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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a daily morning nanny/housekeeper for two hours every morning. She’s worked for me for 2 years starting when my only child was 6.  She takes care of breakfast/lunch/backpack reset/very short walk to bus/drive to very nearby summer camps.

She also does our laundry, dishes, vacuums, cleans bathrooms (not shower scrubbing but she does toilets), changes sheets.

For these services I pay her $30/hr for a total of $300 weekly. It’s an indulgence and I view it as self care that vastly improves my everyday existence.

It’s just my child and I, plus our cat (she feeds in the AM but doesn’t do litter).

She has two weeks of vacation, plus she’s paid if we are out of town, and if she calls out, I pay her regardless.

I think the wage is fair for what she does - I have a low maintenance child who is more independent by the day and can, at this point, go to the bus himself.

She has asked for a raise and I’d like to know what is reasonable. She’s asking for a raise at the same time that I’m asking myself if I need her so much. I also have a friend who lives nearby who might be interested in having her come a few days per week, so that might be a solution to giving her more $ and less hours. Welcome your thoughts. [/quote]

Wow, I would love to find someone who would do this level of work for me for $30/hour, and come every day for two hours. I have scoured care.com, offered $35 for childcare only with a 2 hour minimum (basically just wanting someone to get my children up and out the door on days I need to leave early-I have offered to pay the $70 for two hours even if they don’t work two hours) and have never been able to find someone consistent, much less someone who would also clean and do laundry.

Where did you find this person?  If you refuse to raise her rate and she decides to leave then can you post her contact info here so someone else can hire her?[/quote]

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