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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I recently took a new full time nanny job after working as a part time nanny for the last 7 years. I have guaranteed pay, am scheduled from 8 am to 6 pm M-F, and paid $700 a week, plus a small monthly allowance for gas, insurance, etc. The family use to have a nanny car, but decided to sell it, so I also drive my vehicle while on the clock.
 
While I was negoigating my pay, I mentioned wanting to be paid overtime but was told nannies don't get overtime and that I'd be salaried and make $700 a week, whether I worked or not and that sometimes they'd get home at 3 and I'd be paid for the whole time anyway. I (naively) agreed, and am now feeling overworked and underpaid. Yes, I have had an unexpected day off here or there and gotten to leave early once or twice,  but I mostly leave work between 5:20 and 5:45 every day. When I add in my commute, I am devoting 12 hours every day to this job and it is just too much. I feel stupid for taking it without overtime and am exhausted. I also do light housework (load and unload dishwasher, do my charge's laundry, and tidy the play areas). I don't live in DC, but another large city. I'm not sure what to do, any advice would be appreciated.[/quote]

OP, here's the thing. Your problem is not overtime. Yes, nannnies are entitled to overtime. But it sounds like you are being paid, albeit a low rate, for 10 hours a day even though you normally work less. We can't know what market rates are in your city, but there are very few places where $12/hr is not at least within the range of normal, even if it is at the very low end of normal. All that being said, only you can decide if this job is just too many hours for not enough work. In that case, there's really nothing to do but look for a new job. I'd be really clear in the future about what base rate is being offered, what overtime is being built into the guarnteed rate, and when additional overtime kicks in. But, as you've noticed, at the end of the day, its a personal decision about when the entire package is just not enough[/quote]

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