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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nope OP, this is DC and working families without disposable income have no business trying to find affordable childcare accommodations.[/quote]

There is a difference between affordable childcare and luxury childcare. In home childcare is an expensive luxury. Everyone should be entitled to a roof over their heads. That doesn't mean everyone is entitled to be a home owner, to live in the nicest neighborhoods, or have the biggest houses.

Childcare workers are entitled to fair wages long before anyone is entitled to luxury childcare accommodations. [/quote]

OP here. First, we are new to the area and we consulted with several neighbors on going rates in our neck of the woods (silver spring). we were told 12-20 so we offered the middle with some flexibility. To reiterate, we advertised above what we were told market rate here is. We had DOZENS of responses, but in every case there were issues (one wanted to make sure we locked our dog away while she was here, one said she had transportation but that turned out to be inaccurate, one brought her child without checking.) Yes, if we had offered $30 an hour we would have been able to afford Mrs Doubtfire, but here we are, two lowely PhD students who tried to gauge the market rate and find a good fit for our family.

I can not even to begin to guess what kind of bubble you live in to say someone d[b]oesnt have the right [/b]to try to find someone whose circumstances match our own.  Elitist nonsense. We have plenty of blue collar families where we live who work for these wages with nothing to be ashamed of. Nannies (sitters FFS) are not just for the rich and fabulous.  [/quote]

Look genius, it takes more than one data point to understand the *market*...there are thousands, [i]thousands[/i], of people in this area alone who exist in that wage group. From what I gather, OP is one of them. You are arrogant, ignorant and yes [i]elitist[/i] because you are so far removed from people existing, [i]entire economies existing[/i] outside of your privileged experience. Worst of all, you are pretending to champion one low wage group (one that makes you feel good about yourself for defending) to throw another under the bus (just for the purpose of feeling like you have access to something that other people shouldnt).

Or your just a spoiled brat nanny trying to pretend your unregulated services are worth more than double than those of every other hard working wage worker in the world.

Lady you need to take a seat. The only one being an elitist is you. Who's "rights" do you think come first? Your right to have someone come to your house, care for your kids under your direction and your schedule, and relieve you of the stress of drop offs and pickups, or someone's right to be paid fairly?

The market is telling you something is wrong with what you're offering. Dozens of dud applicants doesn't mean a damn thing. Nanny =/= Sitter "FFS". Show some respect and maybe someone worthwhile will want to work for your ass. [/quote]

OMG, this is (by definition) elitism. Let me paraphrase: anyone not in my socioeconomic class does not "deserve the luxury of in home care" *even though there are people willing to provide it* because those people are exploited hacks who offer a product I consider subpar.

As an researcher with a focus on social welfare and economics, this makes me so angry: if you cant afford to pay what I deem worthy, you dont have the right to have what I have. There are plenty of different groups in the *non elite* world who are looking to match up and have similar economic goals (ie flexibility for a slightly lower wage, minimal travel) so, stop *defending* the poor *trod upon* workers who are willing to work for these wages (get out more, there is a huge world of people who get by on $15 per hour); you might not get an elite nanny from a top agency. Guess what? Look on the boards where MBs are posting about their delightful encounters with their top nannies. Notice something? Plenty of issues there, too. Find someone in your community, someone with shared goals, communicate better, set some boundaries. Ignore the nonsense like the above.[/quote]

You're ridiculous. This isn't a socioeconomic status issue. It's a basic fact that the market determines the price of a good or service. OP can't afford the service she wants at market rates, and therefore she is having a hard time acquiring (and maintaining) said service. In what other context would I be a bad person for saying that someone can't afford the expensive luxury they're trying to afford? And on the back of an even less fortunate individual? Sorry, but I'll save my tears for the exploited workers, not the privileged brat whining that no one will give her what she wants for less than its worth.

Maybe I should head over to the car dealership and demand the best car on the lot, and that they lower the price to fit in my budget! Cuz surely they're elitist pigs if they laugh in my face. [/quote][/quote]

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