Serious question, professional nannies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
People who can afford professional nannies can also afford other professionals, as needed.

For instance, my last longterm nanny job had a driver on call whenever we wanted to go someplace. I've never been expected to do a family's cooking or housekeeping. With some jobs, I've had the family cook prepare whatever I wanted for lunch.

These wealthy families understand how to keep a top-notch professional nanny very happy.

Exactly, at this point on the pay scale it's not more money for extra duties, its more money for experience, loyalty, and energy. Pay well, get good employees who don't screw you over and screw around on the job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they are indeed making that kind of dough, they also must be doing all of the deep cleaning, laundry, washing carpets, dry cleaning, detailing five family cars and buying groceries to cook dinner every night.

In my experience it's actually the cheapest families that expect this kind of service. Typically the families wanting to pay minimum wage or less. The families that pay the least, expect the most.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they are indeed making that kind of dough, they also must be doing all of the deep cleaning, laundry, washing carpets, dry cleaning, detailing five family cars and buying groceries to cook dinner every night.

In my experience it's actually the cheapest families that expect this kind of service. Typically the families wanting to pay minimum wage or less. The families that pay the least, expect the most.

Yup. I have been a nanny for a decade and a half and moved up through the pay scale. The less you get paid the more they want you to be a maid and housecleaner and errand runner (getting their absolute monies worth) and the more you get paid the more they want you to teach their child and do your best as a nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they are indeed making that kind of dough, they also must be doing all of the deep cleaning, laundry, washing carpets, dry cleaning, detailing five family cars and buying groceries to cook dinner every night.

In my experience it's actually the cheapest families that expect this kind of service. Typically the families wanting to pay minimum wage or less. The families that pay the least, expect the most.

I pay just over minimum wage (not in DC) and I'm just happy if she puts dishes in the sink.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they are indeed making that kind of dough, they also must be doing all of the deep cleaning, laundry, washing carpets, dry cleaning, detailing five family cars and buying groceries to cook dinner every night.

In my experience it's actually the cheapest families that expect this kind of service. Typically the families wanting to pay minimum wage or less. The families that pay the least, expect the most.

I pay just over minimum wage (not in DC) and I'm just happy if she puts dishes in the sink.

You are a saint among MBs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
People who can afford professional nannies can also afford other professionals, as needed.

For instance, my last longterm nanny job had a driver on call whenever we wanted to go someplace. I've never been expected to do a family's cooking or housekeeping. With some jobs, I've had the family cook prepare whatever I wanted for lunch.

These wealthy families understand how to keep a top-notch professional nanny very happy.

Exactly, at this point on the pay scale it's not more money for extra duties, its more money for experience, loyalty, and energy. Pay well, get good employees who don't screw you over and screw around on the job.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they are indeed making that kind of dough, they also must be doing all of the deep cleaning, laundry, washing carpets, dry cleaning, detailing five family cars and buying groceries to cook dinner every night.

For $50/hr I promise you that nanny will not be doing laundry and cleaning anything. They will be 100% focused on the kids. You can get a housecleaner to come in for $50 a DAY while the nanny focuses all her attention on your children.

Uh... yeah, for $50 you will need to be a top notch nanny and that includes cleaning up after the children and putting children's toys away. Children make a mess everywhere they go and no cleaner will be tailing you to clean everything up while you stand there. That is your job.

No, there is no cleaning up of random stuff like upstairs bathroom but most nanny jobs do not have that kind of work.

You *could* manage other nannies but mostly you cooperate with other nannies, but mostly, you move up once you get in so you will be managed by another nanny.

There is a lot more collaboration overall and you communication and teamwork. You cannot take your charges to the park whenever you want and be surfing your phone. You cannot whip up chicken nuggets for the third time that week because you feel like it and didn't plan anything else.

You do not have a personal life and you do whatever the family asks, at the drop of a hat. It won't be "please clean up the upstairs bathroom," but it might be staying up all night to make an alphabet game for the child to learn their phonics. And no, you do not ask for extra hourly pay because you worked from 10pm to 3am on this extra work. You have to give it your all otherwise there is someone to replace you just outside the door.

[Anonymous]

There are but they are few and far between and you have to sacrifice a lot. It's the type of job that works okay if you don't have a SO or kids, because you really don't get to have a life outside of work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are but they are few and far between and you have to sacrifice a lot. It's the type of job that works okay if you don't have a SO or kids, because you really don't get to have a life outside of work.

Most nannies don't have a SO or kids, so they might as well earn as much as they can. Other things can come later, or already BTDT.
If you're good, don't settle for a crappy $19/hr.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are but they are few and far between and you have to sacrifice a lot. It's the type of job that works okay if you don't have a SO or kids, because you really don't get to have a life outside of work.

Most nannies don't have a SO or kids, so they might as well earn as much as they can. Other things can come later, or already BTDT.
If you're good, don't settle for a crappy $19/hr.

What? Most nannies I know absolutely have an SO; about 30% of the ones I know also have kids. Where are you getting your data that "most nannies don't have an SO?" You realize there are nannies in their 40s-60s, right? Who already raised their children to adulthood?

[Anonymous]

Yeah, I think for $50 an hour, you're expected to have perfect English grammar, and a college degree. Be able to tutor children in their homework Be able to assist children with their music lessons, maybe with their language classes, etc. Be absolutely discrete and sign a binding confidentiality agreement. Be up on the latest childcare trends, know what the Kazdin method is and how to apply it, etc., etc.
I think NY is the place to find those jobs. The young woman trailing behind Suri Cruise in all the pictures? That is probably her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they are indeed making that kind of dough, they also must be doing all of the deep cleaning, laundry, washing carpets, dry cleaning, detailing five family cars and buying groceries to cook dinner every night.

Nannies take care of children. They do not do deep cleani,g laundry, other than children's, cooking only for children. Taking care of. Children is hard work. Nannies should get $100/hr.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are there actually, in real life, nannies making $50/hr like in that other thread? Is that possible? What makes them worth that? I've seen threads about getting from $20/hr to $30, but $50 and above is such a huge jump..... I'm confused.

You need to know the rate, number of hours a week, and the time of the hours (night nanny?), to get a better picture. And city, and parents professions, travel, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes there are, but only in the big cities.

Not even. They are LA movie star nannies, wealthy traveling CEO family nannies. They often hire European and British and Tibetan nannies and often have two or three.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes there are, but only in the big cities.

Not even. They are LA movie star nannies, wealthy traveling CEO family nannies. They often hire European and British and Tibetan nannies and often have two or three.

Not necessarily. They're just rich, and you aren't.