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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]

It may be sad, sad, but this exactly how employment market in every other profession is.  If you never worked for a company, only for families, then you may be not aware of it.  But there are no magic unicorns there for anyone. Sadly, sadly, everyone has to compete with others who are also experienced and qualified.[/quote]

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