Anonymous
07/12/2014 17:31
Subject: Does your nanny's sense of well-being matter to you?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Of course it does.
In what way do you walk the talk?
That's okay PP's.. I'll answer. Even though I know there's only one "right" answer.
She's treated like a human being, not a commodity. Or a servant from days gone by. She provides this family with a very valuable service.
You see, you could pay through the nose and still treat your nanny like shit. So while she can perhaps afford a better lifestyle, she still goes to work and is treated like something you scraped off of your shoe. Some people seem to think the only right answer is money. It isn't. I won't discuss specifics of money with you for that very reason. She's paid well enough - within the range she suggested when she was hired. It just happened to fall in the range of what we were willing to pay. Not at the low end of the range, either.
She has paid vacation time, sick days, etc. She has the option to stay over if the weather is bad, more for safety than convenience. On the rare occasion that she brings up a behavior concern we work on it. Things like that.
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I love your answer. It's so refreshing to hear about mutually respectful relationships, and their many benefits for all, most of all for the children.
Anonymous
07/08/2014 16:26
Subject: Does your nanny's sense of well-being matter to you?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Of course it does.
In what way do you walk the talk?
That's okay PP's.. I'll answer. Even though I know there's only one "right" answer.
She's treated like a human being, not a commodity. Or a servant from days gone by. She provides this family with a very valuable service.
You see, you could pay through the nose and still treat your nanny like shit. So while she can perhaps afford a better lifestyle, she still goes to work and is treated like something you scraped off of your shoe. Some people seem to think the only right answer is money. It isn't. I won't discuss specifics of money with you for that very reason. She's paid well enough - within the range she suggested when she was hired. It just happened to fall in the range of what we were willing to pay. Not at the low end of the range, either.
She has paid vacation time, sick days, etc. She has the option to stay over if the weather is bad, more for safety than convenience. On the rare occasion that she brings up a behavior concern we work on it. Things like that.
Anonymous
07/08/2014 16:17
Subject: Does your nanny's sense of well-being matter to you?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Of course it does.
In what way do you walk the talk?
PP that's being quoted here - don't answer. There will be no answer based in reality that will be deemed sufficient.
- BTDT
I agree and I'm a nanny. No need to defend yourself to the poster who only wants to stir the pot; nothing satisfies her.
Anonymous
07/08/2014 16:16
Subject: Does your nanny's sense of well-being matter to you?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If she wants to live in a high income area then she should probably think about a different line of work.
Then by your logic, who would watch your brats?
Whoever got off the boat yesterday and is more than happy to share a bedroom with three others, and take three buses to work every day. Oh yeah, a few bucks to send home, would be nice too.
If that's the bar you set for the person who will care for and help mold your child, please have at it. In my opinion, even people "just off the boat" deserve a decent standard of living for working.
You missed the sarcasm. Of course you have to pay people appropriately, but that like pulling teeth for some of you.
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Anonymous
07/08/2014 16:08
Subject: Does your nanny's sense of well-being matter to you?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Of course it does.
In what way do you walk the talk?
PP that's being quoted here - don't answer. There will be no answer based in reality that will be deemed sufficient.
- BTDT