If your CHEAP nanny is so great, why can't you make her do everything the way you told her to do it?

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07/22/2014 17:15

Subject: If your CHEAP nanny is so great, why can't you make her do everything the way you told her to do it?

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Anonymous wrote:Wait: I'm totally confused. In a different thread you claimed that professional nannies should not be told what to do, they know best, and nanny should quit if you tell her what to do. Ok, but that's a $35 nanny, right? If $15 nanny needs to be told what to do, she is not truly experienced, maybe junior nanny, right? Ok, but now you claim that even $15 nanny knows best what to do, better than MB, and is not following orders. So, she is becoming a professional nanny, albeit at a lower rate. What's wrong with that?

If you are going to start crazy threads, can you please make them consistent?

It's beyond her intellectual abilities

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07/23/2014 18:00

Subject: If your CHEAP nanny is so great, why can't you make her do everything the way you told her to do it?

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Is a $15/Hr considered "cheap"??

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07/24/2014 12:01

Subject: If your CHEAP nanny is so great, why can't you make her do everything the way you told her to do it?

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$15/hour is NOT cheap. I would love to make $15/hour. If I want to roll in the dough I would become a highly trained doctor or lawyer but as a nanny, $15 sounds great!!

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07/24/2014 12:42

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Anonymous wrote:$15/hour is NOT cheap. I would love to make $15/hour. If I want to roll in the dough I would become a highly trained doctor or lawyer but as a nanny, $15 sounds great!!

Seriously? Are you a nanny?

I have a BA in Early Childhood Education from a good university and graduated top of my class. I've been a teacher in a preschool for seven years before accepting a position as a nanny. I also speak fluent french and play the piano. I'm currently earning $21.50 for just one child an hour and am in my second year with the family (started at $20). No, you will never become wealthy working as a nanny or a preschool teacher - but if you have a passion to work with preschool age children these are your only two options. Do we not deserve a living wage?

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07/24/2014 12:57

Subject: If your CHEAP nanny is so great, why can't you make her do everything the way you told her to do it?

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Anonymous wrote:$15/hour is NOT cheap. I would love to make $15/hour. If I want to roll in the dough I would become a highly trained doctor or lawyer but as a nanny, $15 sounds great!!

Seriously? Are you a nanny?

I have a BA in Early Childhood Education from a good university and graduated top of my class. I've been a teacher in a preschool for seven years before accepting a position as a nanny. I also speak fluent french and play the piano. I'm currently earning $21.50 for just one child an hour and am in my second year with the family (started at $20). No, you will never become wealthy working as a nanny or a preschool teacher - but if you have a passion to work with preschool age children these are your only two options. Do we not deserve a living wage?

Not everyone in this line of work has your skill set and credentials. So "we" in this case includes a very wide variety of skills and backgrounds. Those with high school education are less likely to have your level of compensation. And they may be a majority of nanny job seekers.

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07/24/2014 13:12

Subject: If your CHEAP nanny is so great, why can't you make her do everything the way you told her to do it?

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12:42, $15/hr is well above minimum wage and is absolutely a "living wage". It may not afford you some luxuries you feel entitled to, but it a living wage commensurate with the requirements of the job.

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07/24/2014 13:24

Subject: If your CHEAP nanny is so great, why can't you make her do everything the way you told her to do it?

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Anonymous wrote:12:42, $15/hr is well above minimum wage and is absolutely a "living wage". It may not afford you some luxuries you feel entitled to, but it a living wage commensurate with the requirements of the job.

It is a living wage for a young, single person.

It is not a living wage for a single mother.

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07/24/2014 17:42

Subject: If your CHEAP nanny is so great, why can't you make her do everything the way you told her to do it?

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Anonymous wrote:12:42, $15/hr is well above minimum wage and is absolutely a "living wage". It may not afford you some luxuries you feel entitled to, but it a living wage commensurate with the requirements of the job.

It is a living wage for a young, single person.

It is not a living wage for a single mother.

We're back to square 1 of wage discussions. Should living wage standards depend on whether a job candidate is single or married and on how many children she has? What if she is single when hired but then becomes a mother to twins? Should her salary automatically triple? What if she supports an elderly parent? quadruple? What if it's not a parent but a distant relative? Etc. etc. All these people should have different salaries for the same job?