Crazy nannies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I earn $30 an hour gross, but I live in LA. I have no reason to lie about this, as most of the nannies I know earn at least 20-25/hr. I also do light housekeeping (tidying) even thought it's "not in my contract", because I love my job , the family and the kids. And I know that $30/hr is very generous and I want my employers to know how much I appreciate their generosity. Not all the $30/he nannies in here are crazy, liars or lazy "only doing things in my contract".

I was with you till that last line. When will people put to rest this idea that doing what is agreed upon is lazy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I earn $30 an hour gross, but I live in LA. I have no reason to lie about this, as most of the nannies I know earn at least 20-25/hr. I also do light housekeeping (tidying) even thought it's "not in my contract", because I love my job , the family and the kids. And I know that $30/hr is very generous and I want my employers to know how much I appreciate their generosity. Not all the $30/he nannies in here are crazy, liars or lazy "only doing things in my contract".

I was with you till that last line. When will people put to rest this idea that doing what is agreed upon is lazy?

There is a reason I have a contract: so that it's crystal clear what the parents want and don't want done and what I will and will not do. If it's not in the contract, I'm surprised (my contract is 20-21 pages, and we circle/fill in everything as appropriate).