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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]23:08, 12/hr is a high school babysitter's wage, not a nanny's.[/quote]

I was speaking hypothetically and I am not suggesting OP should be paid $12/hr.  I am just making the point that parents have a budget in mind, and are unlikely to pay dramatically more than that, regardless of a candidate's qualifications.  Similarly, every candidate has the option to take or not take a job offered.  But a parent offering $12/hr is VERY unlikely to say, "oh, I didn't realize that was a sitter's wage and you are a nanny so sure, I'll pay you $20/hr."  Instead, a parent offering $12/hr is going to keep looking and eventually [b]make[/b] alternative child care arrangements that better suit their budget (be it a sitter, a less expensive [b]nanny[/b], day care, a parent staying at home, or whatever).  Similarly, OP should absolutely negotiate, but if there is a significant gap between the numbers, she should be prepared to continue her job search.  [/quote][/quote]

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