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I have always said those nannies are troll(s) for one, and 2, I'm married so my rates don't need to be sky high. Stability is more important. And 3, I am also a business owner with a second income. My point was that many nannies make little more than PP made 10-15 years ago, and apartment costs, utility costs, and transportation costs are unrecognizeable from what she paid. She and many others are comparing apples to oranges. [/quote]
This is off topic but if you're lowering your rates because you're married, you're being (I don't want to say stupid) imprudent.  The rates for services have nothing to do with the personal circumstances of the service provider. They have everything to do with the value of these services in the marketplace. Even if you had a trust fund, you should still charge market rates.

I don't think anyone said that the nanny should find that elusive unicorn of the $750 Dupont studio.  The point was that people who are starting their careers live modestly, in small, often shared apartments. Being strapped when you're young or work a low-pay job is entirely normal! [/quote]

For the last time, not every nanny is just starting her career. Some of these women have been doing this for 20 years, yet you all still want to pay them $15/hour with only 2 weeks of vacation, one of which you choose. Its BS. [/quote]

No - it's the profession and the reality of the competition.  I'll pay what I need to pay.  IF I have great people available to me at $15/hr then I will hire one of them.  If I have to pay $20/hr to get what I want then I'll pay $20/hr.

Pretty simple really.

If you can't earn what you want or need change jobs, change professions, take on additional work, pursue additional credentials to increase your rate, etc...  But if an employer has a qualified applicant pool at rates lower than your you will be out of luck.  If your pound of grapes is a dollar cheaper at Safeway than at Whole Foods you'll buy them at Safeway right?  Still good fruit, just a better deal.  [/quote]

I think that is the sad sad disconnect here. You think paying a nanny is the same thing as buying grapes. One doesn't have bills to pay. One doesn't love your kids. One doesn't rock them to sleep when you aren't there. One doesn't wake up early so you can get to an emergency meeting. One doesn't make you dinner when you've have a long week. One doesn't listen and nod while you complain about everything under the sun. One hasn't been in your home caring for your family every day for 3 years. But if the grapes and the nanny are the same, you and I will never reach any kind of understanding. You are a money grubbing soulless piece of trash, and I actually care about people. [/quote]

No, I'm comparing the buying decision - not the product.

I have found produce to be pretty substandard in terms of childcare competencies.[/quote]

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