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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous][quote=nannydebsays]I'd stick with $12/hour for the overnight nanny. You're seeking 48 hours of care, and $12/hour is a gross paycheck of $624.

Now, depending on your location, the night nanny might need to work a second job, but if she will truly be sleeping through most nights, I don't think that would be too difficult to do.[/quote]

I don't think anyone good/reliable would do this for $12/hour, even with OT. It's not a live-in job. I'd say $15 is fair.

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If the nanny is truly sleeping through the night (i.e., the 3-year-old sleeps through the night, as OP said), yes, I'd gladly be paid $12/hour plus OT to sleep. Nobody is paying me to sleep now, so I'd be making about $500/net per week in addition to my day job. That's an extra 26K a year, or, as I like to think of it, a great start at a new vehicle or a new house.[/quote]

I guess as someone who actually does overnight work and knows many others who do, I simply have a different point of view.

I get $20-35/hour- regardless if the kids sleep 1.5 hours or 10-12 hours in a row.

You never sleep as well "on duty" and in someone else's house as you do when you're off and at home. You're in a lighter sleep ready to act if a child wakes.

It sounds perfect until you actually do the job. I stand by what I said, especially since it is not a live in job and she will have. To maintain a separate residence. [/quote]

Thank you!  From one nanny (who has done 24/7) to another, thank you![/quote]

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