Liar. -DP |
Lots of nannies earn more than the White House nannies. |
I am so tired of discussing this subject. If you can find AND KEEP a $22 an hour nanny, go for it. You can if you hire undocumented nannies and pay the $22 in cash. Of course you are breaking the law and have no way top run any kind of a background check on them so good luck. |
The $35+ jobs go to dedicated career nannies who have decades of experience with families who want (and can afford) true professional nannies. These nannies studied and understand early childhood development. They understand the scope of their work and aren't bullied by greedy agencies into doing daily housekeeper work while the children sit in front of the idiot box. |
Most families use nanny services until their child is two or three. Then they send their kids to daycare or preschool, or mom stays home if there's another child.
It's clear that's the case, because most nannies, on this board and elsewhere, are caring for infants and toddlers. There are some few families who are interested in and can afford nanny care until all of their kids are in school, and fewer yet who will keep a nanny until their kids are all driving or out of school. These people could probably pay even more than $35/hr if they wanted to. While I'm sure it's nice to have all of those credentials, you can pretty quickly pick up caring for a single infant/toddler in 5 years. There are plenty of good nannies for the average family at the rates WH nannies quotes. |
This. I agree. |
Why would a really good nanny accept $18. when plenty of families would happily pay $25. for a really good nanny? WH has average nannies for your average families. Where is the "creme de la creme"? |
+2 |
Nope, I'm the PP and I'm not a nanny. I have a nanny. I find it incredibly obnoxious that people accuse anyone who says they pay their nanny well of lying. I don't know why you people feel the need to say the hourly rates or bonuses are made up. They're not. If you are a nanny who doesn't make good money, maybe you need to find another job or maybe you're not worth it. And if you're an employer who pays their nanny less, maybe you're cheap or maybe your nanny isn't worth it. But just because you don't do something and other people do doesn't make you right and make them wrong. |
Just curious what your $25 /hr nanny and kids are doing while you regularly monitor dcurbanmom. Highly paid professionals don’t usually have time. |
What a complete fool you are. Glad you got called out on your lies, you troll. -Different Poster |
Your post doesn't make sense. Why would it be relevant what my kids and nanny were doing while I was posting on DCUM? In any event, it looks like I posted about 5:30, so they were playing games before dinner and I was waiting for a fax to come through so I could send it on before heading home so I decided to go on DCUM for a few minutes. And before you accuse me of not being a highly paid professional since I left work around 6 pm last night, I get in early in the morning because the traffic is better and I'm a morning person so I get more done then. But I'm done arguing with you. There's no way to prove what I pay my nanny or what I make, and I'm not interested in listening to you try to call foul on my life, so you won't hear from me again. |
Silence. |
I have been a nanny for many years, and I am a professional I don't fool around when it comes to my job. However, I notice that most family expect you to drive you car running here and there. I am not used to using my car for work and I refused to accept any position where I have to drive my car. Another thing which I've noticed while seeking employment is some family refused to pay more than $18.00 for two children but are stating all the things they expect you to do. Give them the same chores to do, they couldn't do it themselves. But since they are offering you a few $ they expect you be become Wonder Woman, Million $ Man, Super Man, Spider Man, and Super Girl. |
Well said. Most parents here don't know what they're doing. |