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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, please don't get offended with what I say.  You sound educated. Why on earth did you agree to such a ridiculously low rate? Nanny shares run $18-$22 for TWO children, not three.  A three-child share would be too much for most nannies, which is why you don't see them very often.

Secondly, your payment arrangement seems very complicated. Shares, like other nanny pay arrangements, should be with guaranteed hours, not every family running your hours every week and paying at different rates for a different number of hours every week.  This is impossible for you to live on and plan your budget like normal people.

I don't actually believe you can bring this arrangement to a normal setup.  Best you quit and find a normal share with normal parents at a NORMAL rate. You are underpaid, and it's messy.  Leave. [/quote]

I wouldn't have an issue with doing a share in which there was a contract that stated the families' hours wouldn't match up.  However, I would require that hours be guaranteed for each family, and that guarantee would be based on normal rates for any hours for which the family habitually would have care solo.

Example:
Smith, Johnson and Green families
Smith M-F 8.30-5
Johnson M-F 9.30-6.30
Green M-F 9-5.30
If rates are $15/hour for 1 child, and $10/child for two or more, each family would guarantee:
Smith: M-F 9-5 @ $10/hour, 8.30-9 @ $22.50/hour (overtime for single family).  Family guarantees $456.25.
Johnson: M-F 9.30-5.30 @ 10/hour, 5.30-6.30 @ $22.50/hour (overtime for single family).  Family guarantees $512.50.
Green M-F 9-5 @ $10/hour, 5-5.30 @ $15/hour (overtime at share rate).  Family guarantees $437.50.

For this example, nanny would work 8.30 to 6.30 and deal with moving between houses (different start and end times would mean starting in one house and ending in another).  Transportation would be impractical without a triple stroller and a vehicle which fits [b]3 infant strollers[/b], so nanny would only move between the two houses as required for the schedule.  Nanny would have $1406.25 guaranteed because this is a mess and any nanny who agreed to something like this needs to be well compensated.  I can understand three parents wanting their kids who are best friends to grow up together, but it's still crazy.[/quote]

I meant infant car seats, oops.[/quote]

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