What does this employers answer mean???? LOL

[Anonymous]

Making fun of what people post, pay or any other benefits is coming at it from a negative start. It is less about knowing how to negotiate and more about you and the kind of employee you will be. Sense you quote your last job a nasty and do not like how people are posting jobs perhaps you might want to ask why you like being a nanny, if it about pay you are going to show that and will turn off a position from the start. If you want to get in the door and even the pay you are looking for you have to remember when you get your foot in the door it is about the family not about what you want. Families will see your worth just by how you present yourself.

Example when I interviewed for the position I have now, money was not even in play and not only did I get hired I was offered more then what I would have asked for and what the pay range that was on the care.com job post.

[Anonymous]

To the 11:40 poster:
OP here, thank you for your suggestion!!!
I will not ask for money again in the future.
I did have two interviews in the past where the families told me right away about money. I like when they bring it up in the first interview themselves. Still think it's something to talk about in the first interview, but I will not bring it up anymore in future interviews and present myself better.
Thank you so much!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Very good points, thank you.
Yes, I have over 10 years of experience, but have been in a nasty job for 8 years that I finally quit lol.
So I'm back into the job hunting and I did a lot of research and stuff. I went on a few interviews, and I don't really ever ask for the compensation right away, this was actually my first time, as I'm not comfortable with it. But I did go on other interviews and left off without knowing how much they would pay. That kind of is weird, I think, as what if they later tell me that they want to hire me, but only pay $15/hr? And then I'll start negotiating? I'm not good at this negotiating thing. But hey, parents should also make their job offers look interesting from the start, what's the point of telling me what the job entails, how many hours and stuff, but don't mention any salary/benefits...??? I think any great nanny with experience will get turned off by this, or maybe I'm wrong?
Excuse my silliness.
Another point is, when they tell you there's lots of driving involved, but don't mention for one second whether they have a nanny car, and if not, if they reimburse for gas.
They could say "we will pay you $20/week for gas".
Doesn't that make it more interesting for a great nanny? That's the major reason I'm turned off by this family. I think any great family will tell you from the start all the benefits, and mention if they have a car for you.
Thank you for all your input, really appreciate it!

I agree with you. I always speak to potential employers about pay rates within the first initial phone call. That way all parties know whats expected. That way I dont show up to an interview excited about this job expecting to be payed $20 per hr and they tell me they're only prepared to pay $12-15. And Honestly Im never the first one to bring up pay. The potential employer always asks me what my pay rate is and then either agrees with my rate or lets me know they weren't expecting to pay that high, and in some cases they tell me they were expecting to pay more and offer me a higher rate (like the family I just accepted a position with).

[Anonymous]

It means they want to. pay $10/an hour. Waste no more time with them.