nanny new to DC needs help with going rate info

[Anonymous]

I think if you want to be able to study during nap times, you should expect to be paid $16 or $17/h tops. I would also be concerned that you wouldn't confine your studying to nap time, which would make me likely pass on you for another candidate.

For a newborn, I would not pay more for a BA, but I would pay more a candidate with a lot of newborn experience. If the children were older and in school, the BA might be worth a higher rate, depending on the field.

Different families prioritize different things in nannies depending on the age of the child, among other things.

[Anonymous]

Most families both need and expect that you will take care of other duties during naptime including food prep, light housework, tidying, and the infants laundry. How would you propose to get this done if you plan to study during their very short naps?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most families both need and expect that you will take care of other duties during naptime including food prep, light housework, tidying, and the infants laundry. How would you propose to get this done if you plan to study during their very short naps?

OP here. Actually none of the families I've been interviewing with have expected any other duties. They only mentioned maybe doing the babies laundry sometimes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most families both need and expect that you will take care of other duties during naptime including food prep, light housework, tidying, and the infants laundry. How would you propose to get this done if you plan to study during their very short naps?

OP here. Actually none of the families I've been interviewing with have expected any other duties. They only mentioned maybe doing the babies laundry sometimes.

Still, if you plan to spend long periods of time, outside a normal lunch break, on your own pursuits, you should clear this. Even if there aren't specific "chores" requested, it's reasonable for an employer to assume you spend the majority of your paid work time engaged in activities that add value. If they specifically mention they don't want this, that's one thing, but assuming could really lead to a poor match.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most families both need and expect that you will take care of other duties during naptime including food prep, light housework, tidying, and the infants laundry. How would you propose to get this done if you plan to study during their very short naps?

OP here. Actually none of the families I've been interviewing with have expected any other duties. They only mentioned maybe doing the babies laundry sometimes.

Still, if you plan to spend long periods of time, outside a normal lunch break, on your own pursuits, you should clear this. Even if there aren't specific "chores" requested, it's reasonable for an employer to assume you spend the majority of your paid work time engaged in activities that add value. If they specifically mention they don't want this, that's one thing, but assuming could really lead to a poor match.

Lay off it. Your desires in a nanny are not everyone else's. Stop trying to convince her that doing homework during nap time is some great wrong that will inevitably piss off her employers. It would piss you off, because you want her busy every second. Other employers don't care so much how each minute is spent so long as certain things happen throughout the day, the main one being that their children are well cared for.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most families both need and expect that you will take care of other duties during naptime including food prep, light housework, tidying, and the infants laundry. How would you propose to get this done if you plan to study during their very short naps?

OP here. Actually none of the families I've been interviewing with have expected any other duties. They only mentioned maybe doing the babies laundry sometimes.

Still, if you plan to spend long periods of time, outside a normal lunch break, on your own pursuits, you should clear this. Even if there aren't specific "chores" requested, it's reasonable for an employer to assume you spend the majority of your paid work time engaged in activities that add value. If they specifically mention they don't want this, that's one thing, but assuming could really lead to a poor match.

Lay off it. Your desires in a nanny are not everyone else's. Stop trying to convince her that doing homework during nap time is some great wrong that will inevitably piss off her employers. It would piss you off, because you want her busy every second. Other employers don't care so much how each minute is spent so long as certain things happen throughout the day, the main one being that their children are well cared for.

Just trying to pass along some advice about professionalism. Look, if your employer is fine with you spending time on your schoolwork, fine. But the OP was hoping to have higher than average rates due to her education. It makes more sense to lower your rate of you want the valuable benefit of getting to study on the job.

If it's truly fine with many employers, just bring it up. And, yeah personally I want and pay for a professional nanny. Someone who is there doing their homework in case the baby wakes up is a babysitter.

[Anonymous]

If it's truly fine with many employers, just bring it up. And, yeah personally I want and pay for a professional nanny. Someone who is there doing their homework in case the baby wakes up is a babysitter.

