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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see anything in particular that would increase your rate. If you ran across the right family that has a child that has unique dietary needs you could spin your experience and background into asking them for more money (if they can afford it) but for a normal family childhood obesity isn't a concern if their kid isn't currently fat. Even if he is fat at the moment it's probably a family problem that you won't be able to fix anyways. Normal kids stay skinny by being kids. I think a fair rate for you would be $16 an hour based on your 4 years of experience.[/quote]

Thanks. I agree that it would take the right family to value the nutrition background. Would you say the degree is value added? A bachelors is not worth much anymore so I would not be surprised if someone without it charged the same rate.[/quote]

I think you are looking at it the wrong way, your degree doesn't add value when a family can only afford to pay $14 an hour. What it does is let you interview with more families who may only want to look at nannies with degrees and may be willing to offer something more like $18 an hour. I personally think it is a bad idea to go in and try to negotiate with families. They usually offer what they feel comfortable with. [/quote]

I  hope a family would not waste her time with such a low offer after seeing all of her accomplishments. When you interview a bunch of people it should be obvious that candidates with more training will command higher pay. Would you really offer her $14 after looking at her resumé, pp? She never said anything about hustling needy families either.  I think you are looking at this the wrong way. You are assuming OP will go in and demand a ridiculous rate, parents needs be damned.[/quote]

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