Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can't go above $20 before taxes, so I guess I have my answer.

Stop having kids when you cannot afford them.

+1000

Stop bumping your own comments.

I didn't. This was another responsible adult living within their means

OP here is the deal, If you want your nanny back you need to find other perks that will compensate for less salary. I would say the min is $19-20hr. Then I would start talking vacation time, 4 day weeks etc. You mentioned that you have your mom and sister in the area so this is feasibly possible for you. It allows you to get quality childcare, provide a living wage to a nanny, and keep the nanny happy without breaking the bank. I am a nanny, and I understand that when you can't afford a certain salary its totally understandable. i am sure twins were a surprise for you as well, and the pp who said to stop having kids is just rude. However getting creative with benifits, and compensating in areas you can afford will go a long way in finding good childcare. I stand by this post even if your old nanny turns down the job or has found another job, use this to find a good nanny.

P.S
This is from a CA nanny who cares for 4mo old b/g twins and makes $21hr and I would accept the offer below.


Your offer could go like this
$18.50-$19hr
40hr guaranteed(or whatever the norm work week is)
3weeks vacation

Optional(ideas)
every 6 weeks you could offer a 4 day work week
You could have your sister or whomever come and relieve the nanny early on Fridays or random days
Extra little thank you notes, or $10 Starbucks gift cards every now and then as a "just bc"
Things like this go a long way, and you can get creative and come up with your own stuff too!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can't go above $20 before taxes, so I guess I have my answer.

Stop having kids when you cannot afford them.

+1000

Stop bumping your own comments.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can't go above $20 before taxes, so I guess I have my answer.

Stop having kids when you cannot afford them.

+1000

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can't go above $20 before taxes, so I guess I have my answer.

Stop having kids when you cannot afford them.

You're a pathetic excuse for a human being.

Anonymous wrote:We can't go above $20 before taxes, so I guess I have my answer.

Stop having kids when you cannot afford them.

We can't go above $20 before taxes, so I guess I have my answer.

If you offer her the same salary for a completely different and much more difficult job, she will likely laugh at you before declining.

If you paid $18+/hour for 1 child, and you want this nanny back, you can negotiate a bit, but I think you should be prepared to pay at least $24/hour gross.

You can think of it this way - would YOU take care of 3 under 3 for less than 29K a year net???

You could ask her but she will absolutely say no. Clearly her one child rate is $18, which means she charges significantly more for another child. Not to mention it's been a few years so she has more experience and probably upped her rate. Also, you let her go once so she will be wary you would do it again. Most nannies want long term commitments.

550 a week would barely cover an in home daycare for three children so you need to reconsider your childcare expenses.

I answered on your other thread.

You don't seem interested in everyone's responses.

No way would I go back to my old job with the same salary, and three times the responsibility!!! How insulting.

I would offer at least 20 per hr

Why would she work for the same amount of money when her responsibility has tripled?

Anonymous wrote:I asked in the nanny section, but wanted to see opinions here Sorry if this long.
Back in 2012 we hired a nanny to care for our first child.
She was great. She didn't do the household stuff some of my friends nannies do , but she was great with our daughter.
We let her go after a year, because my husband was able to work from home and we were able to use my mom and sister as back up.
Fast forward to now I am pregnant with twin boys due in late March.

We are going to need regular help when the twins arrive.

I know for a fact our former nanny is looking for a job.
I also know she has experience caring for infant twins.

Would it be strange to call her up and see if she would be interested in being our nanny again?

I'm a little unsure of her interest we have only seen her 3 times in the last year, our last two visits she cancelled.
On the other hand she is friends with us on FB and occasionally comments on stuff related to our daughter and has offered to babysit for us whenever.


We paid her a little over $18 last time around so with taxes she took home around $ 550 a week.

If we do ask her back is that rate OK?

That rate is NOT ok. $550/week for a toddler AND newborn twins? Good luck with that.

I asked in the nanny section, but wanted to see opinions here Sorry if this long.
Back in 2012 we hired a nanny to care for our first child.
She was great. She didn't do the household stuff some of my friends nannies do , but she was great with our daughter.
We let her go after a year, because my husband was able to work from home and we were able to use my mom and sister as back up.
Fast forward to now I am pregnant with twin boys due in late March.

We are going to need regular help when the twins arrive.

I know for a fact our former nanny is looking for a job.
I also know she has experience caring for infant twins.

Would it be strange to call her up and see if she would be interested in being our nanny again?

I'm a little unsure of her interest we have only seen her 3 times in the last year, our last two visits she cancelled.
On the other hand she is friends with us on FB and occasionally comments on stuff related to our daughter and has offered to babysit for us whenever.


We paid her a little over $18 last time around so with taxes she took home around $ 550 a week.

If we do ask her back is that rate OK?