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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I have left several jobs on mutual terms, and my bosses have MAYBE had cookies or a modest happy hour in the break room to wish me well and say goodbye. Why a week's pay for nannies? That's more than $1,000. It just seems like a lot to me. [/quote]

The nanny is raising the kids and is not paid well. [/quote]

“Paid well” is relative. We as a society have decided that, in general, median gross annual salary for a nanny is between $45k and $75k. Honestly for an occupation that has no educational requirements, no certifications and no professional exams, I’d say nannies are paid quite well. Especially compared to other domestic caregivers (have you seen how little daycare workers, home health aides, etc make?!).

When talking pay, we need to separate out the fact that nannies “raise the kids”. (Which obviously is hyperbolic, dismissive of working mothers, and honestly a bit misogynistic). Pediatricians literally save lives, yet we as a society pay plastic surgeons more. See also, Teachers. Police officers. Firefighters. Yes, nannying (or “raising children” if you prefer) is a noble and important job, but market rate is never going to be determined based on nannies’ intangible contributions. 
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