I've taken many cuts in pay over the years. Just part of life.

I disagree with this. For my last job, I did take a cut in pay, but that job lasted several years and I ended up making more than if I had stayed in the previous job I had before. Most families do not want to start you off at top dollar, because they do not know if you are worth the money. You could have a trial period put into your contract and if you meet the expectations they have of you, then they bump up your pay.
And there are too many overpriced not worth a penny nannies out there who conned some family into thinking they were worth a lot more than they really are. No, you should not go into your next job thinking you are going to con your next family into paying high rates.
Now, for those FEW nannies who truly are great nannies, and I do mean few nannies, then I could see not taking any sort of pay cut, but those great nannies are going to get snatched up right away by families who know what a gem they are getting.

Anonymous wrote:Should we wake up and smell the coffee too?

Brilliant!

Nanny here and I disagree with this.

It really depends on how long you have been in a job and how high you are on the payscale. If you've been in a job for a long time and received many raises, you may not be able to find a new job starting out at what you were making.


+1

+2. It also depends on the responsibilities. If you cared for two kids for several years and earned raises to a $24/hr rate, it is silly to think that you could easily make the same rate for a single child with less responsibilities. You could try, but you could be unemployed for a long time. It's the job that determines the rate.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Should we wake up and smell the coffee too?

+100 HAHAHA, this lady really needs to stop.

+20000. Does she really think all of a sudden people are going to say, oh you are right, we should pay a nanny with 20 years experience $40/hr because she's had 20 years of raises when there's an amazing nanny with 5 years experience who wants $20/hr?

Anonymous wrote:Should we wake up and smell the coffee too?

+100 HAHAHA, this lady really needs to stop.

I simply would not accept an offer that was a cut in my pay. Maybe some would - I wouldn't.

I think a lot of it has to do with how similar the jobs are. If you're going from a family with three kids and you are managing the household to a family with one child and very few extra responsibilities, then I might expect the pay to go down. But if the jobs are pretty comparable, then no I wouldn't expect a pay cut.

Should we wake up and smell the coffee too?

Anonymous wrote:news flash, yes you do.

+1

news flash, yes you do.

Anonymous wrote:Nanny here and I disagree with this.

It really depends on how long you have been in a job and how high you are on the payscale. If you've been in a job for a long time and received many raises, you may not be able to find a new job starting out at what you were making.

+1

Nanny here and I disagree with this.

It really depends on how long you have been in a job and how high you are on the payscale. If you've been in a job for a long time and received many raises, you may not be able to find a new job starting out at what you were making.

When you cut back on your hours or responsibilities, than reduced pay may be appropriate.

If you can't afford a senior level nanny, get a newbie or someone you can afford. You get what you pay for. Common sense.