I can't charge $22 an hour, you say?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I no longer nanny FT but my new career is very flexible and a former MB gave me the email of someone who needs very PT care for the next 8 months or so. She and I exchanged a few emails where she told me she wanted to pay $15. I said I might not be the best fit for them as my rate is $22, but outlined everything that was included in that rate and said if she'd like to see my resume I'd be happy to send it to her. She did, I did, we met, and she hired me at $22. Sometimes families don't know what they want until you tell them what they can get!

PART TIME jobs are paid a higher rate than FULLTIME jobs.

In fact, I could go get a $27/hr job from 8am to 9am before school part time and come brag in dcum.

Now $800, $900, $1000/ week stable jobs are actually something to brag about.

You apparently missed the post by the weekend nanny who is currently making $23 and hour and was offered $25 an hour to go full time. Kind of blows your theory out of the water, MB.

[Anonymous]

Some nasty vindictive parents on this forum. There's really no good reason for their anger, just because they can't afford a really good nanny. That's just plain mean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I no longer nanny FT but my new career is very flexible and a former MB gave me the email of someone who needs very PT care for the next 8 months or so. She and I exchanged a few emails where she told me she wanted to pay $15. I said I might not be the best fit for them as my rate is $22, but outlined everything that was included in that rate and said if she'd like to see my resume I'd be happy to send it to her. She did, I did, we met, and she hired me at $22. Sometimes families don't know what they want until you tell them what they can get!

PART TIME jobs are paid a higher rate than FULLTIME jobs.

In fact, I could go get a $27/hr job from 8am to 9am before school part time and come brag in dcum.

Now $800, $900, $1000/ week stable jobs are actually something to brag about.

You apparently missed the post by the weekend nanny who is currently making $23 and hour and was offered $25 an hour to go full time. Kind of blows your theory out of the water, MB.

What the actual fuck is wrong with you nannies being such heinous bitches about a post meant to illustrate that actively marketing your specific skills (education, experience, training) helps you command more per hour, even with families who hadn't planned to pay it? I'm not bragging, I make good money in my new career, but I can't have kids of my own and enjoy seeing them and supporting new parents and this worked out well for me. If I were bragging I'd tell you about my masters degree and years of teaching experience, from L/AB to AWC, the 17 glowing references I have to choose from, the fact that former MBs still call me occasionally to ask for my advice in dealing with a particular issue... But I'm not. I'm just saying that when you tell parents WHO WANT TO SPEND $15 AN HOUR, that you charge more but do XYZ, many of them are more than happy to pay SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN THEY PLANNED TO. God almighty.

[Anonymous]

Kudos to you OP for sticking to your rate and not backing down.

I like how your rate has no room for negotiation as it should.

[Anonymous]

A FEW nannies can command this rate, OP doesn't sound like one of them! Based on the maturity level of her posts I would guess $10-12/hour.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some nasty vindictive parents on this forum. There's really no good reason for their anger, just because they can't afford a really good nanny. That's just plain mean.

We can afford good nannies, that's why we read this forum! Just hate seeing how some nannies try to nickle and some people based on their (non) skills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A FEW nannies can command this rate, OP doesn't sound like one of them! Based on the maturity level of her posts I would guess $10-12/hour.

hahaha gotta love DCUM, never fails. I'd offer to show you my tax returns but I'm guessing you're someone who didn't believe President Obama's birth certificate was real so what's the point?

See what I did there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I no longer nanny FT but my new career is very flexible and a former MB gave me the email of someone who needs very PT care for the next 8 months or so. She and I exchanged a few emails where she told me she wanted to pay $15. I said I might not be the best fit for them as my rate is $22, but outlined everything that was included in that rate and said if she'd like to see my resume I'd be happy to send it to her. She did, I did, we met, and she hired me at $22. Sometimes families don't know what they want until you tell them what they can get!

PART TIME jobs are paid a higher rate than FULLTIME jobs.

In fact, I could go get a $27/hr job from 8am to 9am before school part time and come brag in dcum.

Now $800, $900, $1000/ week stable jobs are actually something to brag about.

You apparently missed the post by the weekend nanny who is currently making $23 and hour and was offered $25 an hour to go full time. Kind of blows your theory out of the water, MB.

