Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You do realize that if all the families who did not meet your bar as wealthy enough to afford a nanny stopped hiring nannies, then there would a huge drop in the number of jobs available to nannies. This would drive your rates into the toilet. Many wealthy families are not irresponsible about money. They aren't going to pay you way above market for kicks and giggles. The supply of nannies would be so large that there would be no issue letting go of a nanny that you didn't need because you are so replaceable. You would be back in the exact same situation and would just be poorer going into it.

You aren't getting it. There are tons of women calling themselves nannies, there are not tons of nannies. There are lots of families that think they can afford a nanny, but few who actually can. The result is a split market, one of middle class families paying low to average wages for your run of the mill sitter, and wealthy families paying experienced educated talented women what many here call obscene wages. If the first scenario works for you and your nanny, great! A real nanny has a good enough command of the common language to communicate clearly with you and your child (that eliminates probably 75% of so called nannies right there). She provides more than supervision for her charges, understanding how a child develops, and is able to choose and plan enriching activities. She also cares for her charges every need, and isn't on this board complaining about how every little thing isn't her job, and how uninvolved the parents are, because truthfully the parents with the money to hire a real nanny are by nature not incredibly involved in the minutiae of caring for their child. A real nanny is experienced and qualified enough to be self directed. She doesn't wait around for instructions, because realistically her bosses are not around and little Larla/Aiden need dinner/have outgrown their winter shoes/need to go to the doctor.

The above poster does a good job explaining what a nanny is.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You do realize that if all the families who did not meet your bar as wealthy enough to afford a nanny stopped hiring nannies, then there would a huge drop in the number of jobs available to nannies. This would drive your rates into the toilet. Many wealthy families are not irresponsible about money. They aren't going to pay you way above market for kicks and giggles. The supply of nannies would be so large that there would be no issue letting go of a nanny that you didn't need because you are so replaceable. You would be back in the exact same situation and would just be poorer going into it.

You aren't getting it. There are tons of women calling themselves nannies, there are not tons of nannies. There are lots of families that think they can afford a nanny, but few who actually can. The result is a split market, one of middle class families paying low to average wages for your run of the mill sitter, and wealthy families paying experienced educated talented women what many here call obscene wages. If the first scenario works for you and your nanny, great! A real nanny has a good enough command of the common language to communicate clearly with you and your child (that eliminates probably 75% of so called nannies right there). She provides more than supervision for her charges, understanding how a child develops, and is able to choose and plan enriching activities. She also cares for her charges every need, and isn't on this board complaining about how every little thing isn't her job, and how uninvolved the parents are, because truthfully the parents with the money to hire a real nanny are by nature not incredibly involved in the minutiae of caring for their child. A real nanny is experienced and qualified enough to be self directed. She doesn't wait around for instructions, because realistically her bosses are not around and little Larla/Aiden need dinner/have outgrown their winter shoes/need to go to the doctor.