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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Love how when an MB adds a new baby it only warrants $1 more per hour, but if nanny adds a baby, her wage should be sliced in half lol. Which is it? An oh so drastic change in set up or no big deal? Or is it that the precious snowflake of an MB is inherently better than whatever spawn the help created in her womb? Gotta love the double standards. A baby is a baby and they generally require the same care. If I'd only get a dollar more per hour for your baby, don't be surprised when my discount to you is $1/hour for my kid. [/quote]
The whole "nanny bringing her baby" thread had me thinking this exact same thing! The double standards are ridiculous. [/quote]
What's ridiculous is your command of math. When the family has a new child and adds a dollar or two to the nanny's wages (rather than doubling it), it makes perfect sense because the family is, in effect, running a nanny share within the confines of one family.  The care you provide PER CHILD will be reduced - the child that used to have 100% of your focus will now get 50% of your focus - and so the amount of care you provide per each child will go down.  This is why the rate for the new child is increased only slightly - because the amount of care per child is reduced and is therefore priced at less than full care.

When it's the nanny's baby, the same logic applies. You are running a share, except one baby is yours, and so the amount of childcare PER CHILD goes down.  The family pays one half and you pay the other half. [/quote]

Share nannies make more than $1/hour more than a nanny watching a single child. They make more than a nanny watching two children in a single family. For example a nanny might make $15/hour for one child, $16 for 2 children, and $18 for a share. Should a nanny bringing her baby make $8-$9/hour? Do you honestly believe this arrangement results in a true share? I don't think that when a nanny bring her child that you get 50% of a nanny, more like 75%. She's still doing your kids laundry, prepping your kids meals, doing your light housekeeping, etc. your kid dictates schedule, activities, and naps, you still make the rules, etc. Not exactly equal in all things. [/quote]
I agree with you that nannies in a share make more than $1/hr vs. watching a single child (for instance, our nanny share nanny commanded $19/hr for two, and $15 for one).  I also agree that a nanny bringing her own child will not result in a pure share experience in that the employer is likely to call the shots, and the nanny's child will have to adjust.  But it CAN be like a regular share if the nanny and the employer make the appropriate arrangements.  My point was to highlight to people why the raise for an additional child isn't doubling what the nanny made before, but rather brings only a few dollars more per hour - because the amount of care per child drops vs. a sole-use nanny.[/quote]

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