What would you do? Job reoffer

[Anonymous]

Back in September my husband and I interviewed nannies for our then 7 week old daughter.

We selected one nanny that we really liked and offered her the job .

25 hours a week 9 am to 2 pm at $250.
She told us she would have to think about it.
When she got back to us she said she appreciated the offer and would love to work for us, but she was hoping the offer would be more in line with her experience and what was outlined in her profile $15 to $20 an hour or $ 375 to $500 .
Would we consider something close to that.

We told her we were going to offer the job to some one else and get back to her. She thanked said, she was sorry we couldn't come to an agreement and wished us luck.

We found someone to work at the $250. Monday will be her 3rd week. While she is nice, she is not very reliable has already called out a few times, and she doesn't do much with the baby.

I heard through the grapevine our top candidate is or will be available. She took a short term job covering another nanny's maternity leave.

Should I call her up and offer her the job?

If I do what should I offer her?

[Anonymous]

Couldn't hurt. Sounds like you learned your lesson that hiring someone who will work for such a low wage is not always the best decision. Yes they are cheap but why are they so cheap ? Offer her 18-20 per hr.

[Anonymous]

$10 an hour is very low. I would offer at least $14' more if you want housekeeping and other help.

[Anonymous]

Shea already made it clear that you need to pay her at least $15 for her to accept an offer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back in September my husband and I interviewed nannies for our then 7 week old daughter.

We selected one nanny that we really liked and offered her the job .

25 hours a week 9 am to 2 pm at $250.
She told us she would have to think about it.
When she got back to us she said she appreciated the offer and would love to work for us, but she was hoping the offer would be more in line with her experience and what was outlined in her profile $15 to $20 an hour or $ 375 to $500 .
Would we consider something close to that.

We told her we were going to offer the job to some one else and get back to her. She thanked said, she was sorry we couldn't come to an agreement and wished us luck.

We found someone to work at the $250. Monday will be her 3rd week. While she is nice, she is not very reliable has already called out a few times, and she doesn't do much with the baby.

I heard through the grapevine our top candidate is or will be available. She took a short term job covering another nanny's maternity leave.

Should I call her up and offer her the job?

If I do what should I offer her?

What area do you live in, OP?

[Anonymous]

I don't really understand your question. She told you her minimum rate. You could try offering a dollar or two less, but I suspect she's holding out for a job that will pay her bills.

[Anonymous]

It'll be useless to offer her a job below her stated rate, if that's what you're thinking. My minimum rate is based on what I need to earn to live. I can't go below just because I like the family, not unless the family decided to take over my rent.

Up your offer to what she's asking and see what she says.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back in September my husband and I interviewed nannies for our then 7 week old daughter.

We selected one nanny that we really liked and offered her the job .

25 hours a week 9 am to 2 pm at $250.
She told us she would have to think about it.
When she got back to us she said she appreciated the offer and would love to work for us, but she was hoping the offer would be more in line with her experience and what was outlined in her profile $15 to $20 an hour or $ 375 to $500 .
Would we consider something close to that.

We told her we were going to offer the job to some one else and get back to her. She thanked said, she was sorry we couldn't come to an agreement and wished us luck.

We found someone to work at the $250. Monday will be her 3rd week. While she is nice, she is not very reliable has already called out a few times, and she doesn't do much with the baby.

I heard through the grapevine our top candidate is or will be available. She took a short term job covering another nanny's maternity leave.

Should I call her up and offer her the job?

If I do what should I offer her?

She didn't flat out say no before, she thought it over. Now she again finds herself unemployed. I would try again to make your original offer with just a small bump. You originally offered $250 a week, so offer $275 or if you can stretch it do $300 and she will probably take it. This is how you get a high quality nanny for a budget price.

Good luck OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back in September my husband and I interviewed nannies for our then 7 week old daughter.

We selected one nanny that we really liked and offered her the job .

25 hours a week 9 am to 2 pm at $250.
She told us she would have to think about it.
When she got back to us she said she appreciated the offer and would love to work for us, but she was hoping the offer would be more in line with her experience and what was outlined in her profile $15 to $20 an hour or $ 375 to $500 .
Would we consider something close to that.

