Where my pay goes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents,
Are you listening? Do you care?
Is your child ready for yet another new nanny?
-another concerned nanny

Well, we pay DS' nanny a livable wage so....

That is good. What is her rate/weekly gross?

$28/hr, comes out to 1120 a week. Works 35 hrs 75% of the time, but has guaranteed 40 hrs. She has insurance through her husband, but otherwise she has full benefits and is paid on the books. She's coming up on year 3 and shortly after that, I will be having another baby and the oldest will be going to school so she will be bumped to $30 with an extra week of vacation.

I love your professional and respectful relationship with the nanny.
Your children are most fortunate.
Kudos to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem with your thinking is that just because you work hard does not mean you are entitled to all the nice things you described. If you want those things you should get a degree and earn more.

Would you stand up for the same idea if you replaced the word nanny with McDonalds worker?

Stop trying to change the wage for nannies, if you have a degree and don't like the pay in this field then go somewhere else. If you don't have a degree then you should be grateful for $15 an hour.

As a nanny here is where your money should go:
Rent: $500 ($1500 2 bedroom split 3 ways)
Transportation: get a bike
Health Insurance: not needed
Groceries: $200
Phone: $35 T-mobile, you don't need an iPhone, you are a nanny

That's $735. Since you earn well over $2000 a month you have plenty left for personal things or to put at least $500 a month away in savings to go to college.

Hope this helps you realize the error of your ways.

What you pay your employee is a reflection of your respect for human rights and dignity. This says nothing about the issue at hand and everything about the person writing it. You have not done anything to minimize OPs argument. Now you just look stupid.

+1000, from an MB. Really, she doesn't need health insurance?! Posts like yours are not helping the situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem with your thinking is that just because you work hard does not mean you are entitled to all the nice things you described. If you want those things you should get a degree and earn more.

Would you stand up for the same idea if you replaced the word nanny with McDonalds worker?

Stop trying to change the wage for nannies, if you have a degree and don't like the pay in this field then go somewhere else. If you don't have a degree then you should be grateful for $15 an hour.

As a nanny here is where your money should go:
Rent: $500 ($1500 2 bedroom split 3 ways)
Transportation: get a bike
Health Insurance: not needed
Groceries: $200
Phone: $35 T-mobile, you don't need an iPhone, you are a nanny

That's $735. Since you earn well over $2000 a month you have plenty left for personal things or to put at least $500 a month away in savings to go to college.

Hope this helps you realize the error of your ways.

What you pay your employee is a reflection of your respect for human rights and dignity. This says nothing about the issue at hand and everything about the person writing it. You have not done anything to minimize OPs argument. Now you just look stupid.

+1000, from an MB. Really, she doesn't need health insurance?! Posts like yours are not helping the situation.

Thank you, 9:58, for your empathy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Parents,
Are you listening? Do you care?
Is your child ready for yet another new nanny?
-another concerned nanny

No - we're not listening. No we don't care at all. This nanny's financial scenario clearly represents all nannies fully, as do the presumptions about employers speak for the reality of all working relationships.

Do you actually think you're causing anyone to rethink anything they do as an employer? If so you're sadly mistaken. You're simply reinforcing negative opinions and doing your peers a disservice.

Your reply is a jumble of defiant words that do not speak to the merits of the issue. No one is saying this situation has the be the same for every nanny. If anything you could adjust the months expense a couple hundred dollars either way and still be in trouble because major expenses were not included.

The OP does not sink to your level of negativity or defensiveness. I sort of wish you had not posted at all, lest we encourage more of your aggressive lot onto this thread.

Well said, 9:13.

No it was not well said. I'm an MB NP and I greatly appreciated the OP. I thought it was well stated and respectful at the same time. 8:54 was obnoxious and condescending, assuming parents don't care about the nanny. We pay the nanny WELL over $15/hr so to be honest the OP wasn't really necessary for me but I thought it was helpful for new parents looking to hire a nanny for the first time and trying to figure out what is a fair wage. The bad/cheap parents aren't going to care regardless. The parents who might find the OP helpful will be turned off by 8:54. 8:54, if you are really a concerned nanny then be polite and stop making nannies look bad. If I was a FTM I'd probably put my child in day care because of some of the nannies on DCUM. Fortunately I had a nanny before I ever found DCUM so I know that posters like you are not the norm in the real world.

OP, thank you for your thoughtful post. I hope your employers appreciate you and if not, I hope you can find a family who does so you don't have to try to scrape by month to month. You should not have to live that way.

OP here. Thank you! I hoped to get more constructive feedback and I love to see MBs and nannies say they are not represented by the extremes. You are right, many employers and also nannies could be scared away by these types of postures.

[Anonymous]

9:37 is trying to start trouble, but I do see ways OP can save.

