Is this pay fair?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Think of it this way, it's $400 you didn't have before. Hope that helps.

I would rather not be paid than be taken advantage of. I would cancel.

Oh yea, cancel and leave their kids stranded while they are out of town, way to go. Enjoy prison.

Just call police and tell them you cannot stay with kids,.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Think of it this way, it's $400 you didn't have before. Hope that helps.

I would rather not be paid than be taken advantage of. I would cancel.

Oh yea, cancel and leave their kids stranded while they are out of town, way to go. Enjoy prison.

Just call police and tell them you cannot stay with kids,.

Yea, police love babysitting. You are in charge, you didn't discuss a rate, you will be guilty of abandonment.

[Anonymous]

She hasn't started yet! And the children remain their parents responsibility, and at their ages can be left alone for a time. They aren't babies.

[Anonymous]

Why on earth didn't you discuss pay?!?
What if they left you a check for only $100?!?
You can try to negotiate now, but you are likely SOL
Be smarter next time and discuss/decide on the rate ahead of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why on earth didn't you discuss pay?!?
What if they left you a check for only $100?!?
You can try to negotiate now, but you are likely SOL
Be smarter next time and discuss/decide on the rate ahead of time.

She already has an established rate. It is the parents who should have discussed altering that rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on earth didn't you discuss pay?!?
What if they left you a check for only $100?!?
You can try to negotiate now, but you are likely SOL
Be smarter next time and discuss/decide on the rate ahead of time.

She already has an established rate. It is the parents who should have discussed altering that rate.

Precisely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on earth didn't you discuss pay?!?
What if they left you a check for only $100?!?
You can try to negotiate now, but you are likely SOL
Be smarter next time and discuss/decide on the rate ahead of time.

She already has an established rate. It is the parents who should have discussed altering that rate.

Precisely.

09.51 here. Nanny should have clarified with the parents as to the rate, because overnight and 24 hour rates vary from nanny to nanny. However, the parents who know what her hourly rate is are clearly in the wrong, as there is no way that $400 comes even close to 4 days (even without pay for 10 pm to 6 am). DC minimum wage is $10.50, right?

Because it's a long weekend, it won't total 40 hours for either week (not including nights), so I'm not factoring in overtime. Assuming that the kids are dropped off at 8 am and picked up at 4 pm, here's the calculation based on minimum wage, nothing for nights. No discount because it's already minimum wage.

2 days 6 am to 10 pm, 2* 16*$10.50=$336
2 days 6 am to drop off, 2*2*$10.50=$42
2 days school pick up to 10 pm, 2*6*$10.50=$126
4 nights 10 pm to 6 am=$0
$336+$42+$126+0=$504

So their $400 is $104 too low for a nanny making only minimum wage.

Substitute a more reasonable wage ($15-20/hour for those ages, imo) and $75-100 per night, and you get the following range:

2 days 6 am to 10 pm, 2* 16*$15=$480; 2*16*$20=$640
2 days 6 am to drop off, 2*2*$15=$60; 2*2*$20=$80
2 days school pick up to 10 pm, 2*6*$15=$180; 2*6*$20=$240
4 nights 10 pm to 6 am, 4*$75=300; 4*$100=400
$480+$60+$180+$300=$1020; $640+$80+$240+$400=$1360

A reasonable range for a 4 day weekend for children in school two of the days is $1020-$1360. Obviously it's higher for younger children who aren't in full day school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on earth didn't you discuss pay?!?
What if they left you a check for only $100?!?
You can try to negotiate now, but you are likely SOL
Be smarter next time and discuss/decide on the rate ahead of time.

She already has an established rate. It is the parents who should have discussed altering that rate.

Precisely.

09.51 here. Nanny should have clarified with the parents as to the rate, because overnight and 24 hour rates vary from nanny to nanny. However, the parents who know what her hourly rate is are clearly in the wrong, as there is no way that $400 comes even close to 4 days (even without pay for 10 pm to 6 am). DC minimum wage is $10.50, right?

Because it's a long weekend, it won't total 40 hours for either week (not including nights), so I'm not factoring in overtime. Assuming that the kids are dropped off at 8 am and picked up at 4 pm, here's the calculation based on minimum wage, nothing for nights. No discount because it's already minimum wage.

2 days 6 am to 10 pm, 2* 16*$10.50=$336
2 days 6 am to drop off, 2*2*$10.50=$42
2 days school pick up to 10 pm, 2*6*$10.50=$126
4 nights 10 pm to 6 am=$0
$336+$42+$126+0=$504

So their $400 is $104 too low for a nanny making only minimum wage.