We told her we were going to offer the job to some one else and get back to her. She thanked said, she was sorry we couldn't come to an agreement and wished us luck.

We found someone to work at the $250. Monday will be her 3rd week. While she is nice, she is not very reliable has already called out a few times, and she doesn't do much with the baby.

I heard through the grapevine our top candidate is or will be available. She took a short term job covering another nanny's maternity leave.

Should I call her up and offer her the job?

If I do what should I offer her?

She didn't flat out say no before, she thought it over. Now she again finds herself unemployed. I would try again to make your original offer with just a small bump. You originally offered $250 a week, so offer $275 or if you can stretch it do $300 and she will probably take it. This is how you get a high quality nanny for a budget price.

Good luck OP.

If I were a nanny and a prospective employer did that, I would hang up on them and then block their calls. That is seriously insulting.

[Anonymous]

If I were this nanny and you offered a bit more than you did last week. I would only take it if I were desperate and continue to job hunt until I found a decent job at a decent wage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Back in September my husband and I interviewed nannies for our then 7 week old daughter.

We selected one nanny that we really liked and offered her the job .

25 hours a week 9 am to 2 pm at $250.
She told us she would have to think about it.
When she got back to us she said she appreciated the offer and would love to work for us, but she was hoping the offer would be more in line with her experience and what was outlined in her profile $15 to $20 an hour or $ 375 to $500 .
Would we consider something close to that.

We told her we were going to offer the job to some one else and get back to her. She thanked said, she was sorry we couldn't come to an agreement and wished us luck.

We found someone to work at the $250. Monday will be her 3rd week. While she is nice, she is not very reliable has already called out a few times, and she doesn't do much with the baby.

I heard through the grapevine our top candidate is or will be available. She took a short term job covering another nanny's maternity leave.

Should I call her up and offer her the job?

If I do what should I offer her?

She didn't flat out say no before, she thought it over. Now she again finds herself unemployed. I would try again to make your original offer with just a small bump. You originally offered $250 a week, so offer $275 or if you can stretch it do $300 and she will probably take it. This is how you get a high quality nanny for a budget price.

Good luck OP.

Don't do this OP. This is how you get a high quality nanny for a budget price, until someone that can afford her comes along, and you're left wondering why your lovely nanny, who you "treated like family", had the gall to ditch you. Your child deserves stability. You need to adjust your rate or your expectations, but you cannot realistically expect to pay a high quality nanny a shit quality rate and keep her.

[Anonymous]

You should offer her $375.

[Anonymous]

As I am sure you learned from your current nanny experience, you get what you pay for in life. Paying for a ten dollar an hour nanny will get you a lousy nanny which sounds to me what you got.

Is it that your family cannot afford to pay more or are you simply trying to cut childcare co$ts here OP?

Can't you just afford to pay what this nanny is asking?

If you cannot afford to pay her at the very least, the $375 she requested, then I would cut my losses and just start a fresh search.

Because even if this nanny accepted your job offer for less than her $15/Hr for whatever reason, in time she would grow resentful of not making what she was used to and what she knew her worth was and you would eventually be left w/out any childcare sooner rather than later. Plus your poor child does not need a revolving door of nannies in his life.

[Anonymous]

If you really like the candidate who passed on your job, go ahead and reoffer it. However, you should raise your rate to meet her minimum. It sounds like she was clear and professional about her rate, and if you want this specific nanny, you will need to meet her rate.

Alternatively, you could start your search again and find another candidate in your budget. Depending on your location, your rate might be fair and you might find yourself a good nanny. I disagree with the PP who constantly harps on the "you get what you pay for". Frankly, that attitude is insulting to nannies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I were this nanny and you offered a bit more than you did last week. I would only take it if I were desperate and continue to job hunt until I found a decent job at a decent wage.

This. Pay her what she wants ($15/hr) or keep looking until you find the right person for the situation you are offering. Otherwise SHE will be the one to keep looking. Where do you live, OP, that nannies get $10/hour?