How much should I charge???
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Anonymous
| So I family that I've known for a while contacted me and want to offer me a nanny position. They asked me how much I would charge and I'm not sure what I fair price to quote them is. I would be working an average of 15 hours a week so I figured I would change them $200 dollars a week, but the thing is mom is in the medical field and dad would be out of the country a year and they want me to include about include a few overnights a month in my rate. This would be a set rate whether they use the overnight time or not. I'm clueless on how much I should quote them. I would to give them a fair price but not make it seem like im overcharging them. Can anyone help me out??? |
Anonymous
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How many overnights do they want you to factor in?
How many kids are there, how old are they, do they sleep through the night? Where are you located? Why are you only charging $13/hr for your daytime work? (are you young, inexperienced, in a rural area, etc) |
Anonymous
| I believe they want to factor in at least 3 to 4 overnights....the little girl is in Kindergarden. I'm wanted to charge $13 because I hate to overcharge especially people who I know well. |
Anonymous
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Tell that that it is easier to pay for the overnights if and when they happen. Tell them it is hourly rate for all hours the child is awake and then set a flat rate for all sleeping hours (she most likely won't wake as she is in kindergarten). If you want to be fair and are willing to work for $13/hr, then a $50 flat rate for the child's sleeping hours seems like it could work.
I would never include this in the normal weekly/monthly rate, BUT if they really want to, I would make sure you had very SPECIFIC hours that the overnights would be (like always starting from your normal time off until whatever time the next day) so that you could never get ripped off by estimating the amount too low. |
Anonymous
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$50. for a night of 10+ hours is nothing. It should be at least 75-100 per night.
I never sleep properly when I need to be listening for a child who may potentially wake up and need something. |
Anonymous
| So I think asking them for $1100 a month is a fair price to ask them for.... |
Anonymous
What exactly would that include, OP? |
Anonymous
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OP, you need to make sure, 100%, that you know what they mean by "a few" overnights. To some, a few might mean 3. To others, it could mean 5....maybe even more. That is a big difference!
I agree that you should NOT factor in overnights to the base rate. It just sounds like trouble and hurt feelings waiting to happen. You need a set schedule, none of this "about 15 hours" and "a few overnights." No. It will bite you in the ass. It needs to be stated which dates, which hours, and how many overnights. if they need more, they can ask and you can agree to work or not. But you need to agree on at least a minimum. Trust me, I've been burned by this type of situation before (and it wasn't a random family -- it was a family who frequently told me I was family, always praised me, invited me out to family dinners, etc). |
Anonymous
| $1100 would basically be about 4 nights extra at $50 |
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You need to determine, and write out specifically in a work agreement, what exactly they mean by "overnights" How many per month? What would those hours be? Let's say that your normal hours will be 3p - 6p M - F, and you want to charge $13/hour, or $195/week. The employers want 1 overnight per week. That means staying past your regular end time and working into the next morning, or, coming in on a weekend night. For week night overnights, if the child goes to bed at 9pm, and you spend some time prepping for the morning and finishing anything up that needs doing for the evening, you will work from 6 - 10. Then calculate your overnight rate from 10p - 1 hour before you have to get the child up, say 5a. Then charge your regular rate from 5a - the time you have dropped the child off for the school day/or been relieved by the parents, say 8a. That means an "overnight" includes 7 additional hours at $13/hour plus $50 for sleeping hours. Therefore, if they want "overnights" during the week every week, they will need to pay you $13/hour x 22 hours, plus $50, or $336/week. If they want the occasional weekend overnight, you simply add any additional hours to that weeks paycheck. Don't sell yourself short on overnights. If they truly want and need that they need to pay what your time is worth. |