Anonymous
05/27/2013 14:33
Subject: Re:Having 3rd child, what is appropriate increase to nanny salary for Rockville MD?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:$18.75/Hr is only $39,000/yr. This is barely enough to live on after taxes. She is taking care of your childten not walking your dog. I hope she finds another job and makes enough money to have a decent life.
Plenty of people live on much less than this. Im a nanny and IMO-and probably that of many others-$18.75 is an incredibly good wage for a profession that requires no formal education/training, licensure or regulation. Teachers, with years of education, both initial and continuing, and strict performance standards sometimes do not even make this much. Nannying is a very important job, don't get me wrong, but it is becoming insane how much people are expecting to be paid for a job that, essentially, anyone could attempt to do.
Like parenting, anyone may attempt the job of caring for a child, but very few know what they're doing. Just look around. Sad.
True, there are many nannies out there who don't know what they are doing. That's why it's outrageous that they think they deserve constant raises and bonuses for such an easy job.
It's your job as an absentee parent, to find the best substitute care you can afford.
True, but that has nothing to do with whether or not OP's nanny should get $20 per hour vs. $21.50 per hour. As we've heard over and over on this board, there is no clear correlation between nanny pay requests and getting "the best" care. Surely you aren't suggesting that parents are obliged pay whatever a nanny asks for solely because they (the parents) work outside the home?
Anonymous
05/27/2013 08:33
Subject: Re:Having 3rd child, what is appropriate increase to nanny salary for Rockville MD?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:$18.75/Hr is only $39,000/yr. This is barely enough to live on after taxes. She is taking care of your childten not walking your dog. I hope she finds another job and makes enough money to have a decent life.
Plenty of people live on much less than this. Im a nanny and IMO-and probably that of many others-$18.75 is an incredibly good wage for a profession that requires no formal education/training, licensure or regulation. Teachers, with years of education, both initial and continuing, and strict performance standards sometimes do not even make this much. Nannying is a very important job, don't get me wrong, but it is becoming insane how much people are expecting to be paid for a job that, essentially, anyone could attempt to do.
Like parenting, anyone may attempt the job of caring for a child, but very few know what they're doing. Just look around. Sad.
True, there are many nannies out there who don't know what they are doing. That's why it's outrageous that they think they deserve constant raises and bonuses for such an easy job.
It's your job as an absentee parent, to find the best substitute care you can afford.
Let anybody charge whatever they want. This is America for God's sake. If they find no takers, they will lower their fees. Why would that process upset any of you?
Anonymous
05/27/2013 08:27
Subject: Having 3rd child, what is appropriate increase to nanny salary for Rockville MD?
Anonymous wrote:Stop trolling, 20:31.
Addressing your personal issues may be useful to you.
Anonymous
05/26/2013 23:33
Subject: Having 3rd child, what is appropriate increase to nanny salary for Rockville MD?
Stop trolling, 20:31.
Anonymous
05/26/2013 20:31
Subject: Re:Having 3rd child, what is appropriate increase to nanny salary for Rockville MD?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:$18.75/Hr is only $39,000/yr. This is barely enough to live on after taxes. She is taking care of your childten not walking your dog. I hope she finds another job and makes enough money to have a decent life.
Plenty of people live on much less than this. Im a nanny and IMO-and probably that of many others-$18.75 is an incredibly good wage for a profession that requires no formal education/training, licensure or regulation. Teachers, with years of education, both initial and continuing, and strict performance standards sometimes do not even make this much. Nannying is a very important job, don't get me wrong, but it is becoming insane how much people are expecting to be paid for a job that, essentially, anyone could attempt to do.
Like parenting, anyone may attempt the job of caring for a child, but very few know what they're doing. Just look around. Sad.
True, there are many nannies out there who don't know what they are doing. That's why it's outrageous that they think they deserve constant raises and bonuses for such an easy job.
It's your job as an absentee parent, to find the best substitute care you can afford.
Why would you assume I'm an absentee parent? I'm likely a nanny.
You're a fool.
Bad day? Call people names when you have nothing better to say.
Anonymous
05/26/2013 19:55
Subject: Re:Having 3rd child, what is appropriate increase to nanny salary for Rockville MD?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:$18.75/Hr is only $39,000/yr. This is barely enough to live on after taxes. She is taking care of your childten not walking your dog. I hope she finds another job and makes enough money to have a decent life.
