treating nannies so poorly

[Anonymous]

It was around 40K. I bring home over 55K now PLUS I have evenings and weekends free (vs grading, lesson planning, parent calls, PD, etc.)

[Anonymous]

Our nanny gets $20/hr + OT, which added up is more than I made at my first job out of law school, and about 2/3rds of what I make now 7 years later .... (ok, so I am a very low paid lawyer comparatively, but still ... )

[Anonymous]

I took the OP as sarcasm. No?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I took the OP as sarcasm. No?

Doubt it. As ridiculous as it sounds, it's typical of a lot of nanny posts regarding salary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I took the OP as sarcasm. No?

Doubt it. As ridiculous as it sounds, it's typical of a lot of nanny posts regarding salary.

Your point?

[Anonymous]

OP here. Mea culpas for all the typos on original post. No, I'm not being sarcastic and I am not a nanny. I truly do not understand why anyone would take care of someone else's child(ren) for so little money. $20.000/hr is a bit over $40,000/yr. , $32 after taxes. This is not very much to live on in this area. To me, nannying would be a thankless job with no job security, mistreatment, micromanagement, and horrendous job creepage. This is a high stress job , and tney should be paid a lot more.

[Anonymous]

Thank you, OP, for your sensitivity to this problem.

It baffles me how women have fought so hard for "women's rights", but when they get a woman behind their closed doors, they often suddenly think that few, if any "rights", should be assumed, or even expected, sadly.

Fascinating phenomenon, isn't it?

[Anonymous]

I'm a nanny making $17/hr. Some days my job isn't so bad, but other times it's borderline unbearable, like most jobs. What I don't understand is why some nannies think they will be able to sustain a certain "high maintenance" lifestyle from their income as a nanny. Sure, our MBs and DBs are wealthy, but we are paid by individual people, NOT corporations. Not every family can afford to give their nanny a huge Christmas or birthday bonus, severance pay, two weeks vacation, etc. It's really important to remember that you are working for individuals and not a huge company and to acknowledge some of the negatives of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you, OP, for your sensitivity to this problem.

It baffles me how women have fought so hard for "women's rights", but when they get a woman behind their closed doors, they often suddenly think that few, if any "rights", should be assumed, or even expected, sadly.

Fascinating phenomenon, isn't it?

You do realize that there are MANY recent college grads in the DC area making that same salary or even less. It is not a nanny thing.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Mea culpas for all the typos on original post. No, I'm not being sarcastic and I am not a nanny. I truly do not understand why anyone would take care of someone else's child(ren) for so little money. $20.000/hr is a bit over $40,000/yr. , $32 after taxes. This is not very much to live on in this area. To me, nannying would be a thankless job with no job security, mistreatment, micromanagement, and horrendous job creepage. This is a high stress job , and tney should be paid a lot more.

You aren't a nanny. You don't want to be a nanny because you assume it is a thankless job with no job security, mistreatment, micro management, job creep, and high stress. While any of those are a possibility, there are a possibility in any job. The fact is, most nanny jobs are fairly low stress and paid quite well considering the lack of education and qualifications required.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you, OP, for your sensitivity to this problem.

It baffles me how women have fought so hard for "women's rights", but when they get a woman behind their closed doors, they often suddenly think that few, if any "rights", should be assumed, or even expected, sadly.

Fascinating phenomenon, isn't it?

You do realize that there are MANY recent college grads in the DC area making that same salary or even less. It is not a nanny thing.

I said, "women's rights".
I made no mention of specific salaries.
So what are you talking about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

OP here. Mea culpas for all the typos on original post. No, I'm not being sarcastic and I am not a nanny. I truly do not understand why anyone would take care of someone else's child(ren) for so little money. $20.000/hr is a bit over $40,000/yr. , $32 after taxes. This is not very much to live on in this area. To me, nannying would be a thankless job with no job security, mistreatment, micromanagement, and horrendous job creepage. This is a high stress job , and tney should be paid a lot more.

You aren't a nanny. You don't want to be a nanny because you assume it is a thankless job with no job security, mistreatment, micro management, job creep, and high stress. While any of those are a possibility, there are a possibility in any job. The fact is, most nanny jobs are fairly low stress and paid quite well considering the lack of education and qualifications required.

Exactly. It's a step up (pay-wise) from flipping burgers and white frankly, requires the same level of skill and education.

[Anonymous]

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ? Eleanor Roosevelt

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ? Eleanor Roosevelt

Any insight on how the First Lady treated her own domestic workers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you, OP, for your sensitivity to this problem.

It baffles me how women have fought so hard for "women's rights", but when they get a woman behind their closed doors, they often suddenly think that few, if any "rights", should be assumed, or even expected, sadly.

Fascinating phenomenon, isn't it?

You do realize that there are MANY recent college grads in the DC area making that same salary or even less. It is not a nanny thing.

I said, "women's rights".
I made no mention of specific salaries.
So what are you talking about?

Any mbs here believe in women's rights?