Wages for non English speaking nannies

[Anonymous]

She's just not the right nanny for you. You're trying to make a square peg fit a round hole.

You need a nanny who can drive. That's pretty straightforward.

For the rate you're offering you will be astounded at the level of care and service you can find if you do a search. Truly. You'll wonder why you waited so long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why not offer to help her learn English and get her license.

OP here. She is 61 and been here for like 20 years and does not speak it. So, I tried helping her to do both but did not succeed. It's not easy to learn a new langu
age at 61. I translated an entire driving manual for her but she cannot pass the test in E nglish to get her permit

I thought if you speak only Spanish you are allowed to have a friend come and "help translate" and tell you the correct answers.

Anyone heard of this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She's just not the right nanny for you. You're trying to make a square peg fit a round hole.

You need a nanny who can drive. That's pretty straightforward.

For the rate you're offering you will be astounded at the level of care and service you can find if you do a search. Truly. You'll wonder why you waited so long.

+1 For what you're paying you should be getting quality care, not extra frustration English speaking or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP needs to determine her priorities.

OP?

[Anonymous]

Why did you hire her?

[Anonymous]

OP, why on earth did you translate the entire handbook for her? They're available. In Russian.

http://www.dmv.org/articles/driver-handbooks-in-other-languages/

And to the PP who said you can have a Spanish translator: that isn't necessary (and it is not allowed). They have practice tests in Spanish, so they almost certainly have an actual test in Spanish.

http://www.dmv.state.va.us/drivers/#know_exam.asp
It is unlawful to:
-receive assistance or to assist anyone while taking the knowledge exam;

[Anonymous]

She has lived here 20 years and still can't speak English? Honestly, that would tell me enough about the kind of person she is, that I would have never hired her at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She has lived here 20 years and still can't speak English? Honestly, that would tell me enough about the kind of person she is, that I would have never hired her at all.

Well, that certainly spells one thing: cheap, cheap, cheap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She's just not the right nanny for you. You're trying to make a square peg fit a round hole.

You need a nanny who can drive. That's pretty straightforward.

For the rate you're offering you will be astounded at the level of care and service you can find if you do a search. Truly. You'll wonder why you waited so long.

+1 For what you're paying you should be getting quality care, not extra frustration English speaking or not.

This exactly. The wages and the non-English-speaking are red herrings. Your issue is that you are paying an excellent wage for a nanny that is "not very professional," does not drive and requires you to miss work to drive them places, needs a ride to the Metro in order to get to your house every day, requires way too much effort in terms of helping her out, etc. She's also 61 - perhaps she's a spry 61, but I would assume that few 61-year-olds would have the energy to be keeping up with a toddler for a full-time work schedule.

Obviously this is not the nanny you need. You will find tons of well-qualified nannies for $17 an hour for one toddler.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She has lived here 20 years and still can't speak English? Honestly, that would tell me enough about the kind of person she is, that I would have never hired her at all.

Well, that certainly spells one thing: cheap, cheap, cheap.

what does speaking/not speaking English have to do with being cheap?

[Anonymous]

The OP is not cheap. $17/hr for one toddler is a great rate.

She just has a nanny who is way more high maintenance than she's worth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The OP is not cheap. $17/hr for one toddler is a great rate.

She just has a nanny who is way more high maintenance than she's worth.

Professional nannies who are used to earning 25/hr would not think that 17 is so great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The OP is not cheap. $17/hr for one toddler is a great rate.

She just has a nanny who is way more high maintenance than she's worth.

Professional nannies who are used to earning 25/hr would not think that 17 is so great.

Here we go again not many nannies make this kind of rate for one child

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The OP is not cheap. $17/hr for one toddler is a great rate.

She just has a nanny who is way more high maintenance than she's worth.

Professional nannies who are used to earning 25/hr would not think that 17 is so great.

Sure, but that still means that the vast majority of nannies would jump at the chance for $17/hour for one kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The OP is not cheap. $17/hr for one toddler is a great rate.

She just has a nanny who is way more high maintenance than she's worth.

Professional nannies who are used to earning 25/hr would not think that 17 is so great.

Here we go again not many nannies make this kind of rate for one child

Can't you read English? No one said that "many nannies" earn high rates. FYI, many nannies earn average rates. Above average nannies earn above average wages. Below average nannies earn below average wages. The exception of course are the parents who don't know what they're doing. Yes, it's basically that simply, just like in your profession.