Plenty of people live on much less than this. Im a nanny and IMO-and probably that of many others-$18.75 is an incredibly good wage for a profession that requires no formal education/training, licensure or regulation. Teachers, with years of education, both initial and continuing, and strict performance standards sometimes do not even make this much. Nannying is a very important job, don't get me wrong, but it is becoming insane how much people are expecting to be paid for a job that, essentially, anyone could attempt to do.
Like parenting, anyone may attempt the job of caring for a child, but very few know what they're doing. Just look around. Sad.
True, there are many nannies out there who don't know what they are doing. That's why it's outrageous that they think they deserve constant raises and bonuses for such an easy job.
It's your job as an absentee parent, to find the best substitute care you can afford.
Why would you assume I'm an absentee parent? I'm likely a nanny.
You're a fool.
Anonymous
05/26/2013 13:14
Subject: Re:Having 3rd child, what is appropriate increase to nanny salary for Rockville MD?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:$18.75/Hr is only $39,000/yr. This is barely enough to live on after taxes. She is taking care of your childten not walking your dog. I hope she finds another job and makes enough money to have a decent life.
Plenty of people live on much less than this. Im a nanny and IMO-and probably that of many others-$18.75 is an incredibly good wage for a profession that requires no formal education/training, licensure or regulation. Teachers, with years of education, both initial and continuing, and strict performance standards sometimes do not even make this much. Nannying is a very important job, don't get me wrong, but it is becoming insane how much people are expecting to be paid for a job that, essentially, anyone could attempt to do.
Like parenting, anyone may attempt the job of caring for a child, but very few know what they're doing. Just look around. Sad.
True, there are many nannies out there who don't know what they are doing. That's why it's outrageous that they think they deserve constant raises and bonuses for such an easy job.
It's your job as an absentee parent, to find the best substitute care you can afford.
Anonymous
05/26/2013 13:08
Subject: Re:Having 3rd child, what is appropriate increase to nanny salary for Rockville MD?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:$18.75/Hr is only $39,000/yr. This is barely enough to live on after taxes. She is taking care of your childten not walking your dog. I hope she finds another job and makes enough money to have a decent life.
Plenty of people live on much less than this. Im a nanny and IMO-and probably that of many others-$18.75 is an incredibly good wage for a profession that requires no formal education/training, licensure or regulation. Teachers, with years of education, both initial and continuing, and strict performance standards sometimes do not even make this much. Nannying is a very important job, don't get me wrong, but it is becoming insane how much people are expecting to be paid for a job that, essentially, anyone could attempt to do.
Like parenting, anyone may attempt the job of caring for a child, but very few know what they're doing. Just look around. Sad.
True, there are many nannies out there who don't know what they are doing. That's why it's outrageous that they think they deserve constant raises and bonuses for such an easy job.
Anonymous
05/26/2013 00:15
Subject: Having 3rd child, what is appropriate increase to nanny salary for Rockville MD?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:$18.75/Hr is only $39,000/yr. This is barely enough to live on after taxes. She is taking care of your childten not walking your dog. I hope she finds another job and makes enough money to have a decent life.
Plenty of people live on much less than this. Im a nanny and IMO-and probably that of many others-$18.75 is an incredibly good wage for a profession that requires no formal education/training, licensure or regulation. Teachers, with years of education, both initial and continuing, and strict performance standards sometimes do not even make this much. Nannying is a very important job, don't get me wrong, but it is becoming insane how much people are expecting to be paid for a job that, essentially, anyone could attempt to do.
Like parenting, anyone may attempt the job of caring for a child, but very few know what they're doing. Just look around. Sad.
Anonymous
05/25/2013 15:36
Subject: Having 3rd child, what is appropriate increase to nanny salary for Rockville MD?
Anonymous wrote:$18.75/Hr is only $39,000/yr. This is barely enough to live on after taxes. She is taking care of your childten not walking your dog. I hope she finds another job and makes enough money to have a decent life.
Plenty of people live on much less than this. Im a nanny and IMO-and probably that of many others-$18.75 is an incredibly good wage for a profession that requires no formal education/training, licensure or regulation. Teachers, with years of education, both initial and continuing, and strict performance standards sometimes do not even make this much. Nannying is a very important job, don't get me wrong, but it is becoming insane how much people are expecting to be paid for a job that, essentially, anyone could attempt to do.
