Getting really sick of parents who won't compensate for gas when driving is required

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MB here and it will bite her in the butt. I need limited hours, but need reliability. I also need someone from 530am-7:30am whrn she drops thr kids off at school. Foe this I pay $25/hr. I pay $250/we no matter what. It actually automatically comes out of my bank account and into hers every Friday.

I had a lot of applicants and the one I chose comes faithfully and has never missed. This mom you interviewed with will find someone and that person will not be reliable. Guaranteed.

This exactly, but sometimes it takes a little bit of having to deal with the frustrations of someone who doesn't feel it's worth it to show up for $22 a day before you get it. I've heard this time and time again - people who are offering slightly higher than a typical hourly rate for these odd short hours. They probably think they're offering something attractive because it's a higher than typical rate, not realizing that you really have to pay someone $40-50 a day at least just to incentive them to show up. If you pay higher, you'll get tons of candidates, but you'll be able to find one that will be reliable.

We're another family that needs 1.5 hours in the morning, but I'm not willing to pay $250 a week for that, so we don't use nanny care in the morning. There are other options that are cheaper, and since we don't need an "experienced, educated nanny" to make sure the kids brush their teeth, we use those.

Don't worry, OP, she'll find that out soon enough.

I could find cheaper options, but there is no way in hell I'm waking my kids up at 5am. I leave the house at the ass crack now dawn so I can be home when they get out of school

No need to get snippy. The cheaper option FOR ME does not involve waking up my kid any earlier. YMMV. If 5am wake up is the only thing required, then obviously $1,000 a month is worth it.

[Anonymous]

Consider yourself extremely fortunate for dodging a major bullet here.

There are two things wrong w/this position.

A). She says mileage/gas is "built in" already. I don't know your specific area, but $15/Hr. for caring for TWO young children is not a stellar rate. Plus by law, they are supposed to be paying you at the current IRS rate for mileage.

B). You have to cook a whole dinner, then stay on to wash all the dishes, inc. all pots and pans.
This is outrageous!!

So she wants a nanny/chef/chauffeur all in one! You know, a 3-for-1 package deal. Ugh.

She is cheap as well as very clueless. Glad you told her you weren't a good match, her response was just rude, I agree!!

Good riddance.