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Anonymous wrote:wow, that's expensive. We have toyed with the idea of asking our nanny to come on vacation with us. We thought we would pay all expenses and maybe a little extra per day but $400 a day is like, wow, no way!

Then you are better off paying her for nothing when you’re on vacation and not really getting a vacation when you can’t get away from your kids. Smart.

One of the purposes of a vacation is to have quality time with your children. Bringing a nanny negates this.

I can have quality time with my children when the nanny is there! True quality time with DH and our kids separately and as a family. I can give my older child our undivided attention while nanny has the baby. We can cuddle on the beach with the baby while nanny has our older child in kiddie splash and the playroom. Mostly, DH and I can sleep!!!

Seriously, PP, don’t knock it until you tried it. Nanny makes it a vacation! Without her it is a trip with the kids.

I get paid OT for the number of hours beyond my weekly scheduled hours. I generally waive my overnight fee. They take nice vacations, and I get some time to go enjoy the sites by myself. It’s mutually beneficial. They pay for a portion of my food. They pay all travel costs.

I do require my own room. This is my unbendable rule. I made it very clear upfront, and stick to it. I’ll stay in a hotel different (cheaper) than theirs if they don’t want to pay for an expensive room for me. They pay all lodging costs.

We brought our nanny with us for a long weekend to a family wedding in New Orleans. We did not pay any extra.

Paid airfare and had her own room in the house we rented. We only needed her to watch our younger child the night of the rehearsal and wedding itself. Beyond that, she was free to hang out with us as much or as little as she wanted. She spent some time with us (and we paid entrance fees/bought meals those days) and some on her own.

If she was lying about how much she enjoyed the trip, I couldn't tell.

Anonymous wrote:wow, that's expensive. We have toyed with the idea of asking our nanny to come on vacation with us. We thought we would pay all expenses and maybe a little extra per day but $400 a day is like, wow, no way!

You're just cheap.

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Anonymous wrote:wow, that's expensive. We have toyed with the idea of asking our nanny to come on vacation with us. We thought we would pay all expenses and maybe a little extra per day but $400 a day is like, wow, no way!

Then you are better off paying her for nothing when you’re on vacation and not really getting a vacation when you can’t get away from your kids. Smart.

One of the purposes of a vacation is to have quality time with your children. Bringing a nanny negates this.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Travel for me with this current job was brought up in the interview, as they travel frequently.

I get my rate of pay times 24 per day. If I work 1 hr or up to 24 hrs, it’s the same pay per day. Yes sometimes I work 1 hour while on vacation sometimes it’s all day.

Than I get my own room and bathroom. All food paid, transportation.

My travel rate starts the day we leave and ends when we return to their home. So if we are gone 2 weeks. I get $zzz X 24 X 14.

So, does this come close to $400/day? I imagine it would, for 24/7 coverage.

We don't take our nanny because it's easier to hire someone locally for a few hours. We couldn't afford an on-call person for the whole time, and once you add up the travel expenses + extra stipend for being away, even if we don't use additional hours than her usual schedule, it's still cheaper to pay someone by the hour while paying the nanny to take the week off back home. I know that's been a bummer for our current nanny who would have loved to travel with us, but paying her regular salary + occasional OT is all we can manage.

Yes it comes to over $400 a day. It comes to between 750-850 / day. (Not giving exact number as I don’t need to share my hourly rate).
Like I said this was all discussed in the interview, as we travel frequently (at least every other month).

It’s not my vacation, it’s work for me. When I go on vacation it’s totally kid free (on purpose)

There certainly are nanny employers who can well afford the $800/day, but not most of them. The best nannies need only one.

Anonymous wrote:I’m the PP who thought $400 a day was too high. I guess we’ll use the kids club at the resort we stay at and time our vacation to coincide with the nanny’s.

To the person who was very upset with me for saying $400 is excessive, I don’t know why you are so mad. What’s out of budget is out of budget- it’s not personal

Most nannies charge $300-400/day when they share a room with their charges. If you intended to get a separate room for your nanny, use the same basic schedule as normal, pay extra for hours that would be different (so you could have a date night, presumably)? Then you would be paying guaranteed hours and have the nanny available to kids during normal hours for no additional cost (beyond room and food), and only be paying more for a few extra hours here and there. This is what most families choose to do. Some nannies will ask for an extra $50-150/day for the inconvenience of not being able to entertain at home, but it depends on your relationship with the nanny, how long she can research before going, etc.

However, when I have to share my room with three girls, one ends up in my bed and proceeds to kick me all night? I charge per hour, no flat rate.

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Anonymous wrote:Travel for me with this current job was brought up in the interview, as they travel frequently.

