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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A norm of any sort is the way people are willing to behave and what others are willing to accept about that behavior.  An example would be: most people think it's outside the norm to resort to name calling in response to a discussion.

Speaking of norms, it is also important to note that norms are often different by profession and by the nature of the position (and by geographical market, per above).  Most often, those salaried people (who are trying to understand what to pay their nanny for an overnight rate) don't get a single dollar extra for working overtime at their own jobs - perfectly legally, I might add.  They travel, spend overnights, even work through weekends as part of their positions, without a single dollar more of salary.  And in many cases, one of the parents who a nanny works for doesn't make very much more money annually than the nanny.

This may play in to the frequent disconnect between nannies and employers on this subject.

But it's ridiculous to assume that nanny employers are cheap or otherwise inappropriate to try to negotiate an overnight rate.

Contrary to the constant trolling here, employers are not all cheap wealthy people who look down upon our nannies and use them like caterers for a fancy party.

Many of us seek just to "break even" financially for a few years as households because we we could lose our careers if we pause them entirely when our kids are too young for school.

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Many of you simply cannot afford a nanny. 
You are not entitled to the most elite form of childcare, any more than you are entitled to the biggest house in your neighborhood, or the most elite private school you can find.[/quote]

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