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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love how people are so indignant about nanny pay, but I’m 32 years old and the majority of my college-educated friends make $40k a year working for tech companies, unions, media conglomerates, etc. With 10 years of post-grad experience and in MANHATTAN. And I know plenty of people with law degrees or other advanced degrees who make less than $60k/year. So, yeah. Why is one ok but not the other? [/quote]

No offense, but your friends aren't very good at their jobs.  A couple of them might have taken a low-paying job because of possibly equity, great experience or other large payouts, but many simply aren't in demand.  Also, when the second assistant to the deputy VP screws up, there are no real consequences.  When a nanny does, there potentially are.  [/quote]

My best friend got a promotion recently from $42k to $45k. She graduated in 2011 and has been working for a large media syndicate in Manhattan for a decade. She is clearly not an underachiever. My point in posting this is that I believe that some people are truly out of touch with what corporations are paying. [/quote]

Maybe your friend should become a nanny. I was previously making 85k in Los Angeles and just took a new jobs for 110k. I have Pto, sick days, holidays, medical, dental, vision and a 401k.

- nanny [/quote]

I’m the poster you’re replying too and, wow, that’s wild. God bless, though! I’m curious to know what type of work your employers do? If you’re in LA are they in the arts? Or sales people that W2 over a million a year with commission? Because otherwise I do wonder who would decide to hire childcare for ~$150k/year (including taxes, benefits package, etc.) when that’s just roughly about the take home pay of someone making over $200,000/year. How many kids do you care for? Sorry for all the questions I’m just genuinely curious haha.

If that’s the kind of pay folks can command around here then, well, I should have been a nanny too instead of going to law school 🙃. Who knew! I still stand by my point that corporations don’t pay enough though, which is what I think fuels the debate over what is the right amount to pay for childcare. It’s just frustrating. [/quote]

How about a live-in nanny at $65k per year: 3 weeks vacation, unlimited sick, $350/month health, no housing or food cost?  Again, you made your choices, others made theirs.[/quote]

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