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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your worth as an employee is what someone is willing to pay you.  Agree it is not worth it to child care for a few hours without a premium pay but people demanding $30 an hour may not be reasonable.  Remember a parent has to earn much more than that including paying for their taxes and other expenses and what is left over is what they can pay you with.[/quote]

And the other hand, if a nanny can get $30 an hour from a wealthier employer, why would she turn it down?

And if the nanny is overpricing herself, she will learn that when she isn't offered positions.  No point in arguing about it.  [/quote]

A nanny should get as much as she can but if the market rate is less, than you are going to have a much harder time getting a job and the expectations will be higher.  For a nanny to say she wants $30 an hour and not willing to do anything to help around the house is a bit much in terms of demands when someone else is willing to do the same job only better for less.  You see people rambling about job creep when you are basically replacing the Mom at home so she can work to pay your salary, so helping out more is a reasonable request.  If a parent is paying $30 an hour, they have to have a very high income to cover that as they still have to pay taxes, work expenses, etc. so they have to be making twice that much.  Some parents are, some aren't.  But, you can demand what ever you want and some will pay, but many will not see that as a fair price and pass on you.  Even wealthy families may not be paying $30 an hour.[/quote]

Excuse me, but no.  I’ve had positions in which I was “replacing Mom” and Dad too.  I had full authority to decide everything.  It’s apples and oranges.  If you want to be replaced, find someone comfortable with that level of authority and pay a decent wage for it.  If not, negotiate for what duties and authority is relevant to your positions, and negotiate the rate, or find someone else who wants what you can offer.[/quote]

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