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[quote=Anonymous]I know I am going to get flamed for this. but I am also hopeful that I can get some good ideas here too. We have three kids but oldest is in school and middle will do 4 day a week preschool. So sometimes all three and sometimes only 1 kid. We pay hourly rate as the same whether nanny has all or just one.

We can only pay 23/hour. (Don't live in DC anymore, so this is low average not scandalously low). We give all federal holidays, two weeks at Christmas and week at Thanksgiving plus another week of nanny choice. We have been very flexible when she needs time or wants to leave early or take a long weekend. We are good employers and managers. We encourage self care. We are rarely late (if we ever are it is because of a highway accident) and we communicate clearly about it and pay overtime (as we should). We stock food nanny likes. We don't ask for any chores (other than.lunch prep and help.kids clean up their mess). We don't ask nanny to do anything during nap time and are not looking to "fill her hours". We let her go early on the rare occasions that we are home early. We are not insane and not micromanagers. Our biggest rules are around COVID safety.

. We take care of MIL who has Parkinson's and heart conditions, so we pulled DDs our of daycare and did a nanny. Youngest still can't mask, so daycare really is out of the question right now.

Our nanny is going back to college so she is leaving in July. She has been with us 2 years so I think we are good employers and easy to work for.

My frustration is that I can't find anyone to replace her. I think so of the autonomy and flexibility is worth something, even though we can't pay more. But I can't even get people to answer my care.com.ads.

I know the snark is that I am looking for something I can't afford and that's why I can't find it and not everyone can have a nanny and that's life. And I hear you but I feel really stuck right now with primary caring MIL and really needing to be COVID cautious.

Any ideas how to market the perks a little more to drum up interest. Can I sell the perks enough to get someone to take the position. After having a crazy af boss, I would take a normal and nice manager for a little.less rather than a toxic environment.

Thanks for any help.[/quote]

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