Especially someone who says that is their PRIORITY.

Red flag.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most families both need and expect that you will take care of other duties during naptime including food prep, light housework, tidying, and the infants laundry. How would you propose to get this done if you plan to study during their very short naps?

OP here. Actually none of the families I've been interviewing with have expected any other duties. They only mentioned maybe doing the babies laundry sometimes.

Ha ha. That is funny. Just wait til you start.

You are a fool if you think you won't have extra duties.

Get it in writing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most families both need and expect that you will take care of other duties during naptime including food prep, light housework, tidying, and the infants laundry. How would you propose to get this done if you plan to study during their very short naps?

OP here. Actually none of the families I've been interviewing with have expected any other duties. They only mentioned maybe doing the babies laundry sometimes.

Right but as the baby gets older "light tidying" is going to take more time. I am sure that the parents (whether or not they realize it yet) will expect you at a minimum to clean up after the daily activities and that will take some time. Rinsing bottles, putting away toys, eventually cleaning up after lunch. As time goes by this "light tidying" will take up more time. No parent is going to be happy to come home to baby dishes all over the counter, dirty floor under high chair, unrinsed bottles ...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most families both need and expect that you will take care of other duties during naptime including food prep, light housework, tidying, and the infants laundry. How would you propose to get this done if you plan to study during their very short naps?

OP here. Actually none of the families I've been interviewing with have expected any other duties. They only mentioned maybe doing the babies laundry sometimes.

Similar to PP... I agree. "Sometimes" means every day.

Also, are these new parents? They might not even know what they need from you.

I guarantee they don't get to sit around doing whatever they want at work... why would you expect them to pay you their hard earned disposable income to do whatever you want?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most families both need and expect that you will take care of other duties during naptime including food prep, light housework, tidying, and the infants laundry. How would you propose to get this done if you plan to study during their very short naps?

OP here. Actually none of the families I've been interviewing with have expected any other duties. They only mentioned maybe doing the babies laundry sometimes.

Still, if you plan to spend long periods of time, outside a normal lunch break, on your own pursuits, you should clear this. Even if there aren't specific "chores" requested, it's reasonable for an employer to assume you spend the majority of your paid work time engaged in activities that add value. If they specifically mention they don't want this, that's one thing, but assuming could really lead to a poor match.

Lay off it. Your desires in a nanny are not everyone else's. Stop trying to convince her that doing homework during nap time is some great wrong that will inevitably piss off her employers. It would piss you off, because you want her busy every second. Other employers don't care so much how each minute is spent so long as certain things happen throughout the day, the main one being that their children are well cared for.

Just trying to pass along some advice about professionalism. Look, if your employer is fine with you spending time on your schoolwork, fine. But the OP was hoping to have higher than average rates due to her education. It makes more sense to lower your rate of you want the valuable benefit of getting to study on the job.

If it's truly fine with many employers, just bring it up. And, yeah personally I want and pay for a professional nanny. Someone who is there doing their homework in case the baby wakes up is a babysitter.

I don't really care what you call me. I make professional rates, my employers are over the moon about the job I do, and I'm chipping away at my degree. The only one offended by it you, oddly enough.

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Anonymous wrote:Most families both need and expect that you will take care of other duties during naptime including food prep, light housework, tidying, and the infants laundry. How would you propose to get this done if you plan to study during their very short naps?

OP here. Actually none of the families I've been interviewing with have expected any other duties. They only mentioned maybe doing the babies laundry sometimes.

Still, if you plan to spend long periods of time, outside a normal lunch break, on your own pursuits, you should clear this. Even if there aren't specific "chores" requested, it's reasonable for an employer to assume you spend the majority of your paid work time engaged in activities that add value. If they specifically mention they don't want this, that's one thing, but assuming could really lead to a poor match.