What the actual fuck is wrong with you nannies being such heinous bitches about a post meant to illustrate that actively marketing your specific skills (education, experience, training) helps you command more per hour, even with families who hadn't planned to pay it? I'm not bragging, I make good money in my new career, but I can't have kids of my own and enjoy seeing them and supporting new parents and this worked out well for me. If I were bragging I'd tell you about my masters degree and years of teaching experience, from L/AB to AWC, the 17 glowing references I have to choose from, the fact that former MBs still call me occasionally to ask for my advice in dealing with a particular issue... But I'm not. I'm just saying that when you tell parents WHO WANT TO SPEND $15 AN HOUR, that you charge more but do XYZ, many of them are more than happy to pay SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN THEY PLANNED TO. God almighty.

If you are so great, mature and tenured, why are you bitching and posting on dcum. Seems like a waste of your time.

$22/ hr for part time work is common in bethesda. $75-100/day after school nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kudos to you OP for sticking to your rate and not backing down.

I like how your rate has no room for negotiation as it should.

Kudos to op for posting silly praises to herself a few minutes after posting yet another rant.
I like it!

[Anonymous]

Something is wrong with this OP. I have no clue why she is so angry and attacking everyone who responds. Very strange thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I no longer nanny FT but my new career is very flexible and a former MB gave me the email of someone who needs very PT care for the next 8 months or so. She and I exchanged a few emails where she told me she wanted to pay $15. I said I might not be the best fit for them as my rate is $22, but outlined everything that was included in that rate and said if she'd like to see my resume I'd be happy to send it to her. She did, I did, we met, and she hired me at $22. Sometimes families don't know what they want until you tell them what they can get!

What exactly do you offer for $22 an hour? Because I make $3 an hour more than you and I only offer the best childcare for my rate. I have never done a chore, touched a dirty dish in the sink, unloaded a dishwasher, or touched the washer or dryer.

Not OP (I'm the $23 an hour nanny) and I actually want to make my charges meals, do his dishes and do his laundry. I feel it is part of his care for which I am responsible. Great if you don't but I actually prefer to do those things myself.

I'm not in DC. I get $15 an hour just to play with my charge (5 month old). If the baby taking his nap I don't have to do anything. I can just sit down doing nothing. But boy the time move so slow! so I clean up the baby room, clean the bottles, tidy here and there ..walaaa my time is up!

[Anonymous]

Awesome. $22.00 an hour is what- like $45k a year? With no benefits and no upward mobility?
Ladies- please realize that this is a dead end job. You'll do this for a few years- fight over $2-3 an hour, and leave the 'career' with no transferable employment skills.

[Anonymous]

FYI. MB here - you can charge whatever you want. Free world. Good luck

[Anonymous]

$22 an hour for 15-20 hours a week still allows for time to start your own business while still being able to pay basic bills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Awesome. $22.00 an hour is what- like $45k a year? With no benefits and no upward mobility?
Ladies- please realize that this is a dead end job. You'll do this for a few years- fight over $2-3 an hour, and leave the 'career' with no transferable employment skills.

I have seen this poster quite a few times with a similar mentality. I know that for some having a high powered office job is how you measure your success. However I have learned so much from working with children, that I have many opportunities that come up in relation to the ages I work with. I do best with the under 5 set. With that said I have finished my degree in Child Psychology/Early Childhood education(I still nanny). I have taking a few seminar training courses and now do Parent education in the area I live. I go in to work on behavioral problems with a company that does ABA. I have been with agencies that offer Newborn care overnight. I have decided to pursue my DONA midwife certification later and will then work with expectant mothers. You can also transition into Household manager positions which can last upwards of 10 years. I have had a 401k in one nanny position, but in the others I ask for a match to my personal RothIRA, I receive vacation/sick time, Mileage reimbursement, sometimes a nanny car for work days, I am always on the books so am therefor entitled to unemployment when needed.

The reason I post this is that there are many ways to expand your nannying carer, and to receive benefits that others get from office jobs. No one carer path is the right way and there are many reasons that I work as a nanny the main one being is that I find great satisfaction the the job that I do. For some(even mothers) its hard for them to understand how you can feel fulfilled taking care of children. I look at it as everyone has their strengths and weaknesses I am a fantastic nanny and I see it reflected in the way the children I care for attach and respond to me, I find it easy to relate to them, while also setting healthy boundaries that nurture their potential.

So just because you may hire a different type of nanny. I have chosen to do this as a carer for me there is room for growth, continued education, and personal satisfaction in a job that I have come to love.