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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good luck for whoever applies for this. Seems like a dream job for many.

The money is good but the work you do is not the same as a $20/hr job. Just saw a post about somebody complaining about MB asking for helmet while on scooter and cutting up blueberries. Just so you know, "families with staff" means that for this nanny job, you will have a boss. She is probably not the MB. Her job will be to supervise you for all the hours you work to make sure the precious offspring are not in moment of danger, get absolute proper nutrition, best of everything. You think MB is bad? How about someone who is paid more than you whose job is to "supervise" you? And if you like your $120k job, I'm sure they like their job a lot more and they will definitely want to prove their worth. Worrying about your job satisfaction is one of the last priorities for this family and that is why you need to be paid $120k instead of $40k.
Just telling you how it is...[/quote]

I can chime in here. I have watched DCUM threads on occasion but rarely respond to any posts. My salary for this year breaks down to $51.75 per hour and I live and work in DC. You are correct that these jobs are not your typical job and I personally doubt that any nanny I have seen respond and bicker on DCUM could handle one of these jobs. They are always more worried about their contract, 5 minutes here and there, and "job creep" to work for one of these families. But to the poster I quoted above, while you are correct for some families I'm spure, the family I work for is not a 'fully staffed' house as stated in some of those job posts and they are really just a regular family that wanted top notch help. They are kind and fair and I feel like part of their team instead of an employee. They don't take advantage or abuse or overwork me. It IS possible to find good families that are also offering a lot of money but you just have to be careful, otherwise you will run into the horror you described above (but you can always tell the first time you meet them and their 'staff')[/quote]

for the benefit of everyone here, can you please explain how what you do and the value you bring to the family is worth $50/hr, and how it is qualitatively different from other nannies on the market who get average rates? I think it would be helpful for everyone here. [/quote]]

Having worked for families in the past that begrudged every cent they paid me because it limited their budget for "toys", my belief is the qualitative difference lies with the parents. Parents who choose to buy every bigger, better, newer, cooler electronic or motor driven toy on the market pay less per hour to the Nanny. Parents with less of an urge to indulge in more and better toys to impress their materialistic friends pay the Nanny much higher wages.
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That doesn't tell us what makes you stand out enough to command such high pay.  What credentials do you bring to the table?  I have been a nanny for 8 years, and am honestly wondering.  [/quote]

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