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[quote=Anonymous]$12.50/hour on NYE is *insanely low*.  Heck, it’s insanely low for one child on a regular day (assuming the one nanny per child model). A sitter can easily earn $20/hour for one kid on a regular night, let alone on NYE (we pay $25/hour for one child plus money for dinner, and no diapers involved).  They will presumably each be caring for one kid, which means they should *at least* be making a standard rate (each) for the awake hours - not the standard rate divided by two!!

Have you spoken to them about their rates?  My sitter usually charges $40/hour and up on NYE - the base rate is for one child.

The fact that you are paying for them to eat should not diminish the hourly rate - it is a perk for *you* to have them travel to a hotel and be accessible - and how else would they eat under the circumstances?  Be forced to pay high prices for room service since they cannot leave the room?  Absolutely not. The “skyline” view and all of the other stuff you’ve thrown in go in the same category - it does not, in any way, offset the standard compensation.

Prepare to double your estimate.
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