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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So the pay should be dependent on how many children she has and whether she is single or not? Wouldn't that discriminate in terms of pay against single people solely on the basis of them being single? Or childless? [/quote]
No. But as another poster has already said, any nanny you wish to employ on a full time basis, has a right to earn a "living" wage.[/quote]

Living wage as defined by the government is below what the OP mentions (15/hr).  If Maryland and DC got it wrong what is then living wage? A number please?[/quote]

Well everyone in the main forum thinks you need at least $100k, so why don't we start there!  :D  But for real, I'm not sure if the living wage is recalculated each year or not, and I would be curious what factors they use to determine it. Maybe if we knew what those were, and what they value or undervalue certain things at, we could have a real discussion. For example some posters have tried to compare their experiences as grad students 15 years ago to making the same amount today. Obviously it isn't the same. Apartments, even studios are not $750/month in reality. [/quote]

PP again. I wanted to add that if we are in agreement that a living wage should be the bottom of what is morally acceptable payment for someone who does the important work of caring for your child, shouldn't nannies with more experience and skills make more? I think $15/hour is an acceptable wage for a newbie nanny watching one infant. More kids, more experience, more responsibilities or chores should equal more money. If you agree with that, maybe we can all agree that no MB should come on here expecting to get the experienced, bilingual, highly recommended, laundry-doing, dinner-cooking, dish-washing, grocery-shopping, taxicab-driving, never late, never sick, always-smiling nanny that everyone wants for the bare minimum self sustaining living wage of $15/hour, or LESS. [/quote]
LOL! WELL said, PP.[/quote]

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