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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What a shame.

Most parents in DC area want the special care but very cheap about it.

They make good money, complain that this area is expnsive as if their nannies commute to their place from Texas or something. Hello? We live in this expensive area too.

DC area parents would pay $100s on massages, haircuts but want a nanny they can slave. No nanny should expect a job that pays less than $20 per hour per child.

And parents, remmeber. A nanny is not a house keeper. A nanny is there to take care, love, nurture and keep your child safe not clean up after your mess.

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$20 per hour per child?  You've got to be kidding me.  I know it's just a handful of nannies on this site, but they sure work hard at inflating the rate. 
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Bet you pay your dog walker more per hour. How about your mancure or pedicures? A nanny takes care of your precious child. If it was easy YOU would be doing it[/quote]

No, I don't.  I don't pay $20 per hour per anything.  So if I have 3 kids, I'm supposed to pay a nanny $60 per hour?   I know all the nannies would say yes, by that's just ridiculous.  I may as well quit my job.  At least I would get to spend time with my kids if I did.

And I don't have a dog walker, I don't get my nails done, and I don't go to Starbucks.  We're not all wealthy people to exploit. [/quote]

Bet you are not a math major.

I think the poster meant to say one child per hour should start at $20 and if you have 2 children a reasonable adjustment can be made. Us nannies in the area are just saying that most parents here think paying a nanny $12-$15 is okay. Well, it is not.
If you are not able to afford it then do not get a nanny. There are daycares for families like you. You want a person's full time attention for your child then you must pay for it. Same thing goes for public schools vs private schools or even tutors. When you want your dhild to learn how to play the guitar group rates and private lessons do not cost the same right? So why can you parents not understand hiring a nanny is the same?

i think your u are feeling entitled to a nanny only because you went to college and are somewhat better than 'the help' if you cannot afford a nanny check out daycares. [/quote]

Wow.  Those are a lot of nasty assumptions just because I said I didn't want to be exploited.  For the record, we don't have a nanny.  We thought about it and can afford to pay well above market.  But then we read the many nasty posts like yours and get really turned off.  We have no room for all the drama.

We've had sitters who didn't go to college, but were the nicest, most caring people you'd ever meet.  I don't care if you, PP, went to college, have a masters, or a doctorate.  I would still want nothing to do with you. [/quote]

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