My friend’s 17 year old high schooler gets paid 19-20/hr working at springfield mall.

You’ll never get anyone for that price. Doesn’t even offset gas and rotting in rush hour traffic.

Anonymous wrote:I just saw that a friend posted for part-time assistance with her 4-year-old. She wants help 5-9PM on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and is offering $12/hour. She wants some light housekeeping included for that price too. Are there really people working for that amount of money? She is a single mom so I get her finances are probably tight but based on her job, I'm sure she earns 80-100K.

My teen aged daughter made $20/hr when a senior in highschool! Your friend is cheap and crazy as minimum wage is up to $15 in many jurisdictions.

I sure hope not 😞your friend clearly doesn’t value the work of a nanny/housekeeper.

About 10 years ago I was getting $20/hour as a grad student doing school pick up and 3-7pm, no housework. We now pay a college student $25/hour for approximately the same hours your friend is looking for, also no housework. Maybe we are overpaying, but offering a bit more gave us more & better applicants and it has worked out.

Anonymous wrote:You could get a mother's helper for that price, or a babysitter probably. Those aren't nanny wages.

This. That's an okay amount for a young teenager with no experience who will never be alone with the kids (I'd personally still offer $15, primarily because I think we need to value care work more, but then I can afford that so it's easy for me to say).

But no adult, and certainly not one with any babysitting or housework experience, should be paid that little for what is essentially hard labor.

Anonymous wrote:Where does she live?

It’s been a few years since I used a sitter but the going rate for an older high school or college age sitter was $15 hour.

Her expectations are absurd.

Occoquan.

What’s it to you?
She’ll find out the pay is too low if she can’t find anyone. Stop being such a busybody.

Where does she live?

It’s been a few years since I used a sitter but the going rate for an older high school or college age sitter was $15 hour.

Her expectations are absurd.

McDonalds is paying 20; hour

She should round it to $50. That’s easy money for a 15yo.

She could prob get a HS age sitter for those hours and that amount. She doesn’t really need a nanny she just needs a sitter.

I sympathize with her position but that is way under rage for what she wants. Unless she lives in Alabama.

You could get a mother's helper for that price, or a babysitter probably. Those aren't nanny wages.

I just saw that a friend posted for part-time assistance with her 4-year-old. She wants help 5-9PM on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and is offering $12/hour. She wants some light housekeeping included for that price too. Are there really people working for that amount of money? She is a single mom so I get her finances are probably tight but based on her job, I'm sure she earns 80-100K.