Anonymous
Post 07/26/2019 13:08     Subject: Why folks don’t post rate?
Anonymous wrote:On the nanny end, pay is only one piece of the package. I would charge differently for 60 hours a week guaranteed than for 40 hours, than for 35 hours but split shift. There are also different benefit packages, etc. The biggest reason I don’t post a rate range, however is that I would charge more for high-maintenance parents, but you can’t explain to someone that the reason they are at the top end of your range instead of the bottom is because you can tell they will be a PITA to work for. So I wait until I have a sense of the job hours and duties and the family dynamic and then give a range based on those factors and say that we can negotiate within that range based on other benefits.

As the service provider, I get it. But as an employer I don’t. Do I love paying $30 an hour? Not really. But we do & id rather be upfront & potentially miss out on some great folks we possibly can’t afford- than hide the ball.
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2019 12:52     Subject: Re:Why folks don’t post rate?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:When I searched for a job on care.com, I posted my rate. What I don’t understand are the potential employers who don’t accept my rate. I was called in for interviews and then told I wasn’t affordable. Why waste our time?


I hate when ppl post $15-$25 or $12-$25 knowing full well they want to pay $12 or $15. Care.crap needs to have families chose the exact amount they want to pay. The range is too broad for most families who are looking for cheap care.



I clearly posted $30 to $35, and I still got calls for $20. Such a waste of effort.
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2019 11:48     Subject: Re:Why folks don’t post rate?
Anonymous wrote:When I searched for a job on care.com, I posted my rate. What I don’t understand are the potential employers who don’t accept my rate. I was called in for interviews and then told I wasn’t affordable. Why waste our time?


I hate when ppl post $15-$25 or $12-$25 knowing full well they want to pay $12 or $15. Care.crap needs to have families chose the exact amount they want to pay. The range is too broad for most families who are looking for cheap care.
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2019 10:25     Subject: Re:Why folks don’t post rate?
When I searched for a job on care.com, I posted my rate. What I don’t understand are the potential employers who don’t accept my rate. I was called in for interviews and then told I wasn’t affordable. Why waste our time?
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2019 10:17     Subject: Why folks don’t post rate?
On the nanny end, pay is only one piece of the package. I would charge differently for 60 hours a week guaranteed than for 40 hours, than for 35 hours but split shift. There are also different benefit packages, etc. The biggest reason I don’t post a rate range, however is that I would charge more for high-maintenance parents, but you can’t explain to someone that the reason they are at the top end of your range instead of the bottom is because you can tell they will be a PITA to work for. So I wait until I have a sense of the job hours and duties and the family dynamic and then give a range based on those factors and say that we can negotiate within that range based on other benefits.
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2019 10:16     Subject: Why folks don’t post rate?
Because most families want to pay a little as possible so they wait until someone gives them their rate and then low ball them? Just my opinion. In addition, many families say they’re okay with my rate when I give it to them, and I never here anything back.
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2019 06:39     Subject: Why folks don’t post rate?
Ok- I am a former nanny & now currently employ a nanny.
Help me understand why childcare jobs don’t post a rate/range? Most families know what they are looking to pay, so why not be upfront? If a nanny is looking for $35 an hour- they’ll immediately know we are not the right family.
Why waste everyone’s time with things like ‘competitive pay’?
I’m sincerely asking. Am I missing something?