Substitute a more reasonable wage ($15-20/hour for those ages, imo) and $75-100 per night, and you get the following range:

2 days 6 am to 10 pm, 2* 16*$15=$480; 2*16*$20=$640
2 days 6 am to drop off, 2*2*$15=$60; 2*2*$20=$80
2 days school pick up to 10 pm, 2*6*$15=$180; 2*6*$20=$240
4 nights 10 pm to 6 am, 4*$75=300; 4*$100=400
$480+$60+$180+$300=$1020; $640+$80+$240+$400=$1360

A reasonable range for a 4 day weekend for children in school two of the days is $1020-$1360. Obviously it's higher for younger children who aren't in full day school.

Who would pay 1k? Unless you make super big bucks and 1k feels like 100 or 300 to you. Work 4 days, make 1k! What a gig. 12 and 15 year olds are not babies that need intensive constant care. $15-20 rates for such ages are unreasonable.

[Anonymous]

If parents wanted a discount, they should have asked in advance. Period.

[Anonymous]

My nanny does things like this on occasion for other families. $400 sounds about right. They don't ask her to leave her job with me early or anything, and she is allowed to step out to run an errand or whatever. This is not the same as watching a 2 and 5 year old (for which I would pay $1000 or more).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My nanny does things like this on occasion for other families. $400 sounds about right. They don't ask her to leave her job with me early or anything, and she is allowed to step out to run an errand or whatever. This is not the same as watching a 2 and 5 year old (for which I would pay $1000 or more).

Even at minimum wage they still owe another hundred dollars. If they don't think caring for their kids is that big of a deal to at least warrant minimum wage, maybe they should've left them alone. Either they need care or they don't. If they do, you need to pay a fair wage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on earth didn't you discuss pay?!?
What if they left you a check for only $100?!?
You can try to negotiate now, but you are likely SOL
Be smarter next time and discuss/decide on the rate ahead of time.

She already has an established rate. It is the parents who should have discussed altering that rate.

Precisely.

09.51 here. Nanny should have clarified with the parents as to the rate, because overnight and 24 hour rates vary from nanny to nanny. However, the parents who know what her hourly rate is are clearly in the wrong, as there is no way that $400 comes even close to 4 days (even without pay for 10 pm to 6 am). DC minimum wage is $10.50, right?

Because it's a long weekend, it won't total 40 hours for either week (not including nights), so I'm not factoring in overtime. Assuming that the kids are dropped off at 8 am and picked up at 4 pm, here's the calculation based on minimum wage, nothing for nights. No discount because it's already minimum wage.

2 days 6 am to 10 pm, 2* 16*$10.50=$336
2 days 6 am to drop off, 2*2*$10.50=$42
2 days school pick up to 10 pm, 2*6*$10.50=$126
4 nights 10 pm to 6 am=$0
$336+$42+$126+0=$504

So their $400 is $104 too low for a nanny making only minimum wage.

Substitute a more reasonable wage ($15-20/hour for those ages, imo) and $75-100 per night, and you get the following range:

2 days 6 am to 10 pm, 2* 16*$15=$480; 2*16*$20=$640
2 days 6 am to drop off, 2*2*$15=$60; 2*2*$20=$80
2 days school pick up to 10 pm, 2*6*$15=$180; 2*6*$20=$240
4 nights 10 pm to 6 am, 4*$75=300; 4*$100=400
$480+$60+$180+$300=$1020; $640+$80+$240+$400=$1360

A reasonable range for a 4 day weekend for children in school two of the days is $1020-$1360. Obviously it's higher for younger children who aren't in full day school.

Who would pay 1k? Unless you make super big bucks and 1k feels like 100 or 300 to you. Work 4 days, make 1k! What a gig. 12 and 15 year olds are not babies that need intensive constant care. $15-20 rates for such ages are unreasonable.

You work 4 24-hour shifts, sleeping in a strange home, responsible for someone else's children, then come tell us what an easy gig it is. It is the height of arrogance for people unwilling to do a job, looking to have someone else do it for them, to then open their mouths to call it easy. If it's an easy job and reasonable rates seem to high, take your snowflakes with you, or keep your ass at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on earth didn't you discuss pay?!?
What if they left you a check for only $100?!?
You can try to negotiate now, but you are likely SOL
Be smarter next time and discuss/decide on the rate ahead of time.

She already has an established rate. It is the parents who should have discussed altering that rate.