I get my rate of pay times 24 per day. If I work 1 hr or up to 24 hrs, it’s the same pay per day. Yes sometimes I work 1 hour while on vacation sometimes it’s all day.

Than I get my own room and bathroom. All food paid, transportation.

My travel rate starts the day we leave and ends when we return to their home. So if we are gone 2 weeks. I get $zzz X 24 X 14.

So, does this come close to $400/day? I imagine it would, for 24/7 coverage.

We don't take our nanny because it's easier to hire someone locally for a few hours. We couldn't afford an on-call person for the whole time, and once you add up the travel expenses + extra stipend for being away, even if we don't use additional hours than her usual schedule, it's still cheaper to pay someone by the hour while paying the nanny to take the week off back home. I know that's been a bummer for our current nanny who would have loved to travel with us, but paying her regular salary + occasional OT is all we can manage.

Yes it comes to over $400 a day. It comes to between 750-850 / day. (Not giving exact number as I don’t need to share my hourly rate).
Like I said this was all discussed in the interview, as we travel frequently (at least every other month).

It’s not my vacation, it’s work for me. When I go on vacation it’s totally kid free (on purpose)

I’m the PP who thought $400 a day was too high. I guess we’ll use the kids club at the resort we stay at and time our vacation to coincide with the nanny’s.

To the person who was very upset with me for saying $400 is excessive, I don’t know why you are so mad. What’s out of budget is out of budget- it’s not personal

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Anonymous wrote:wow, that's expensive. We have toyed with the idea of asking our nanny to come on vacation with us. We thought we would pay all expenses and maybe a little extra per day but $400 a day is like, wow, no way!

Normal hourly rate for all hours with kids or a flat rate that she states (400/24=16.67, which is a bargain!), room, and food are the minimums.

By the way, PP who charges $400 can do so because she’s paid for every hour as she shares a room with her charge.

Anonymous wrote:Travel for me with this current job was brought up in the interview, as they travel frequently.

I get my rate of pay times 24 per day. If I work 1 hr or up to 24 hrs, it’s the same pay per day. Yes sometimes I work 1 hour while on vacation sometimes it’s all day.

Than I get my own room and bathroom. All food paid, transportation.

My travel rate starts the day we leave and ends when we return to their home. So if we are gone 2 weeks. I get $zzz X 24 X 14.

So, does this come close to $400/day? I imagine it would, for 24/7 coverage.

We don't take our nanny because it's easier to hire someone locally for a few hours. We couldn't afford an on-call person for the whole time, and once you add up the travel expenses + extra stipend for being away, even if we don't use additional hours than her usual schedule, it's still cheaper to pay someone by the hour while paying the nanny to take the week off back home. I know that's been a bummer for our current nanny who would have loved to travel with us, but paying her regular salary + occasional OT is all we can manage.

Travel for me with this current job was brought up in the interview, as they travel frequently.

I get my rate of pay times 24 per day. If I work 1 hr or up to 24 hrs, it’s the same pay per day. Yes sometimes I work 1 hour while on vacation sometimes it’s all day.

Than I get my own room and bathroom. All food paid, transportation.

My travel rate starts the day we leave and ends when we return to their home. So if we are gone 2 weeks. I get $zzz X 24 X 14.

When we asked our nanny to come on a quasi-vacation with us (DH was volunteering as a doctor at a camp; our two kids and I went with him), we paid her her normal salary for the week + $100/day for the inconvenience + gas money (she drove herself at her own election so that she could tack on some vacation at the end and visit nearby family). She worked probably 50% of what she normally works and seemed to have a good time. She specifically asked if she could come back this year even though we don't really need her. (Last year I was short on vacation so had to telework part of the time; this year I don't.)

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Anonymous wrote:wow, that's expensive. We have toyed with the idea of asking our nanny to come on vacation with us. We thought we would pay all expenses and maybe a little extra per day but $400 a day is like, wow, no way!

Then you are better off paying her for nothing when you’re on vacation and not really getting a vacation when you can’t get away from your kids. Smart.

$400/day is far too much and perhaps this is too much of a sacrifice for the nanny if it requires that much compensation. Not all parents are trying to get away from their kids on vacation, especially if they only hired a nanny because they are normally at work during the day. The smart thing to do would be to have planned this as one of the nanny's paid vacation weeks that you chose. Sometimes nanny and NF are happier having a break from each other. $2800 plus expenses for a week is ridiculous unless you really want the nanny to deal with the kids 100% of the time. In that case, leaving them home with her might be better.

Anonymous wrote:wow, that's expensive. We have toyed with the idea of asking our nanny to come on vacation with us. We thought we would pay all expenses and maybe a little extra per day but $400 a day is like, wow, no way!

Then you are better off paying her for nothing when you’re on vacation and not really getting a vacation when you can’t get away from your kids. Smart.