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[quote=Anonymous]I’m in the Midwest. My hours vary greatly, but have never added up to 40 in one week. I make 52k per year, life, health, bonuses, 401k...everything. Better than I thought as getting as a teacher in a public school. Been w this family only a few months, but salary review every 6. Last week I only worked on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 9-3:30/4ish. 3 year old twins. I try and do as much as I possibly can for them during the time the kids are napping. When they’re playing independently I will find an area in the playroom or wherever we are and organize/clean up what I can while being only a few feet away from the action.

My last job is paid about the same though without the benefits and the parents were hoarders in a 12,000 sqft home and I was in charge of keeping looking like they were not hoarders. It was supposed to be mostly nanny, some cleaning but it was bad. The girls were older, 3rd and 5th grade and had zero consequences for the most part. The parents would say no and the girls would throw a fit until their answer changed. I’m sure you can imagine. Thank god I was only there a year and I was lucky enough to find this family. They seem like a family who will appreciate everything I do, but we’re still in the honeymoon stage so we’ll see.

Both jobs were through an agency. And yes, both families have millions. This new family may have more. I accidentally saw an ATM receipt from my earlier family. It was one of the mom’s accounts (they have several accounts) and the checking balance was 934k. Not savings, checking. And yes, I remember that number. I wasn’t snooping, we just use the same bank and it was in the car and thought it might be mine. Then I saw the balance, lol.

I would definitely go through an agency. My agency is small, but caters to all the most elite people in the city and has the best reputation. I’ll never go on care.com again because I don’t like being on hourly and in my area 95% of jobs on care are done that way. And the owner of the agency really cares about me as a person, so it’s always nice to be able to call her when I have a questions or need advice. I didn’t take advantage of this when I was with the first family with them, but if something starts to make me nervous, she can “check in” with the family, ask how it’s going and suggest the best way to handle things.

I did find my first ever family via care though, and they’re the best. I only worked for them for 8 months until  the youngest started kindergarten. They paid (paid $28/hour) Nd it was pretty close to 40hrs per week.  They’re  like family now. I’ve flown out just spend time with the girls and the parents  and the mom has put them on a plane to see me. Not because they need to be watched because I miss  them and they miss me more!  We’re trying to sync our vacations for next summer because they want me to come with them to Greece. They’d pay for everything of course, but being with them isn’t anything like being a nanny. I don’t work. I came with them to Aspen this spring and they went out on a date one afternoon/evening, but the girls and I were at the spa getting the works...rainbow hair, facials, massage, nails.

I just have a regular college degree and was a high school teacher for 7 years. Nothing special in that respect. This is my 3rd year being a nanny.[/quote]

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