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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a nanny who usually asks about salary during the phone interview. W/gasoline in CA being $4.25/gal. it would be unwise for me to drive all over town chasing jobs that don't pay me a living wage.

I would say 50% of prospective families have given me grief over asking about salary. 
They say since I am bringing up salary so soon in the process that I must be only thinking of their child as a ca$h cow. Nothing could be further from the truth.
These days, w/families offering $5/Hr you just never know what you will run into. Before you drive across town for an interview, one must have a general idea how much the job offers so one will know if it is a potential good fit or not. It also saves the family time as well since they will only be meeting w/nannies who are okay working for the amount of salary that is being offered.[/quote]

MB here - I agree w/ this.  Much better for all parties to be as clear as possible, as early as possible, about the expectations and range for compensation etc...  That doesn't mean there isn't room for negotiation but a prospective employer should be able to say some range of hourly or weekly rate - dependent on experience, qualification, references, etc... and a prospective nanny should be able to state some range of minimum compensation expectation - dependent on job specifics, total compensation package, etc...[/quote]

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