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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not at all. I have no idea how you'd make ends meet living in DC on $16/hr if you were living alone with an apartment, car payment, health insurance, etc. I'm in the suburbs of Chicago and still live paycheck to paycheck on $18/hr. It's rough out there. So no, don't sell yourself short. [/quote]

I live with my boyfriend. We moved here for his new job. I hear you about Chicago. I am born and raised. Moved to NY when I was 21. What's the market rate for Chicago these days?[/quote]

$15-$20, although leaning more toward the lower end lately. You could get up to $25/hr from the very affluent families. I was fortunate to get the job I did. Problem is salaries here don't at all match the cost of living, which is just outrageous. I've been tossing around the idea of moving out of state as well. [/quote]

Yes, you are charging too high.

I put up my care.com posts and get so many responses that I can't count them. There is always someone who seems just as good as the one wanting $18 but is asking for $12 instead. And yes, I've hired the expensive people the cheap people. Expensive people did not provide better childcare so now I pick the person who is asking for $12 if they seem just as qualified and good with the children. And there are many.[/quote]

Yes, there are always people out there who can somehow manage to live on $12/hr (living with parents, 3 roommates...however else they manage to do it) willing to undercut the market, making it very difficult for those who need to live independently to earn a living. [/quote]

The problem is not people charging $12/hr, it's people who want to drive a nice car and live in an apartment of their own without roommates while also having the newest iPhone and everything else but also work a simple, flexible job as a nanny. The market for nannies is $12-15, just because you need more than that to buy a house and drive a new Acura doesn't mean you are owed anything above market rate. You are welcome to try to charge that, and maybe you will find occasional wealthy people to pay that rate, but if you want all those adult things you need to go back to school, get a degree, and look for an adult job with normal hours and no flexibility.[/quote]

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