I disagree. Not for the Washington area, where you pay 25-30/hr for newborn care. |
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Also, Nanny Deb, you make a lot of assumptions (nanny drops off/picks up at preschool and does housework). You're just looking for a fight. But that's how it works around here, right? |
Ok, Ms Nasty. |
Mrs. Nasty |
Really? Are you sure? |
If your duties/responsibilities at your office were increased 100 percent, would you be content with with $1 to $2/ he raise? No, you would not. If one kid is $18/an hour and you think you should only pay $2.00 an hour more for twice as much work? |
"Anonymous wrote:
Is $1-2 more per hour reasonable? And that is for gross pay, right? If your duties/responsibilities at your office were increased 100 percent, would you be content with with $1 to $2/ he raise? No, you would not. If one kid is $18/an hour and you think you should only pay $2.00 an hour more for twice as much work?" Here is the difference though. If my duties increased 100% I would be working way more hours to get it done. Nanny is working same hours as before although yes a more demanding position. How much you need to bump her by depends on how much you already pay her compared to what she could get starting over again with a new family and similar circumstances. Our nanny has been willing to work for less than the amazingly high %age increases I see quoted here because she values staying closer to home vs commuting to DC so location can also be a factor. |
Nannies should charge by the child. $18-$20/hr for taking care of two kids or more is ridiculous. |
False dichotomy. A nanny's workload doesn't increase by 100% and any nanny who thinks so is not a very good nanny. The standard is $1-2/hr for a reason. |
Just curious if OP asked the nanny what she would expect .. of even if she is willing to take on the responsibility of a 3 yo and newborn .. especially depending on 3yo's preschool schedule (or not). |
So says our troll nonsense poster. |
Agreed. |
I don't know any FT nannies with a charge in preschool who is NOT responsible for getting them to and from school. And I know a lot of nannies. ![]() I also know that by the time a 2nd child arrives, nannies are often doing more around the house because many employers have slacked off. At the start of a job dishes/trash/etc. might have been a shared responsibility between nanny and parent(s), but often that sort of "dirty work" becomes nanny's job alone. So suggesting that a nanny to a 3 yo in preschool 6 - 9 hours a week who is currently working 11 hours a day M- F doing standard nanny tasks plus some household assistance like dirty work and groceries/errands can easily and simply add infant care to her plate for an additional $50- $100/week is, to me, ludicrous. And I have been through this transition 5 times over the years. ![]() |
Right. You're cheap. |