Do you respond to ads where the rate is lower than you would accept?

[Anonymous]

I think it makes zero sense to post a job in a certain price range $$, yet then specify in the actual ad that you hope to pay less than you stated.

I wouldn't respond because I would be under the assumption that this family was a). Stupid in general and b). Lowballers.

I wouldn't want to waste any precious job search time + effort on these types of people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it makes zero sense to post a job in a certain price range $$, yet then specify in the actual ad that you hope to pay less than you stated.

I wouldn't respond because I would be under the assumption that this family was a). Stupid in general and b). Lowballers.

I wouldn't want to waste any precious job search time + effort on these types of people.

Agree. I'd think they're chronic liars. Lots of them are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I've done it before.
It took a lot of time to negotiate, but in the end I got what I wanted (also $17 per hour.)
The parents didn't like it, but they really needed someone to start the next day and I was available, so they agreed.
A few weeks later they told me I was worth every penny.

Give it a try. You never know.

But doesn't it make you feel uncomfortable when there is that much negotiation. I have worked in positions where I could tell they didn't want to pay me my rate and then they end up trying to nickel and dime me over EVERYTHING. The family wanted to figure out pay to the nearest 5 minute increment. It made for a very uncomfortable work environment.

12:57 here.
Yes, it was a bit uncomfortable, but I wasn't going to lower my rate.
And yes, they were both micromanaging, although one of them decided to step back and let me do things the way I wanted to. She later told me (a few weeks after I stopped working for her, but kept babysitting on occasion) that it was a great decision and she was glad she stepped back.
Here is the thing though.. that family never had a nanny before. They weren't sure what they really wanted. What they knew they wanted, wasn't enough for me as far as hours and pay. Since they were flexible, I suggested a little more hours and higher pay in exchange for running some errands for them and staying on top of things around the house.
That job interview lasted about 3 hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's so annoying when people put the salary range like that on websites like Care.com. I wish they would make it so you had to write an exact rate or something, because I see so many families that just write $10-$50/hr, and I have no idea what that means.

I often find people advertising $20-$25/hr in my area on Care, which is the rate I charge, but then I come to find out either in the body of the ad or through further communication that they actually want to pay $25/day. I had someone who wanted M-F 7:30-4 care for 2 kids at $200 per week. I don't think people actually put this stuff through a calculator!

That's really ridiculous, in my opinion. Is there a report feature for ads like that? $25/day? I paid more than twice that for a spot in an in-home daycare several years ago, and I thought that was a steal!

No, there's no report feature that would ever get a response.

Care.com thrives on scamming people.
Both nannies AND parents are their victims.
Such a real shame they've been allowed to do this.

As long as the family really intends to hire someone, care won't take down the profile. I have reported "families" that are just fishing for personal information, and they've always been taken down quickly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I've done it before.
It took a lot of time to negotiate, but in the end I got what I wanted (also $17 per hour.)
The parents didn't like it, but they really needed someone to start the next day and I was available, so they agreed.
A few weeks later they told me I was worth every penny.

Give it a try. You never know.

But doesn't it make you feel uncomfortable when there is that much negotiation. I have worked in positions where I could tell they didn't want to pay me my rate and then they end up trying to nickel and dime me over EVERYTHING. The family wanted to figure out pay to the nearest 5 minute increment. It made for a very uncomfortable work environment.

12:57 here.
Yes, it was a bit uncomfortable, but I wasn't going to lower my rate.
And yes, they were both micromanaging, although one of them decided to step back and let me do things the way I wanted to. She later told me (a few weeks after I stopped working for her, but kept babysitting on occasion) that it was a great decision and she was glad she stepped back.
Here is the thing though.. that family never had a nanny before. They weren't sure what they really wanted. What they knew they wanted, wasn't enough for me as far as hours and pay. Since they were flexible, I suggested a little more hours and higher pay in exchange for running some errands for them and staying on top of things around the house.
That job interview lasted about 3 hours.

How is you picking up groceries and doing errands worth $17 an hour?

[Anonymous]

FWIW, i found care.com to be really difficult to use well as an employer. I had a carefully written ad that was very detailed in terms of compensation, benefits, hours, job specifics, etc... I also tried hard to represent our approach/attitude/humor etc...

Care.com is structured to force your ads into predetermined categories - so you have to select bulk rate and other general criteria, whether or not their predetermined categories match what you're actually wanting to offer. Then they edit your ads and, in my case, removed half of the stuff that was about the specifics of the job and what kind of family we are. I argued with them for a couple of days (and several iterations of the ad) just to try to get back more of the language I wanted in there.

I found it incredibly annoying and I will never use the service again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, i found care.com to be really difficult to use well as an employer. I had a carefully written ad that was very detailed in terms of compensation, benefits, hours, job specifics, etc... I also tried hard to represent our approach/attitude/humor etc...

Care.com is structured to force your ads into predetermined categories - so you have to select bulk rate and other general criteria, whether or not their predetermined categories match what you're actually wanting to offer. Then they edit your ads and, in my case, removed half of the stuff that was about the specifics of the job and what kind of family we are. I argued with them for a couple of days (and several iterations of the ad) just to try to get back more of the language I wanted in there.

I found it incredibly annoying and I will never use the service again.

I am a nanny and have gotten both of my jobs through care.com - but I always wondered about the wording on the ads. Like a parent of a newborn saying that interest in arts and crafts is a plus or that the children love playing games (what children? - the ad was for the care of one newborn).

I never knew they edited the parents' ads!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, i found care.com to be really difficult to use well as an employer. I had a carefully written ad that was very detailed in terms of compensation, benefits, hours, job specifics, etc... I also tried hard to represent our approach/attitude/humor etc...

Care.com is structured to force your ads into predetermined categories - so you have to select bulk rate and other general criteria, whether or not their predetermined categories match what you're actually wanting to offer. Then they edit your ads and, in my case, removed half of the stuff that was about the specifics of the job and what kind of family we are. I argued with them for a couple of days (and several iterations of the ad) just to try to get back more of the language I wanted in there.

I found it incredibly annoying and I will never use the service again.

I am a nanny and have gotten both of my jobs through care.com - but I always wondered about the wording on the ads. Like a parent of a newborn saying that interest in arts and crafts is a plus or that the children love playing games (what children? - the ad was for the care of one newborn).

I never knew they edited the parents' ads!

That explains soooooooo much! On the other hand, you have sites like nannies4hire; they allow parents to put whatever they want in the profiles, so some doen't put anything!

[Anonymous]

No, if you are flexible, that is one thing but it's not a few dollars difference. you'll be wasting both of your times.