nannydebsays
02/21/2013 18:17
Subject: is this acceptable ?
OP, I do hope you did turn the offer down. But if you happen to have another set of parents ask/tell you to expect to be working or available to work 18 hours a day 7 days a week, here's what you say:
"Certainly that can be arranged. My hourly gross rate is $15, my overtime rate for hours 9 - 12 is $22.50, and my overtime rate for hours 13 - 18 is $30. So as long as you are fine with paying me a weekly salary of $2730 we can work things out. Oh, and if I work a full 24 hours, I will need an additional $320 for the extra 6 hours that I am not supposed to work or be on call."
I guarantee there won't be boyfriend questions or pointed suggestions about fireplaces after that.
"Certainly that can be arranged. My hourly gross rate is $15, my overtime rate for hours 9 - 12 is $22.50, and my overtime rate for hours 13 - 18 is $30. So as long as you are fine with paying me a weekly salary of $2730 we can work things out. Oh, and if I work a full 24 hours, I will need an additional $320 for the extra 6 hours that I am not supposed to work or be on call."
I guarantee there won't be boyfriend questions or pointed suggestions about fireplaces after that.
Anonymous
02/21/2013 17:06
Subject: is this acceptable ?
OP, did you turn the job down?
FWIW, I am a SAHM with nanny. I cannot imagine that the lawyer/SAHM parent need you to be on call 75% of the time, unless they are dealing with a true crisis like a serious illness or elderly relative. Telling you not to have a personal life is beyond absurd. And lighting fires? Good lord, you are not a housemaid at Downton Abbey.
And the overnight fee is definitely too low.
FWIW, I am a SAHM with nanny. I cannot imagine that the lawyer/SAHM parent need you to be on call 75% of the time, unless they are dealing with a true crisis like a serious illness or elderly relative. Telling you not to have a personal life is beyond absurd. And lighting fires? Good lord, you are not a housemaid at Downton Abbey.
And the overnight fee is definitely too low.
Anonymous
02/21/2013 16:45
Subject: Re:is this acceptable ?
I think the boyfriend question is completely out of hand and definitely crossing a boundary. He could have just simply stated "you are not allowed to have company in our house unless we give you prior approval." that would have allowed him to get his point across without delving into the personal questions.
Anonymous
02/21/2013 15:07
Subject: is this acceptable ?
Anonymous wrote:To play devil's advocate ... the boyfriend questions may have been a way to determine if she was likely to really have her overnights free, or if she was likely to suddenly get married, or if he was likely to be around their children.
And? Maybe we should have a blanket rule that women aren't allowed to work because some women have a tendency to get married or pregnant or occasionally have sex. This would make it easy for employers to weed out the lazy and less dependable workers.
Anonymous
02/18/2013 21:47
Subject: is this acceptable ?
The "$15 an hour after taxes" doesn't make sense. They don't know what your withholdings are. And the "on call" thing would worry me. With the "$30 bonus" for overnights I feel like they are not going to be giving you overtime.
Never assume. You want to discuss overtime and you want a contract that discusses overtime, rate, hours, days off, etc.
Never assume. You want to discuss overtime and you want a contract that discusses overtime, rate, hours, days off, etc.