Anonymous wrote:You don't have to live in a hip neighborhood in DC. There are plenty of areas where 1,500 is not below average rent, in other areas in DC, Rockville or Silver Spring you can get something more reasonably priced. If you insist on living beyond your means then it's poor budgeting being food insecure.
I think the resentment comes from knowing that your employer is better off and actually knowing them in person. If it was a big corporation paying you 15$/hr, maybe you wouldn't feel quite as bitter.
If you feel it's below what you should be getting then you can look for higher paid opportunities.
Anonymous wrote:Why does it have to be a 1,500 1 br apartment? Go to a cheaper area or get a studio. All of the expences except for groceries that the OP cites are inflated. You could live cheaper, if you use not to, it's your choice and your problem.
Petition your representatives to raise federal and state minimum wages if you're that convinced that it's impossible to live on $15/hr.
Anonymous wrote:9:37 is trying to start trouble, but I do see ways OP can save.
OP, get 1 roommate. That could easily save you $500/mo.
Metro I can't comment on because I drive to work.
Shop around for health insurance. Mine is less than $200/mo. Is it the best plan in the world? Definitely not. But it's enough in an emergency and covers a few basic dr. Visits.
Anonymous wrote:The problem with your thinking is that just because you work hard does not mean you are entitled to all the nice things you described. If you want those things you should get a degree and earn more.
Would you stand up for the same idea if you replaced the word nanny with McDonalds worker?
Stop trying to change the wage for nannies, if you have a degree and don't like the pay in this field then go somewhere else. If you don't have a degree then you should be grateful for $15 an hour.
As a nanny here is where your money should go:
Rent: $500 ($1500 2 bedroom split 3 ways)
Transportation: get a bike
Health Insurance: not needed
Groceries: $200
Phone: $35 T-mobile, you don't need an iPhone, you are a nanny
That's $735. Since you earn well over $2000 a month you have plenty left for personal things or to put at least $500 a month away in savings to go to college.
Hope this helps you realize the error of your ways.
Anonymous wrote:9:37 is trying to start trouble, but I do see ways OP can save.
OP, get 1 roommate. That could easily save you $500/mo.
Metro I can't comment on because I drive to work.
Shop around for health insurance. Mine is less than $200/mo. Is it the best plan in the world? Definitely not. But it's enough in an emergency and covers a few basic dr. Visits.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Parents,
Are you listening? Do you care?
Is your child ready for yet another new nanny?
-another concerned nanny
No - we're not listening. No we don't care at all. This nanny's financial scenario clearly represents all nannies fully, as do the presumptions about employers speak for the reality of all working relationships.
Do you actually think you're causing anyone to rethink anything they do as an employer? If so you're sadly mistaken. You're simply reinforcing negative opinions and doing your peers a disservice.
Your reply is a jumble of defiant words that do not speak to the merits of the issue. No one is saying this situation has the be the same for every nanny. If anything you could adjust the months expense a couple hundred dollars either way and still be in trouble because major expenses were not included.
The OP does not sink to your level of negativity or defensiveness. I sort of wish you had not posted at all, lest we encourage more of your aggressive lot onto this thread.
Well said, 9:13.
No it was not well said. I'm an MB NP and I greatly appreciated the OP. I thought it was well stated and respectful at the same time. 8:54 was obnoxious and condescending, assuming parents don't care about the nanny. We pay the nanny WELL over $15/hr so to be honest the OP wasn't really necessary for me but I thought it was helpful for new parents looking to hire a nanny for the first time and trying to figure out what is a fair wage. The bad/cheap parents aren't going to care regardless. The parents who might find the OP helpful will be turned off by 8:54. 8:54, if you are really a concerned nanny then be polite and stop making nannies look bad. If I was a FTM I'd probably put my child in day care because of some of the nannies on DCUM. Fortunately I had a nanny before I ever found DCUM so I know that posters like you are not the norm in the real world.
OP, thank you for your thoughtful post. I hope your employers appreciate you and if not, I hope you can find a family who does so you don't have to try to scrape by month to month. You should not have to live that way.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The problem with your thinking is that just because you work hard does not mean you are entitled to all the nice things you described. If you want those things you should get a degree and earn more.
Would you stand up for the same idea if you replaced the word nanny with McDonalds worker?
Stop trying to change the wage for nannies, if you have a degree and don't like the pay in this field then go somewhere else. If you don't have a degree then you should be grateful for $15 an hour.
As a nanny here is where your money should go:
Rent: $500 ($1500 2 bedroom split 3 ways)
Transportation: get a bike
Health Insurance: not needed
Groceries: $200
Phone: $35 T-mobile, you don't need an iPhone, you are a nanny
That's $735. Since you earn well over $2000 a month you have plenty left for personal things or to put at least $500 a month away in savings to go to college.
Hope this helps you realize the error of your ways.
What you pay your employee is a reflection of your respect for human rights and dignity. This says nothing about the issue at hand and everything about the person writing it. You have not done anything to minimize OPs argument. Now you just look stupid.
+1000, from an MB. Really, she doesn't need health insurance?! Posts like yours are not helping the situation.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The problem with your thinking is that just because you work hard does not mean you are entitled to all the nice things you described. If you want those things you should get a degree and earn more.
Would you stand up for the same idea if you replaced the word nanny with McDonalds worker?
Stop trying to change the wage for nannies, if you have a degree and don't like the pay in this field then go somewhere else. If you don't have a degree then you should be grateful for $15 an hour.
As a nanny here is where your money should go:
Rent: $500 ($1500 2 bedroom split 3 ways)
Transportation: get a bike
Health Insurance: not needed
Groceries: $200
Phone: $35 T-mobile, you don't need an iPhone, you are a nanny
That's $735. Since you earn well over $2000 a month you have plenty left for personal things or to put at least $500 a month away in savings to go to college.
Hope this helps you realize the error of your ways.
What you pay your employee is a reflection of your respect for human rights and dignity. This says nothing about the issue at hand and everything about the person writing it. You have not done anything to minimize OPs argument. Now you just look stupid.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Parents,
Are you listening? Do you care?
Is your child ready for yet another new nanny?
-another concerned nanny
Well, we pay DS' nanny a livable wage so....
That is good. What is her rate/weekly gross?
$28/hr, comes out to 1120 a week. Works 35 hrs 75% of the time, but has guaranteed 40 hrs. She has insurance through her husband, but otherwise she has full benefits and is paid on the books. She's coming up on year 3 and shortly after that, I will be having another baby and the oldest will be going to school so she will be bumped to $30 with an extra week of vacation.