Anonymous
08/12/2022 23:47
Subject: Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
Anonymous wrote: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?
No. It’s not about “perks.” It’s about money. $40/hr minimum.
Anonymous
08/12/2022 23:45
Subject: Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP, this the perfect setup for an au pair.
OP again. I heard that au pairs aren’t recifor newborn care and I’d really love a very long term relationship with a caregiver for our child’s sake.
Nobody who meets your requirements is going to agree to this lousy schedule on a long term basis.
Anonymous
08/12/2022 23:08
Subject: Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
Anonymous wrote:i am late to the party, but could you do a nanny during the week and a babysitter on the weekend? nobody is going to want to work for you otherwise.
I disagree. I absolutely would take this job and so would other Nannie’s who have commented on this thread.
Anonymous
08/12/2022 22:43
Subject: Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
i am late to the party, but could you do a nanny during the week and a babysitter on the weekend? nobody is going to want to work for you otherwise.
Anonymous
08/12/2022 22:40
Subject: Re:Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The unusual always strikes fear into the hearts of the mundane. DCUM is nothing if not mundane. A PP was correct in calling them “9 to 5 office drones”.
The world does not come crashing down because you have to work weekend mornings.
No one HAS to work weekend mornings, especially not nannies who meet OP's list of qualifications and can get a better schedule, a better rate, or both. That's what people have been telling you.
I don’t know if anyone in the nanny world making $40 an hour plus full healthcare and a car for one newborn baby.
Anonymous
08/12/2022 22:36
Subject: Re:Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The unusual always strikes fear into the hearts of the mundane. DCUM is nothing if not mundane. A PP was correct in calling them “9 to 5 office drones”.
The world does not come crashing down because you have to work weekend mornings.
No one HAS to work weekend mornings, especially not nannies who meet OP's list of qualifications and can get a better schedule, a better rate, or both. That's what people have been telling you.
No one said anyone HAS to work any job. But as a nanny who meets and exceeds OP’s qualifications, I would love to work a job earning what I do now for 25% fewer hours. Weekend mornings wouldn’t bother me at all in light of being finished with work at noon. I already get healthcare insurance and a car but work long hours.
I’m devoted to my current charges and employers but would definitely jump at a job like this if I wasn’t. To me, this is a perfect schedule.
Anonymous
08/12/2022 22:30
Subject: Re:Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
Anonymous wrote:The unusual always strikes fear into the hearts of the mundane. DCUM is nothing if not mundane. A PP was correct in calling them “9 to 5 office drones”.
The world does not come crashing down because you have to work weekend mornings.
No one HAS to work weekend mornings, especially not nannies who meet OP's list of qualifications and can get a better schedule, a better rate, or both. That's what people have been telling you.
Anonymous
08/12/2022 22:22
Subject: Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
DCUM is no fun. I would take the sweets!
Anonymous
08/12/2022 21:48
Subject: Re:Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
Anonymous wrote:haha, not a native speaker here whose vocabulary is probably better than the most of "native-speaking" nannies. I read British literature - love Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown stories - and there are lots of American nannies who never heard of them, so there. And, speaking different language to a child is actually beneficial for their development. So, it is very silly to look for a native speaker only.
Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown stories aren’t exactly high literature, PP.
Parents want different things for their children. Some only want foreign born nannies while others only want native English speakers. To each their own.
Anonymous
08/12/2022 21:45
Subject: Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
I doubt that the nannies would be allowed to let the kids sleep until noon. Lots of mom and dad bosses would feel you are not working "hard" enough.
The PP meant her own kids. The nannies have older kids (probably teens) who don’t get up until noon.
Anonymous
08/12/2022 21:43
Subject: Re:Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
How do you know this? The op could be really difficult
Anyone’s boss could be difficult in any job. The pay and benefits of this job are pretty great.
Anonymous
08/12/2022 20:59
Subject: Re:Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
Anonymous wrote:OP again. 40 hours at $30 is the same for us as $40 an hour at 30 hours. We’d definitely be happy to do that.
So $40 an hour, five hours a day Tuesday thru Sunday, 6/7AM to 11AM/12PM. A leased car and car insurance for nanny personal and eventually work use; full healthcare coverage; two weeks off for vacation plus one weekend off a month. And all the pastries she wants.
Sound good now?
Sounds great. Good luck.
Anonymous
08/12/2022 20:41
Subject: Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
Anonymous wrote: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.
I doubt that the nannies would be allowed to let the kids sleep until noon. Lots of mom and dad bosses would feel you are not working "hard" enough.
Anonymous
08/12/2022 20:39
Subject: Re:Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
How do you know this? The op could be really difficult
Anonymous
08/12/2022 20:33
Subject: Starting rate for six day a week nanny schedule
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.
Not every family is obsessed with sports.