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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh good lord, how did a perfectly happy I love my NF post end up in this?

I've worked for three families long term and they all cared about my well-being, of course. All three of them were extremely lovely, generous (not just with their money) and considerate people. We're still in touch years later.

Anyone would like to rain on my parade now?[/quote]

Wow. Seriously.

I'm actually taking the extra forty seconds out of my day today to block DCUM on my tablet and my phone after this thread. I can usually tell when a topic will turn nasty and I stop reading before that happens but holy hell, this is out of control. And why???

Hopefully with all the time I save not browsing DCUM I will be able to find a job paying $50/hr ;) [/quote]
Why are people so mad about a nanny who earns a good wage?[/quote]

Not even taking this to nannies, isn't it kind of obvious? Say you were a bus driver for Company A, you have experience and a bus driving degree, and then you learn about Company Z that pays its employees 3x as much as you earn. Wouldn't you be a little pissed?

These nannies may have been doing this for 7 years, working for 2-3 families in that time, earning between 15 and 18 dollars per hour. Now they are on here learning that people are earning $30+ working for some of the wealthy families in DC and they just can't believe it. I don't blame them. I feel sorry for them.[/quote]

You do realize the posts you're referring to were calling out posters for being rude, not for their claims of making $35/hr? I frankly don't care what anyone else makes as I earn a comfortable living in a job that fulfills me, but I am not immune to the nastiness being spewed here. A nanny posted saying that her NF appreciates and cares about her, clearly a great deal, and is told she should be ashamed of herself and her hourly rate? Why? How is that helpful, informative, constructive, or in any way necessary? You seem to be obsessed with making every thread about the very tip top range of nanny pay but many people are working and living comfortably in the $20-$25 range with families they enjoy working for. There are a limited number of $35/hr jobs and not everyone can have one, so why all the anger toward nannies who aren't desperate to charge that much? Do you feel your value is undermined by talented and experienced nannies who support themselves and buy houses and take vacations on a lower hourly wage? Do you feel that your hourly rate is threatened if other skilled and qualified nannies happily work for far less?

And I know you'll say no, to which I respond THEN STOP EFFING TALKING ABOUT IT. It derailed what could have been a perfectly nice thread for no reason at all. Save those comments for the salary threads, Jesus. [/quote]

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