OP, get 1 roommate. That could easily save you $500/mo.
Metro I can't comment on because I drive to work.
Shop around for health insurance. Mine is less than $200/mo. Is it the best plan in the world? Definitely not. But it's enough in an emergency and covers a few basic dr. Visits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:9:37 is trying to start trouble, but I do see ways OP can save.

OP, get 1 roommate. That could easily save you $500/mo.
Metro I can't comment on because I drive to work.
Shop around for health insurance. Mine is less than $200/mo. Is it the best plan in the world? Definitely not. But it's enough in an emergency and covers a few basic dr. Visits.

Do you pay for your premium through your workplace? I use the exchange. At $250 it is the best rate you will find for an individual.

[Anonymous]

*for comprehensive coverage. There are plans that don't cover dental or vision or certain specialists. They do cost less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The problem with your thinking is that just because you work hard does not mean you are entitled to all the nice things you described. If you want those things you should get a degree and earn more.

Would you stand up for the same idea if you replaced the word nanny with McDonalds worker?

Stop trying to change the wage for nannies, if you have a degree and don't like the pay in this field then go somewhere else. If you don't have a degree then you should be grateful for $15 an hour.

As a nanny here is where your money should go:
Rent: $500 ($1500 2 bedroom split 3 ways)
Transportation: get a bike
Health Insurance: not needed
Groceries: $200
Phone: $35 T-mobile, you don't need an iPhone, you are a nanny

That's $735. Since you earn well over $2000 a month you have plenty left for personal things or to put at least $500 a month away in savings to go to college.

Hope this helps you realize the error of your ways.

I would not hire a nanny that doesn't have health insurance. I want a nanny that's responsible about herself and her health and be able to go to the dr when she's sick. Especially since she'll probably pick up a good amount of sickness at work.

I'm a nanny myself and my health insurance premium is the most important bill after my rent. I don't ever want to put myself in a situation where I can't get help when I need it, without ruining my financial life afterwards.

I hope you don't have kids or a nanny. You don't sound like a nice person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:9:37 is trying to start trouble, but I do see ways OP can save.

OP, get 1 roommate. That could easily save you $500/mo.
Metro I can't comment on because I drive to work.
Shop around for health insurance. Mine is less than $200/mo. Is it the best plan in the world? Definitely not. But it's enough in an emergency and covers a few basic dr. Visits.

Where would you put a roommate in a one bedroom apartment?

[Anonymous]

Why does it have to be a 1,500 1 br apartment? Go to a cheaper area or get a studio. All of the expences except for groceries that the OP cites are inflated. You could live cheaper, if you use not to, it's your choice and your problem.

Petition your representatives to raise federal and state minimum wages if you're that convinced that it's impossible to live on $15/hr.

[Anonymous]

$1, 500 is below average rent in DC already but a roommate could cut that cost even more. I am not sure whether after adding utilities and internet and saving for emergencies you would be in much of a different place anyway.

I got a root canal and was able to work the same day. My dentist does early am appointments so I didn't even have to take time off which made MB happy. It was $800 with insurance! Without insurance, the same procedure costs nearly $2, 000. Now, I would not take a position where I could not afford BOTH insurance and saving for emergencies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does it have to be a 1,500 1 br apartment? Go to a cheaper area or get a studio. All of the expences except for groceries that the OP cites are inflated. You could live cheaper, if you use not to, it's your choice and your problem.

Petition your representatives to raise federal and state minimum wages if you're that convinced that it's impossible to live on $15/hr.

Factually, yes but I doubt you would want someone like that as your nanny. A nanny who is food insecure, living in substandard housing, with the emergency room as her only health care plan, and no cell phone is going to be far less stable then a nanny who is able to maintain a normal standard of living.

[Anonymous]

I can see this thread progressing to the point of "well the nanny could live in a cardboard box..." Let's just nip that now. We are talking about a normal standard of living. Not subsistence living, not going to the Government every six months to re certify for your section 8 living. Yes, any one of these expenses could be lower or eliminated. However, all of this stuff is more then reasonable! No one is living it up on that budget.

[Anonymous]

You don't have to live in a hip neighborhood in DC. There are plenty of areas where 1,500 is not below average rent, in other areas in DC, Rockville or Silver Spring you can get something more reasonably priced. If you insist on living beyond your means then it's poor budgeting being food insecure.

I think the resentment comes from knowing that your employer is better off and actually knowing them in person. If it was a big corporation paying you 15$/hr, maybe you wouldn't feel quite as bitter.

If you feel it's below what you should be getting then you can look for higher paid opportunities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't have to live in a hip neighborhood in DC. There are plenty of areas where 1,500 is not below average rent, in other areas in DC, Rockville or Silver Spring you can get something more reasonably priced. If you insist on living beyond your means then it's poor budgeting being food insecure.

I think the resentment comes from knowing that your employer is better off and actually knowing them in person. If it was a big corporation paying you 15$/hr, maybe you wouldn't feel quite as bitter.

If you feel it's below what you should be getting then you can look for higher paid opportunities.

Clueless.