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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Housework and guaranteed are handled differently in different shares. OP- you need to learn to take responsibility for negotiating upfront. There is no universal you should be getting X entitlement and you need to think through what is important for you.

There are very few fantasy jobs that involve no housework, high pay, guaranteed hours with families taking off weeks and weeks of vacation, unlimited PTO etc etc. You negotiate, compromise, and come up with a mutually acceptable offer. This doesn't always mean that both sides are thrilled with what they are getting/giving but both sides have agreed in good faith and there are no further expectations of what you should or shouldn't get. [/quote]

PP, this is misleading.

No nanny here has suggested that they feel entitled to unlimited PTO, weeks and weeks of paid vacation, or even high pay (whatever you mean by that). What IS standard are guaranteed hours, child-related housework (trending towards none in a share, to be fair to both parties), and a living wage. An employer who can't be satisfied offering those things has no business employing anyone in their home.[/quote]

If nannies are legally hourly employees then I don't get the guaranteed hours. I don't pay my nanny guaranteed hours. She works, she gets paid. Also, what's a living wage? Many people work for min wage. Is that a living wage? If not then maybe those people (nannies included) should get the education and degrees so they can have a career which pays a better, living wage?[/quote]

Are you being intentionally obtuse or do you really live under a rock? The minimum wage in our country puts someone solidly below the poverty line, so no it is not a living wage. Guaranteed hours is about reserving someone's availability, which for most hourly employees isn't necessary as there are other employees to pick up their slack. Unless you have multiple nannies, or backups for when she gives your hours away because you don't always use them, its in your best interest to secure your time slot. The idea that anyone who wants an education can just wake up and get it one day is a fairy tale. I'm a 22 year old nanny working to afford going back to school and biding my time until I'm eligible for financial aid because my parents have the ability but not the desire to help me. I wish it were as easy as you say to snap my fingers and be in school. Its not. [/quote]

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