Nannies at 40k gross/year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you can't afford decent childcare, don't have children. Simple.

When is life simple?

[Anonymous]

I work Part-time (20 hours) as a Nanny for the same family for 6 years now and make 30,000+ a year, on the books. I have a Bachelor's Degree, have been in the childcare field for over 15 years. I am very happy with my family and have a lot of responsibility and work hard for my income. That said, my hours are never consistent (which makes planning things sometimes difficult) and some days can be longer than others. I am hard working and reliable and the children and parents know that they can count on me.

In this area, I still have to work other jobs in addition just to pay my bills.

[Anonymous]

13:34 - BINGO. I know many families who have switched their nannies with each new stage (ie: preschool). The children don't remember the old nanny, because the children are so young. The children aren't even impacted by the change. The parents save a bundle by not having to keep someone who might be jaded and are in it just for the money (but would never admit it). I have seen this often. No nanny will change my mind, and I have seen great, truly involved ones for $15./hour and terrible, lazy ones for $20./ hour.

12:47 - I don't know what planet you are from, but the sooner you realize the truth, the better for you. I know many nannies who decided to purchase several properties back in the day, only to not make as much as they used to. Boy, are they in trouble now. It was a false sense of security created by an inflated market. Like any other profession.

The days of nannies demanding certain pay and certain benefits are gone, but they do not want you to know this. PP, you are on the money about the nanny forum. It seems they are here as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of folks to a disservice by overpaying domestic employees. After you hit certain wage brackets you build up obligations relative to your earnings assuming you'll match them...Many of these nannies will re-enter the job market with the bitter reality that these high wages are not easy to come by and will now have obligations they can't sustain. I know this, in part, because it happened to my nanny...

What an amazingly condescending, patronizing statement. Reminds me of my granddad, who paid the colored folk less than his other employees, because "they'd just spend it on booze".

Yeah- too bad I'm the PP and am colored folk myself and that has nothing to do with anything.

[Anonymous]

I've not seen falling pay. I've never had only one offer when looking for a position. I'm not sure what you're talking about, 22:52. Maybe that's the case for nannies with less experience. There's never been a shortage of people willing to pay my asking price in the DC area. If you can't afford it or don't want to pay it, then your opinion has no bearing on my wages.

I'm aware of the risk of pricing myself out of one family. I don't ask for raises and we discuss the pricing out when raises are offered.

[Anonymous]

I guess the PPs stating that "the majority" of posters on the nanny forum are nannies posing as moms are psychics.

OMG, you mean a nanny tried to negotiate the best rate possible, then you counter offered and she accepted??? Wow, she was really trying to take you for a ride!! Yet those same parents would, of course, try to negotiate the best package possible in their own employment, as anyone should. Apparently they are entitled to do so, but nannies are not.

The nannies who you feel have no other career options are duping all these "high IQ, high income, ivy league" parents? Uh huh.

If two parties have agreed on a wage, then they are both apparently comfortable with it - whether you think it is too high or too low does not matter. If a nanny is able to command a high wage, then apparently there IS a market for it, and someone does deem her worthy of that salary. That is none of your business.

When you hire a nanny, you are becoming an employer. This is not cheap any way you slice it. You are not entitled to employ a nanny. It is a luxury, and generally is a costly one that is more expensive than daycare, depending on how many children you have. Stop being so bitter about nannies trying to earn a good wage. They are not duping anyone, or taking anyone for a ride. If you're not willing to pay a particular nanny's rate, move on and find one that is within your budget. It is as simple as that. There is no need to become bitter, group all nannies into one category, and start bashing them. It is too bad your maturity level doesn't match your supposed IQ.

Good grief am I happy to have the employers that I do - they are nothing like most of the bitter nanny employers on this thread, I can tell you that much. Hearing all of this nastiness makes me certain that I want to work in a different field after this position ends, though. Blech.

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[Anonymous]

NP: don't daycare workers make around 40K a year if they are senior enough?