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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I pay above market to ensure my nanny that is very flexible on schedule (always willing and able to stay late or come early) and pitches in a huge amount around the house without being asked stays very happy.  She makes our lives so much easier than a typical nanny would [/quote]

Ha ha!  What is a “typical nanny” in your little world?  [/quote]

Not sure why you're being nasty.  Most nannies have families or other life commitments to get to after work which is totally normal and understandable but makes it worth it to me to pay more to keep my nanny who is extremely accommodating on schedule.  Similarly, my nanny spends all of nap time finding helpful things to do around our house without being asked - emptying bathroom trashcans, folding non-child laundry, cleaning out the fridge (yep - i came home the other day and she'd done that on her own), I totally get why many nannies want to keep their scope related to childcare and child-related chores and am therefore willing to pay her more for going so above and beyond what you'd generally expect of someone in the role.  Like any job, your pay increases if you add more value  to your employer than an average person in the role.  She goes above and beyond to make our lives vey easy so we compensate her accordingly.[/quote]

+1 Something for the "I don't empty dishwashers" nannies to consider.   Different strokes for different folks, but "value added" should be noted and rewarded.
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Reading this makes me so thankful I have employers [b]who value their children enough [/b]to know that taking care of their children is enough value to pay me well. I don’t have to bend over backwards as a maid/nanny to show I have value bc they see it in how I take care of their children. But like you said so eloquently, “different strokes for different folks.”[/quote]

+1. Some seem to find value in a nanny/housekeeper rather than a nanny/teacher.  That’s fine if that is what the nanny and employer agreed to.  I specifically hired a nanny to keep my children engaged and active.  [b]We already have a housekeeper.  I would personally feel so embarrassed if my children’s nanny took rotting food out of our refrigerator or had to fold my underwear. [/b] [/quote]

1. Very, very few nanny employers can afford two full-time employees.  Just because some employers cannot, doesn't mean they value their children less.  The household that is stretching its budget to hire a full-time nanny definitely values their children and quality child care.  There are just not that many über rich households.  Nannies will need to compete for these positions, which often involve tradeoffs/sacrifices of their own such as overtime, required travel, working holidays.

2. If you view cleaning and laundry as a personal chore that you would not hire out, that's your decision.  But if you would have a housekeeper do it but not a nanny you are just attributing a different status to one employee over another.

3.  Some people need nanny/teachers; others need nanny/housekeepers.  That's what contracts are for.  Obviously, if the nanny covers the household chores that  housekeeper would do, the employer might be able to/be motivated to pay her more, which is the relevance to this thread.

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