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Anonymous wrote:This is still very much a thing in NYC and Long Island. My husband grew up with two live in housekeepers that did all of this, his parents still have them as well as his siblings. We live in another city and they think it is nuts that you actually have to hire multiple people to fill all of the roles OP is asking about.

It is nuts, but nannies just won't clean, they think that they are above that.

Yes, and your cleaners want nothing to do with your children.

Why is this so difficult to comprehend and then act accordingly?

The mind boggles - so much money and not a lick of sense.

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Anonymous wrote:You want a woman, not a girl. My brother and his wife hired a nanny who also cleans. Once the youngest started full day preschool she cleaned a lot more. She picks him up from school and takes him to the playground or brings him home.

She cooks lunch each day - sometimes real cooking, sometimes heating up dinner leftovers, sometimes sandwiches - and dinner a couple nights a week. I have been to their house at all times of day, all days of the week and never seen a speck of dust anywhere.

🏹 guaranteed 100% she's an immigrant. No American will do this for less than about $125,000. And now that Trump is kicking out all the immigrants, child care costs are going to soar

Yes - and let all MAGA all eat cake, I say. Can't wait for all the MAGA union types to get their wake up calls.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is still very much a thing in NYC and Long Island. My husband grew up with two live in housekeepers that did all of this, his parents still have them as well as his siblings. We live in another city and they think it is nuts that you actually have to hire multiple people to fill all of the roles OP is asking about.

It is nuts, but nannies just won't clean, they think that they are above that.

Weird criticism. You think you’re above both cleaning AND watching your own kids, right?

I don’t, but I do think if the nanny has down time (kids are napping or in school) she can be asked to clean/do chores. If she’s not comfortable with that, you can look for someone who is.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve seen nanny housekeeper jobs posted. I think expectations should be very clear, ie 1 hour of childcare 3 hours of cleaning. This is probably easily managed.

And be clear in what you’re looking for in each, for example in that hour housekeeper/nanny drives kids to school. In the three hours cleans out the fridge, wipes it down, runs laundry, cleans a bathroom, cleans fruit and veggies for the week. Simple stuff like that.

I think $30 an hour is more than fair for this kind of work, but you’ll find plenty of folks expecting much more than that on DCum

Because you can’t support yourself (let alone a family) on $30 an hour in the DC area. Is that fair?

Considering this should be an average of the type of work (nannying older children and housekeeping) yes. You can’t support yourself on minimum wage either, but that doesn’t stop companies from paying minimum wage. $30 dollars is the average of nannying and house cleaning in this area. There are people paid more and less than the average. If you don’t want to take the job, don’t. But know that your job prospects will be relegated to high net-worth families only and they still might try to pay less than average. Blame the market for the pay rates.

I’d do it for the right price, op. I’m guessing you’re not offering enough and/or are a pain to work for.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is still very much a thing in NYC and Long Island. My husband grew up with two live in housekeepers that did all of this, his parents still have them as well as his siblings. We live in another city and they think it is nuts that you actually have to hire multiple people to fill all of the roles OP is asking about.

It is nuts, but nannies just won't clean, they think that they are above that.

Weird criticism. You think you’re above both cleaning AND watching your own kids, right?

Anonymous wrote:I’ve seen nanny housekeeper jobs posted. I think expectations should be very clear, ie 1 hour of childcare 3 hours of cleaning. This is probably easily managed.

And be clear in what you’re looking for in each, for example in that hour housekeeper/nanny drives kids to school. In the three hours cleans out the fridge, wipes it down, runs laundry, cleans a bathroom, cleans fruit and veggies for the week. Simple stuff like that.

I think $30 an hour is more than fair for this kind of work, but you’ll find plenty of folks expecting much more than that on DCum

Because you can’t support yourself (let alone a family) on $30 an hour in the DC area. Is that fair?

Anonymous wrote:This is still very much a thing in NYC and Long Island. My husband grew up with two live in housekeepers that did all of this, his parents still have them as well as his siblings. We live in another city and they think it is nuts that you actually have to hire multiple people to fill all of the roles OP is asking about.

It is nuts, but nannies just won't clean, they think that they are above that.