Precisely.

09.51 here. Nanny should have clarified with the parents as to the rate, because overnight and 24 hour rates vary from nanny to nanny. However, the parents who know what her hourly rate is are clearly in the wrong, as there is no way that $400 comes even close to 4 days (even without pay for 10 pm to 6 am). DC minimum wage is $10.50, right?

Because it's a long weekend, it won't total 40 hours for either week (not including nights), so I'm not factoring in overtime. Assuming that the kids are dropped off at 8 am and picked up at 4 pm, here's the calculation based on minimum wage, nothing for nights. No discount because it's already minimum wage.

2 days 6 am to 10 pm, 2* 16*$10.50=$336
2 days 6 am to drop off, 2*2*$10.50=$42
2 days school pick up to 10 pm, 2*6*$10.50=$126
4 nights 10 pm to 6 am=$0
$336+$42+$126+0=$504

So their $400 is $104 too low for a nanny making only minimum wage.

Substitute a more reasonable wage ($15-20/hour for those ages, imo) and $75-100 per night, and you get the following range:

2 days 6 am to 10 pm, 2* 16*$15=$480; 2*16*$20=$640
2 days 6 am to drop off, 2*2*$15=$60; 2*2*$20=$80
2 days school pick up to 10 pm, 2*6*$15=$180; 2*6*$20=$240
4 nights 10 pm to 6 am, 4*$75=300; 4*$100=400
$480+$60+$180+$300=$1020; $640+$80+$240+$400=$1360

A reasonable range for a 4 day weekend for children in school two of the days is $1020-$1360. Obviously it's higher for younger children who aren't in full day school.

Who would pay 1k? Unless you make super big bucks and 1k feels like 100 or 300 to you. Work 4 days, make 1k! What a gig. 12 and 15 year olds are not babies that need intensive constant care. $15-20 rates for such ages are unreasonable.

For a four day holiday weekend? Anyone who wants to go away and not worry about their kid pays me that if they want me to stay with their kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why on earth didn't you discuss pay?!?
What if they left you a check for only $100?!?
You can try to negotiate now, but you are likely SOL
Be smarter next time and discuss/decide on the rate ahead of time.

She already has an established rate. It is the parents who should have discussed altering that rate.

Precisely.

09.51 here. Nanny should have clarified with the parents as to the rate, because overnight and 24 hour rates vary from nanny to nanny. However, the parents who know what her hourly rate is are clearly in the wrong, as there is no way that $400 comes even close to 4 days (even without pay for 10 pm to 6 am). DC minimum wage is $10.50, right?

Because it's a long weekend, it won't total 40 hours for either week (not including nights), so I'm not factoring in overtime. Assuming that the kids are dropped off at 8 am and picked up at 4 pm, here's the calculation based on minimum wage, nothing for nights. No discount because it's already minimum wage.

2 days 6 am to 10 pm, 2* 16*$10.50=$336
2 days 6 am to drop off, 2*2*$10.50=$42
2 days school pick up to 10 pm, 2*6*$10.50=$126
4 nights 10 pm to 6 am=$0
$336+$42+$126+0=$504

So their $400 is $104 too low for a nanny making only minimum wage.

Substitute a more reasonable wage ($15-20/hour for those ages, imo) and $75-100 per night, and you get the following range:

2 days 6 am to 10 pm, 2* 16*$15=$480; 2*16*$20=$640
2 days 6 am to drop off, 2*2*$15=$60; 2*2*$20=$80
2 days school pick up to 10 pm, 2*6*$15=$180; 2*6*$20=$240
4 nights 10 pm to 6 am, 4*$75=300; 4*$100=400
$480+$60+$180+$300=$1020; $640+$80+$240+$400=$1360

A reasonable range for a 4 day weekend for children in school two of the days is $1020-$1360. Obviously it's higher for younger children who aren't in full day school.

Who would pay 1k? Unless you make super big bucks and 1k feels like 100 or 300 to you. Work 4 days, make 1k! What a gig. 12 and 15 year olds are not babies that need intensive constant care. $15-20 rates for such ages are unreasonable.

For a four day holiday weekend? Anyone who wants to go away and not worry about their kid pays me that if they want me to stay with their kids.

Btw, $15/hour and $75/night are my rate if all children are at least 10 and won't wake up at night unless they are sick. If all kids are 3+ and sttn, my rates for this type of gig are $18/hour and $100 per night. If there are any kids under 3 and/or any child who won't sttn, it's $20/hour and no night rates.