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[quote=Anonymous]I've been offered a position as a live-in nanny. I am hoping to hear other people's experiences. Did you have set hours or were you working all the time? Is the salary less than a live-out? What were the living arrangements? I want to hear the good and the bad!

I have set hours. You need to have set hours or be paid for a 24 hour position (and even they have set time off!) If you don't have set hours your live in experience will be a nightmare and you will feel taken advantage of. My set hours are 8am- 7.30pm and I have also babysit up to twice a week.

Yes the salary will be less than a live out position. You are not paying for rent, utilities, food or transport too and the trade off for not paying for these things is not earning as much.

My living arrangements are: I have a bedroom and a bathroom (well I sometimes share the bathroom). The family pays for all the food I eat (except when I eat out). Somethings get added to the shopping list on my behalf (a different type of cheese, crackers, peanut butter, hot chocolate mix), and mostly I eat with the kids.

I think my live in position is a good live in position. I am happy where I am and do not feel taken advantage of. The plus sides for me are: not having to go "home" and the end of a working day and cook for myself, no commute on a 11 hour day (this is my favorite plus), any money I earn goes on what I want - no spending half of what I earn on rent, being able to roll out of bed 10m before I start work, and if the weather changes, or I get super dirty all of my stuff is where I work so I can just nip off to my room and change. 
The minus side is sometimes hearing the baby at night (when I'm going to sleep but I am a deep sleeper once I am asleep), lack of personal space - ie can't / don't want to be seen getting drunk, checking about guests, and sometimes feeling like you never leave work, ie you wander down to the kitchen for a glass of milk and even though you are no longer on the clock getting asked a work question.

I would not start work without getting a complete clarification of work hours and living arrangements. Ie what hours, any babysitting, rules for babysitting (I can sleep when I'm sitting at night), what food arrangements will be (I've seen ads for positions that will only feed you main meals when you are there, you may or may not be ok with this but i wouldn't be), what comes with the position? I have wifi and a tv in my room - don't forget to check if they have any banned foods![/quote]

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