Live-in Nanny Advice

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well au pairs cost between $400-500/week for up to 45 hours of care (including stipend, agency fee, education fee, car insurance, food, etc.). So it is a little funny that they expect you to do the same job essentially, for half the amount an au pair cost them.

But it's not really any of their concern all of the things you're giving up or that you'd still have to pay your sister's apartment. They're not obliged to offer you more than market pay because of your own personal circumstances.

I'd say stop listing all the things you'd be "giving up." It's not relevant to them and it makes you sound unprofessional. Instead, figure out what would make this job worthwhile to you. You say you want a live-in job particularly, so you must be seeing some personal benefit to you. Typically, a benefit would be no rent, utilities, or commute expenses. But if you're still paying for rent for your sister's apartment, that's not a benefit to you. What is it about a live-in job that you like? What amount would make it worth it to you?

funny that you say that, because they claim they only pay their current au pair $220/wk and this includes college classes and air fare.

They pay the aupair agency $7500 - 8K a year too. They are conveniently not telling you that. 220 a week is 11440 a year plus 7500 = $18940 divided by 12 = $1578 monthly

I'm the PP that originally said au pairs cost between $400-500 a week. I'm a host parent, so I know what they cost. In the US, you have to have an au pair through an agency and the agency fees per year vary from about $7,500-10,000. Then, they pay the au pair either $150, $197.50 or $250/week, depending on what "level" of au pair they are. You have to pay either $500/year or $1,000/year toward education credits. Then you have to pay car insurance, room and board (food, extra utilities, provide a room, etc.), usually you pay for a cell phone, you have to pay for transportation costs to cluster meetings and classes. So all that together costs $400-500/week, and you can't have them work more than 45 hours/week.

[Anonymous]

It doesn't make sense to be a live-in and still pay for an apartment..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well au pairs cost between $400-500/week for up to 45 hours of care (including stipend, agency fee, education fee, car insurance, food, etc.). So it is a little funny that they expect you to do the same job essentially, for half the amount an au pair cost them.

But it's not really any of their concern all of the things you're giving up or that you'd still have to pay your sister's apartment. They're not obliged to offer you more than market pay because of your own personal circumstances.

I'd say stop listing all the things you'd be "giving up." It's not relevant to them and it makes you sound unprofessional. Instead, figure out what would make this job worthwhile to you. You say you want a live-in job particularly, so you must be seeing some personal benefit to you. Typically, a benefit would be no rent, utilities, or commute expenses. But if you're still paying for rent for your sister's apartment, that's not a benefit to you. What is it about a live-in job that you like? What amount would make it worth it to you?

funny that you say that, because they claim they only pay their current au pair $220/wk and this includes college classes and air fare.

They pay the aupair agency $7500 - 8K a year too. They are conveniently not telling you that. 220 a week is 11440 a year plus 7500 = $18940 divided by 12 = $1578 monthly

I'm the PP that originally said au pairs cost between $400-500 a week. I'm a host parent, so I know what they cost. In the US, you have to have an au pair through an agency and the agency fees per year vary from about $7,500-10,000. Then, they pay the au pair either $150, $197.50 or $250/week, depending on what "level" of au pair they are. You have to pay either $500/year or $1,000/year toward education credits. Then you have to pay car insurance, room and board (food, extra utilities, provide a room, etc.), usually you pay for a cell phone, you have to pay for transportation costs to cluster meetings and classes. So all that together costs $400-500/week, and you can't have them work more than 45 hours/week.

Your argument makes no sense as this is not an au pair and different situation. This is a live out temporarily living in to help due to medical needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well au pairs cost between $400-500/week for up to 45 hours of care (including stipend, agency fee, education fee, car insurance, food, etc.). So it is a little funny that they expect you to do the same job essentially, for half the amount an au pair cost them.

But it's not really any of their concern all of the things you're giving up or that you'd still have to pay your sister's apartment. They're not obliged to offer you more than market pay because of your own personal circumstances.

I'd say stop listing all the things you'd be "giving up." It's not relevant to them and it makes you sound unprofessional. Instead, figure out what would make this job worthwhile to you. You say you want a live-in job particularly, so you must be seeing some personal benefit to you. Typically, a benefit would be no rent, utilities, or commute expenses. But if you're still paying for rent for your sister's apartment, that's not a benefit to you. What is it about a live-in job that you like? What amount would make it worth it to you?

funny that you say that, because they claim they only pay their current au pair $220/wk and this includes college classes and air fare.

They pay the aupair agency $7500 - 8K a year too. They are conveniently not telling you that. 220 a week is 11440 a year plus 7500 = $18940 divided by 12 = $1578 monthly

I'm the PP that originally said au pairs cost between $400-500 a week. I'm a host parent, so I know what they cost. In the US, you have to have an au pair through an agency and the agency fees per year vary from about $7,500-10,000. Then, they pay the au pair either $150, $197.50 or $250/week, depending on what "level" of au pair they are. You have to pay either $500/year or $1,000/year toward education credits. Then you have to pay car insurance, room and board (food, extra utilities, provide a room, etc.), usually you pay for a cell phone, you have to pay for transportation costs to cluster meetings and classes. So all that together costs $400-500/week, and you can't have them work more than 45 hours/week.

Your argument makes no sense as this is not an au pair and different situation. This is a live out temporarily living in to help due to medical needs.

If you were following the thread, I was responding to the OP who said the parents used to have au pairs and that they only paid the au pair $220 a week. I was pointing out that they likely only handed the AP $220 in CASH a week, but that au pairs cost $200-300 a week more than that with all the other costs factored in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You'd have to be an idiot to accept that offer. Minimum $600 a month

They offered $1100 a month.

I meant a week

$600/WEEK for a live in, haha. You're ridiculous. Good luck with that!

[Anonymous]

I find it really weird that they are hiring a full time nanny for 13 and 15 year olds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You'd have to be an idiot to accept that offer. Minimum $600 a month

They offered $1100 a month.

I meant a week

$600/WEEK for a live in, haha. You're ridiculous. Good luck with that!

I'm not the pp but a live in nanny who makes 825 a week working 50 hrs. I do have over 10 years of live in experience and a masters degree in child development. I have never made less then 650 a week working 40-50 hrs.