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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did I miss what you're paying your lazy-assed non-worker domestic employee?[/quote]

Exactly what she asked. Market compensation. [/quote]
Well, that explains it, as "market" means cheap.[/quote]

Market rate means nothing.
Nanny A thinks market rate is X.  Nanny B thinks market rate is X+3.  Nanny A and Nanny B do not agree, but neither can budge on the minimum they will accept without throwing off their budget.
Parent C thinks market rate is Y.  Parent D thinks market rate is Y-4.  Parent C and Parent D each have a maximum amount for childcare budgeted and can't exceed it, regardless of what anyone else pays.

Without knowing what every single nanny is paid, nobody can know what market rate is.  Each nanny has a minimum hourly and/or weekly amount.  Each family has a maximum weekly amount.

The reason the PP asked was to get an idea about whether you are paying enough to attract a better candidate.  For a great salary and benefits, everyone will apply, including stellar nannies.  As the pay and benefits decrease, professionals stop applying until you are left with only the desperate.  I don't care whether you post the amount you pay or not, but all I'm hearing on this thread is that this nanny is average or worse.  Given that parents hire the best candidate from the pool (could be best overall or best fit for their family), I suspect you are paying less than most professional nannies who require.[/quote]

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