Lay off it. Your desires in a nanny are not everyone else's. Stop trying to convince her that doing homework during nap time is some great wrong that will inevitably piss off her employers. It would piss you off, because you want her busy every second. Other employers don't care so much how each minute is spent so long as certain things happen throughout the day, the main one being that their children are well cared for.

Well, it is true that some people will find a little studying here and there acceptable. But if you think you can negotiate this into your contract as a significant portion of your day, say more than 20 minutes, you are in for a rude awakening. You are in college and expect two people who most likely have masters degrees and work really hard to pay you to study? Get your head out of your ass and be grateful to have a job, you lazy bitch.

[Anonymous]

Oh piss of with the double standards ladies. You take absolutely no responsibility for yourselves, but a nanny is never allowed to hold you to your own agreement. If OP finds an employer that agrees to her rate, and does not include nap time duties in her contract, she has done absolutely nothing wrong. Just like an employer who doesn't guarantee hours or give snow days or holidays has done nothing wrong, if the nanny didn't actually negotiate for it. These parent's are grown adults, and OP needs to look out for her own interests, not anticipate what her employers might secretly desire down the road.

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Anonymous wrote:Most families both need and expect that you will take care of other duties during naptime including food prep, light housework, tidying, and the infants laundry. How would you propose to get this done if you plan to study during their very short naps?

OP here. Actually none of the families I've been interviewing with have expected any other duties. They only mentioned maybe doing the babies laundry sometimes.

Still, if you plan to spend long periods of time, outside a normal lunch break, on your own pursuits, you should clear this. Even if there aren't specific "chores" requested, it's reasonable for an employer to assume you spend the majority of your paid work time engaged in activities that add value. If they specifically mention they don't want this, that's one thing, but assuming could really lead to a poor match.

Lay off it. Your desires in a nanny are not everyone else's. Stop trying to convince her that doing homework during nap time is some great wrong that will inevitably piss off her employers. It would piss you off, because you want her busy every second. Other employers don't care so much how each minute is spent so long as certain things happen throughout the day, the main one being that their children are well cared for.

Well, it is true that some people will find a little studying here and there acceptable. But if you think you can negotiate this into your contract as a significant portion of your day, say more than 20 minutes, you are in for a rude awakening. You are in college and expect two people who most likely have masters degrees and work really hard to pay you to study? Get your head out of your ass and be grateful to have a job, you lazy bitch.

Why are you calling me names? You seem a little jealous that I have great job and make pretty decent money, while still in school. I don't "think" I can find a job like this, I DID find a job like this.

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Anonymous wrote:Most families both need and expect that you will take care of other duties during naptime including food prep, light housework, tidying, and the infants laundry. How would you propose to get this done if you plan to study during their very short naps?

OP here. Actually none of the families I've been interviewing with have expected any other duties. They only mentioned maybe doing the babies laundry sometimes.

Still, if you plan to spend long periods of time, outside a normal lunch break, on your own pursuits, you should clear this. Even if there aren't specific "chores" requested, it's reasonable for an employer to assume you spend the majority of your paid work time engaged in activities that add value. If they specifically mention they don't want this, that's one thing, but assuming could really lead to a poor match.

Lay off it. Your desires in a nanny are not everyone else's. Stop trying to convince her that doing homework during nap time is some great wrong that will inevitably piss off her employers. It would piss you off, because you want her busy every second. Other employers don't care so much how each minute is spent so long as certain things happen throughout the day, the main one being that their children are well cared for.

Well, it is true that some people will find a little studying here and there acceptable. But if you think you can negotiate this into your contract as a significant portion of your day, say more than 20 minutes, you are in for a rude awakening. You are in college and expect two people who most likely have masters degrees and work really hard to pay you to study? Get your head out of your ass and be grateful to have a job, you lazy bitch.

Why are you calling me names? You seem a little jealous that I have great job and make pretty decent money, while still in school. I don't "think" I can find a job like this, I DID find a job like this.

It sounds like you are in the process of negotiating this job, and I was saying you should get the study time in the contract. Just dont assume it wont change.