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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the big issue is that the majority of nannies/housekeepers  can't grasp that pay scale. I see that it's a fair pay, but the ability for them to understand this is limited.

I'd simply post a $17/hr hourly rate and pay them for hours worked. It will save you money in the long run.[/quote]

Clearly Op can't budget though, which is why she came up with the convoluted system in the first place. She wants to pay exactly the same amount each week, whether nanny works 1 hour or 40. She's basically overpaying up front to pay less over the summer, which is why ANY nanny that finished High School would work half the year for the good money and then bail for the summer and take a better job.[/quote]

Actually, I wanted to frame it this way because if I go straight hourly, then I don't think the job would be as appealing. We take a ton of time off. However, given the attitude and work ethic you seem to attribute to all nannies, I'm better off offering a guaranteed 20hrs a week and paying out 2 weeks vacation at the guaranteed rate. As others pointed out, it will probably save me in the long run,  rather than paying out a flat 500 during the summer for the 3.5 weeks the nanny would be off.

Or I could just hire someone with integrity.....[/quote]

Someone with integrity costs more than $12 an hour hun [/quote]

OP here. How does 26,000 divided by 1465=12?  Head injury?

This is assuming that my kids would attend no camps and I would go on no vacations. This year alone, our AP has 6 weeks off. My housekkper/nanny would be paid 52 weeks.

IF You are indicative of tbe intellect of the candidstes out there,  i will offer $17. Clearly this is a concept well over your pay grade.
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Oh bless your dear heart. You wrote $12.50/hr in your original post for the summer based on the weekly rate and the hours required. No nanny will follow along with your deal after you drop their hourly rate so low. You are a bad employer.[/quote]

I have to now agree with the OP. Head injury.[/quote]

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