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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Look, this board is for whining about life and trying to get more money for less work. If you don't want that then that is fine, but please don't rain on our parade.

Thank you for finally telling the truth. $15/hr for one child is not only a living wage, it's easy money. This board isn't about poor downtrodden nannies paid less than a "living wage". This board is about nannies who chose a low skill, low expectation, easy profession and expect to be paid more than their jobs are worth because they have an overinflated sense of self importance and are extremely jealous of their employers. They also are apparently entitled if they think they should be able to afford a one bedroom in Dupont, a car, cable, and a smart phone because they provide childcare.

Nannies are not raising children. Nannies are not educators who can demonstrate successful outcomes by meeting learning outcomes (like teachers have to). Nannies are not primary caregivers (the average length of a nanny job is one year). Nannies do an important job, but it is an easy job.

If I'm going to worry about economic disparity in this country, I'm not going to worry about nannies.

I'll worry about paramedics. http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/emergenc...chnician-and-paramedic/salary. They make less than or equal to nannies who care for one child in DC. They're also high skilled and save lives every day as a matter of course. As do firefighters. http://www1.salary.com/Fire-Fighter-Salary.html.

You couldn't be more WRONG. Moreover, you are nothing but a sorry excuse, for a caring parent.

[b]I, in fact, have provided the early education of several physicians and attorneys[/b]. One of my former employers recently introduced me as, "The person who made my child who he is today." If you happen to watch the news on TV, you've probably seen him discussing his medical specialty, with amazing skill and eloquence. Thank you.

You, on the other hand, aren't half as bright as you pretend to be, even though I'm sure your parents gave you the best possible early childhood, that they could.

We all owe our children the same. 
Simply the best we can do, with whatever we have. 
Good luck to you, PP.[/quote]

Well, aren't you a nasty one. You don't know if I'm a parent or a nanny. Your insults mean nothing and indicate that you have nothing to offer to the conversation.

That's ok! You can stay and share your experiences, even though they also mean nothing.  :roll:

You clearly believe yourself to be wonderful and maybe you are, but you are not a paramedic or a firefighter and your skills are simply not worth more than those lifesaving professions.

Your skills are worth $15/hr for one child in DC. Period. If you find a family willing to pay you more, good for you. But make no mistake. You work in a job with no regulation, no licensing, no education requirements, and no agreed upon standards of excellence. You are only as good as one family believes.

Also, it is doubtful that you did the bolded. Statistics alone suggests that there is highly unlikely that you provided the early education of many successful doctors and attorneys. You would have had to change jobs many times in your long career, in which case, you were not a significant long term nanny and therefore your influence was questionable at best. Of course, maybe you mean to suggest that your employers were these successful people. That, of course, means nothing. It says nothing of your skills and nothing of your accomplishments. All it says is that you found a family willing to pay you well.

Good for you. However, it doesn't change the facts and since you didn't bother to address the facts, apparently you understand that.

(You can drop the fake good luck. One, I don't need it and two, being a condescending bitch might seem clever to you, but it just makes you look ignorant.) [/quote]
You get the MB (mom b*t*h) award of the week.
How perfect.[/quote]

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