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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the nanny only making $10/hr,

I have to say as a MB in Arlington, I am very surprised how little you are paid.  We have a newborn and toddler and we just increased our nanny's salary so she makes about $18.75/hr.  When she started w/ us and DC#1 we paid her $16 something (DH does the taxes/paperwork for her, etc.) an hr which works out to $15/hr after taxes.  I can't believe you are responsible for 4 kids and accept only $15.  I think that most babysitters make more than you.  I know that even when our own nanny has baby sat for us on the rare occasion (w/ just one kid), we've paid her $20/hr just b/c of her time traveling to and from for 2 or 3 hrs of work.  And it's not like we're well off either.  We really love our nanny and know she turned down even more lucrative offers to work with us.  We are making sacrifices to ensure that we have someone that our kids love and who we feel very happy with.

Please tell me that you at least get paid overtime and that the $10 is the rate you net after taxes.[/quote]
I work 40 hrs a week making 10 per hr before taxes are taken out. I don't consider my job a charity case. I do more for this family then any other I've ever worked for. For example their washing machine is broken so I do all of their laundry at my house, usually 1 load per night. I also have a huge garden at my house and I bring over a lot of fresh fruit and veggies in the summer and fall. My parents have a farm and I give them fresh eggs. I also mow their grass a few times a month because they don't have a lawn mower. 
The dad does not work and the family only has one car so I let the dad use my car when he needs to go places during the day.

Yes I probably get taken advantage of but I just like to help out where I can. I feel that it's my job if something needs to be done I do it like the mowing and baking stuff to bring over. 
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You sounds like a troll. [/quote]

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