Anonymous
05/25/2013 15:17
Subject: Having 3rd child, what is appropriate increase to nanny salary for Rockville MD?
Don't bother to factor in the cost of life long therapy resulting from too many severed relationships early in life.
Anonymous
05/25/2013 11:06
Subject: Re:Having 3rd child, what is appropriate increase to nanny salary for Rockville MD?
Anonymous wrote:Op please ignore these negative comments. Some people on this board are rude. As I stated, she's overpaid and will keep shaking you down for money run while you can.
Completely agree with this. OP, you've made an honest assessment of what you think constitutes fair pay for your nanny. Most or all the nanny employers on here agree with that assessment: $20 per hour for two kids in Rockville plus a third who will be in full-day grade school is already at the top of the market. Tell the nanny that you'd love to keep her, but that $20 is all you can offer right now. End of negotiation. If $20 per hour doesn't work for your current nanny, there will be countless other good ones who jump at the chance to take over her job.
The obnoxious girls on here are desperate to convince you that if you love your kid, you will give up family vacations and hand over the college and retirement savings to your nanny, to prove that you aren't "cheap" when it comes to your "most precious possessions" and to avoid damaging your children in some profound way. In reality, they know that $20 per hour nanny jobs with benefits are not easy to come by, and they are far less likely to move on over a $1.25 rate disagreement than they want you to believe. There just aren't many other opportunities out there that will pay $21.50 per hour for nanny services, and there is no shortage of good nannies vying to fill those slots.
Yes, all true. You are paying top of the market and your nanny is outrageous to expect such a large raise. In the real world, most people haven't enjoyed raises in the last several years. This is now trickling down into the nanny world, where nannies will have reset their expectations. In your case, since one of the children will be in school, and she only has two kids most of the day, then there is no need for such a large raise.
Anonymous
05/25/2013 03:45
Subject: Having 3rd child, what is appropriate increase to nanny salary for Rockville MD?
Anonymous wrote:23:28, you would accept this crap from your employer? You are as full of it as a Christmas goose.
Um, yes, and I have, because it isn't "crap." It's a basic economic reality of the adult world.
Many corporate employers have a payroll analyst on staff who researches market compensation for each job and assigns a pay range to it. The people who make hiring decisions have discretion to award salaries and give raises within that scale and within the relevant department's budget, but they can't exceed the top of the range, even if an employee has held the job for a long time. The point is that time in a job generally enables an employee to handle a larger workload, which makes them more valuable, but the value added with each additional year of service diminishes over time. At some point, the job is the job and the fact that the employer could find someone else to do it almost as well as the long-term employee for a lot less money begins to outweigh the significant value of continuity.
When I encountered such a situation in my twenties, I accepted that my financial ambitions were greater than my chosen career could accommodate, so I transitioned to a different field of work. OP's nanny might be worth $21.50, but the market says that the job she has chosen to do isn't.
Anonymous
05/24/2013 23:56
Subject: Having 3rd child, what is appropriate increase to nanny salary for Rockville MD?
23:28, you would accept this crap from your employer? You are as full of it as a Christmas goose.
Anonymous
05/24/2013 23:55
Subject: Having 3rd child, what is appropriate increase to nanny salary for Rockville MD?
Anonymous wrote:Op please ignore these negative comments. Some people on this board are rude. As I stated, she's overpaid and will keep shaking you down for money run while you can.
Completely agree with this. OP, you've made an honest assessment of what you think constitutes fair pay for your nanny. Most or all the nanny employers on here agree with that assessment: $20 per hour for two kids in Rockville plus a third who will be in full-day grade school is already at the top of the market. Tell the nanny that you'd love to keep her, but that $20 is all you can offer right now. End of negotiation. If $20 per hour doesn't work for your current nanny, there will be countless other good ones who jump at the chance to take over her job.
The obnoxious girls on here are desperate to convince you that if you love your kid, you will give up family vacations and hand over the college and retirement savings to your nanny, to prove that you aren't "cheap" when it comes to your "most precious possessions" and to avoid damaging your children in some profound way. In reality, they know that $20 per hour nanny jobs with benefits are not easy to come by, and they are far less likely to move on over a $1.25 rate disagreement than they want you to believe. There just aren't many other opportunities out there that will pay $21.50 per hour for nanny services, and there is no shortage of good nannies vying to fill those slots.