Am I asking for too much for live-in positions?
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Anonymous
| Hi all! I've been interviewing with families for live-in and live-out. The live-in families have been contacting me sooner than the live-out family. I am truly hoping to work with the live-out. Both live-out families are seeking 45-50 hours per week and I can not stay at their home during the weekend, so they assume I have a place and pay rent somewhere, correct? One family is offering $400 per week, other family is not trying to pay more than $600 per week. I'm asking for $700/week because 45-50 hours is a lot considering both families have toddler twins and one also have an infant! I do not NEED a place to live and in the DC area, I can barely manage rent with those prices. What's the going rate for live-in? Is it common that the nanny go home on the weekend? At this rate, I'll continue searching for live-out, I'll make more. I have 8 years of experience, and direct recent experience with the families kids' ages. Sorry for the typo's, I am on my phone! Thanks |
Anonymous
| There's no "going rate" in the nanny business. Sorry. |
Anonymous
| Thanks! So I'll consider live-out positions. |
Anonymous
| They want you to have your own place on the weekends? If I was paying full rent in an apartment for the month, there is no way I'd only sleep there 8 nights per month. NO no no. That makes no sense unless you plan on crashing on friend's couches. |
Anonymous
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It sounds to me as if a live-out position will work best for you.
Since you do not necessarily NEED a place to reside, and you also want to make the maximum amount of money you can, live-out positions are best for you. |
Anonymous
| I do live-in positions exclusively. If the family wants you to live-out weekends, they pay more. Live-in positions are only paid less than live-out positions if the family does not need a live-in and you choose to be paid less so as not to pay for housing for yourself. |
Anonymous
OP Here: that's what I was thinking! I'd have to crash at people places during the weekend just to get by which isn't ideal at all. |
Anonymous
| If you have to keep another residence for weekends you are LIVE OUT with a slave wage. Do not accept. |
Anonymous
Exactly. |
Anonymous
| OP Here: Thanks ladies!! I told both "live-in" families I was no longer available. |
Anonymous
| Either you pay rent and live elsewhere or you live in their house as a live in 7 days a week. You don't do both. |
Anonymous
Nope, I've interviewed with several families that are quite willing to pay for the flexibility of a live-in during the week and have the person live-out on the weekend. All of those positions start at 1k/week and go up from there. |
Anonymous
Really? Were they families from the area ? I'd love to interview with families like that. The most I was offered was $600/wk BEFORE taxes. |
Anonymous
Only one was in the DC area, three were out in CA, one was in CT and one was in NYC. |