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[quote=Anonymous]I truly do not understand the vitriol here, and why anyone thinks these rants make any difference.

I'm an MB.  When I looked for a nanny I had a gazillion applications and roughly 4 top choices (after reviewing qualifications, experience, recommendations, etc...)   All were competent, qualified, experienced people I would consider professionals.  All had more than 15 years of experience as full-time nannies.  All of them quoted me their hourly (or in several instances, weekly) rates.  The rate range spanned $14-18 per hour, in Montgomery County, two years ago.  The narrowness, and competitiveness, of the range and applications was striking.  Great if you're the employer, a tougher reality if you're looking for a job.

We chose the person who was the best fit for our family, and given the rate range we did not have to make that choice based on money.

If all four of our top candidates had quoted us rates in the $18-25 range we would have hired within that market reality, and maybe the money would have influenced our decision.

That is a free market economy.  I do not accept the position that I should be paying more than I am out of some sort of "noblesse oblige" thinking.

We are all subject to the economic realities of our life circumstances and our choices, and we make whatever decisions and choices are necessary and appropriate for us.

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