Who gets the best nannies?

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Anonymous wrote:Is it the highest bidder, or the nicest, or the best perks?

Or a combination of all of the above?

I don't have to read the other responses to answer this question. Within a pay range (let's say $20 to $25 an hour) the connection/gut feeling a nanny has is more important than an extra dollar an hour. However, when you are dealing in a lower range of compensation - like $15 to $20 an hour, the nanny goes with the highest bidder because she has to just to survive.

I pretty much agree. I really feel sorry for women trying to survive in this area on less than $20/hr, especially your nanny. She needs to be live-in with everything provided, or married and splitting expenses. Otherwise she's living hand-to-mouth, and who thinks that's a good thing?

Or sharing a rental apartment or home with one or more roommates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it the highest bidder, or the nicest, or the best perks?

Or a combination of all of the above?

I don't have to read the other responses to answer this question. Within a pay range (let's say $20 to $25 an hour) the connection/gut feeling a nanny has is more important than an extra dollar an hour. However, when you are dealing in a lower range of compensation - like $15 to $20 an hour, the nanny goes with the highest bidder because she has to just to survive.

I pretty much agree. I really feel sorry for women trying to survive in this area on less than $20/hr, especially your nanny. She needs to be live-in with everything provided, or married and splitting expenses. Otherwise she's living hand-to-mouth, and who thinks that's a good thing?

Or sharing a rental apartment or home with one or more roommates.

For a modest, but safe place in the DC area, you're looking at $1,000+ a month... unless you're sharing your bedroom. How do you do that on $20/hr? Show your imagined monthly budget, please.