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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no need to provide "evidence" for something like market rate. It's pretty simple. If a majority of ads are offering a similar rate range, and several parents report paying a similar rate range (parents have an edge on setting rates these days because the economy is such there are more nannies than jobs), and internet sites devoted to hiring nannies publish salary survey information to help parents understand market rates, that's plenty of information on appropriate salaries and constitutes a market rate.

No one is saying that a nanny who believes she is exceptional in some way shouldn't try to command an above market rate. But pretending like there isn't a market is silly. Besides, ignoring a market rate is detrimental to nannies as it allows a perception that those very low pay ads on care.com are legitimate because there are no average rates. Yes, PP, market rates are average rates. Knowing what they are in an area educates parents and nannies about how to begin their negotiations. They are not an endpoint. They are the starting point.[/quote]
I guess you aren't the crazy mb who repeatly insists that no nanny can possibly be worth $25/hr.
My high paying jobs come to me through word of mouth. I imagine this is how top earning nannies prefer to be matched. It's a small segment of parents who can afford it. I don't imagine they have time to waste on sittercity or care.com.
Btw, I didn't start out thinking that I was "exceptional". It's with years of training and experience that I've accumulated a beautiful file of reference letters singing my praises in great detail. One mb went on with three pages of a type-written letter saying that she owed her professional success to the caliber of care I provided her child. She was able to focus on her job 100% of the time because she knew beyond doubt that her child was receiving the very best care possible.[/quote]

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