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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting ... the San Diego nanny with the $23/hr salary is thinking of leaving her job b/c of no bonus, while the Orange County nanny who makes $15-$16/hr is "very happy" with her $1000 bonus.

SD nanny makes almost $41,000/yr for 34 hours a week.
OC nanny makes, at most, before taxes, $33,300/yr. We'll add the $1000 to that.

SD nanny makes $7000 a year more, for almost one day less work each week, and yet may quit over this bonus.

This is not a rare sentiment on this board. As a MB, the message I keep getting from nannies here is to offer a low starting salary, because nannies value raises and bonuses more than earning more money altogether.[/quote]

As the OC nanny, I would like to say that it's not all about the money. My employers are very generous in other ways that give me a great work/life balance. They are respectful of my time, and paid me in totally for about 8 weeks of vacation this year. They decided to go away quite a bit, and I got married in Aug so was out for 2 weeks. MB also works from home and let's me go early on days she can, so sometimes I only work 1/2 days but still get paid for full days. I know plenty of my nanny friends who get paid more, yet would take my job in an instant bc of how nice my employers are. So to the MB yes starting out in any job at the top will make you resentful, bc everyone wants to see growth, but there are many other factors that go into making you happy in your job. [/quote]

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