The $15 per hour nanny

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is no way you are paying some $15/hr and withholding all of the correct taxes.

We had a hard time finding someone at $20 that would do that.

You can absolutely find a 15.00 nanny! We did and we live in DC. Most jobs in the DC area pay roughly at 13.00 an hour and require just as much time on your 'feet' and 'running around' . A nanny job at least has some 'downtime' when the baby is sleeping, and allows them to 'rest' and 'relax' when playing with their charges.

You are clearly delusional. Seek help.

She’s not delusional, but she likely screens as well as McDonald’s does. I have been more thorough finding a pet sitter than some families are when hiring childcare. They simply don’t see the value in hiring a qualified person.

Perhaps there’s a correlation with the booming special needs industry. Who knows.

I’d want to have the best possible care during the 0-3 “foundational” years. It’s an investment in future success.

The essential ingredients are:
1. Stability
2. Competence
3. Love

A pediatrician told me this. I think she was right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s currently a parent offering $16 for infant care in Cleveland Park. Heartbreaking.

Nannies really out here accepting these jobs?!

Can we hear from some of those nannies...Why would anyone accept this? What’s it like working for a family that clearly can not afford a nanny?

[Anonymous]

Most likely those sitters can’t speak English, so they can’t respond here.

[Anonymous]

Anyone know where to report neighbors who employ a woman in VA off the books. I think she's also here illegally.

[Anonymous]

Why do you want to do that?
Maybe talk to them about it first...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you want to do that?
Maybe talk to them about it first...

Talk to them about how it feels to break laws by taking advantage of poor people?

[Anonymous]

Sad how parents are still offering 15/hr on this site. They should at least acknowledge that they understand it’s way below average, but that’s all they can afford.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sad how parents are still offering 15/hr on this site. They should at least acknowledge that they understand it’s way below average, but that’s all they can afford.

Not as sad as people resurrecting 6 year old threads to whine about their favorite trope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sad how parents are still offering 15/hr on this site. They should at least acknowledge that they understand it’s way below average, but that’s all they can afford.

Not as sad as people resurrecting 6 year old threads to whine about their favorite trope.

So says the guilty one? Too bad the same issues keep repeating themselves. Why start a new thread on the same old topic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Our DC nanny works 50 hours a week.

She's a fool when she could do better flipping burgers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sad how parents are still offering 15/hr on this site. They should at least acknowledge that they understand it’s way below average, but that’s all they can afford.

Not as sad as people resurrecting 6 year old threads to whine about their favorite trope.

Then don’t click.

[Anonymous]

I can’t believe how many nannies accept $18hr for one child and $20 for a nanny share.

[Anonymous]

Less than $20 an hour? These are desperate girls/women who cannot speak proper English and have no understanding of child development. Many have no working papers.

But many parents are apparently willing to settle for this.

Assuming there is a spouse or a trust fund involved, I would quit my job and take care of my own kids if I could not afford a real nanny or high quality daycare. Not worth the trade-off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Less than $20 an hour? These are desperate girls/women who cannot speak proper English and have no understanding of child development. Many have no working papers.

But many parents are apparently willing to settle for this.

Assuming there is a spouse or a trust fund involved, I would quit my job and take care of my own kids if I could not afford a real nanny or high quality daycare. Not worth the trade-off.

I have to agree.

[Anonymous]

I live in DC. We pay our Nanny 18.00 an hour, and she cooks for us and cleans our house. We gave her a raise from 15.00 we were paying her a year ago.

She is amazing, and really loves our kid.