

Great, you work 6 days a week.

For five hours a day? Okay! Sign me up!

That’ll get old real soon and you know it.

You know that millions of people work weekends, right?

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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.

Which is fine. Every job isn’t appealing to every person on the planet, There are plenty of nannies who have older kids who don’t even wake up until noon and older nannies with kids out if the house or no kids at all. Millions of people work weekends and not just half days.

Agreed. Probably DCUM isn’t the best audience to float this idea, since the folks here are generally used to not working weekends or really flexible jobs. There will be plenty of takers - but they don’t post on DCUM.

But DCUM sees people working weekends in their restaurants, stores, hospitals… even their kids coaches/refs and their ministers (for those decrying family sports time and church) are working weekends! We see life happening outside to 9 to 5 Monday thru Friday!

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the negative hysteria. You’d be working 7 to noon on Saturdays and Sundays. It’s not like you’re working all weekend (which I’ve done as a nanny). Plus you get one paid weekend off every month.

If you’re not an early bird or are a Sunday church goer, this wouldn’t be your dream job but I think it’s a great offer for the right nanny,

Great, you work 6 days a week.

For five hours a day? Okay! Sign me up!

That’ll get old real soon and you know it.

No, I absolutely do not “know it”. I’ve worked weekends before and seven days a week.

You’re spoiled, PP. This is a damn good job.

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You guys get that the parents are working at their bakery six days a week, right? But a nanny can’t work five hours a day for six days?

Spoiled, entitled brats on this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:Pretty much any nanny with the qualifications you described could land a job at $30hr for 50 hours per week right now. That comes to $85,800 per year. I agree you have to consider your competition. Here are some ideas

-Raise your rate
-Offer a flexible schedule (let candidate choose the hours)
-Throw every perk you can out there- can they be added to your gym membership, phone plan, Netflix account, etc etc
-Lower your qualifications (or be flexible on them)

Just on schedule alone you are going to eliminate:
-Anyone with kids
-Most with grandkids
-Anyone that likes to go out on Fri or Sat nights
-Anyone that likes to spend weekends away
-Anyone that has a significant other they primarily see on weekends
-Anyone that likes to travel

OP here. We were also planning on leasing a car for our nanny to use at work and personally when the baby is older but could start now. We’d cover auto insurance as well. Is that enough of a perk?

I think so if the person needs a car! If they already have one I'm not sure how that would work.

OP here. We’re also pastry chefs who own our bakery so all the sweets she could eat!

That’s pretty insulting, actually. You want to buy your childcare with sweets.

Oh my! It's not like OP is making a big point of it being part of a compensation package. It just helps to explain the unconventional schedule. And it is a nice little perk.

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Anonymous wrote:No one wants to work for you 6 days a week. It is clear you don’t care about the person you employ having work/life balance. Please use day care. This is a recipe for burn out.

- nanny

You are deeply troubled. Five hours a day for six days and home by noon?! For $40 an hour plus healthcare and a car?!!

People like you give nannies a bad name. You’re entitled and lazy, PP.

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Anonymous wrote:Why can’t you look after your own kid on the weekend?

OP and her husband are pastry chefs in their own bakery. You ever buy a croissant or donut on the weekends? Who do you think makes them?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No one wants to work for you 6 days a week. It is clear you don’t care about the person you employ having work/life balance. Please use day care. This is a recipe for burn out.

- nanny

You are deeply troubled. Five hours a day for six days and home by noon?! For $40 an hour plus healthcare and a car?!!

People like you give nannies a bad name. You’re entitled and lazy, PP.

+1. She isn’t troubled, she’s just a bad nanny.

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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.

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Yeah that would be perfect to also get an after school nanny gig that is also well paid. For someone who is at a point in life that they want to work a lot, it could be good.

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You aren’t going to start at $40 an hour for one baby plus healthcare and a car unless you give something up (like weekend mornings).

This forum has far too many entitled fools.

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Anonymous wrote:I think you should advertise and see how it goes, adjust if you aren't getting nibbles. I agree that the schedule will appeal to some people. You might also consider removing Sundays and hiring separately for that. You might be able to get a good one-off sitter for that morning and it would free up your nanny to go to church. (I think your nanny pool is likely to be older and religious). Or just to have a weekend day free.

For one day, 6-11, a good high school or college student would be fine.

Church never would have occurred to me. I know no one who goes to church! Not one person young or old.

Really? Wow.

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