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What do you think?
So, I'm looking for a nanny position for this summer. I responded to one ad for a family with 4 kids. They have two 7 year olds, one of which has ADHD and two 2 year olds. They are paying $12/hour. Sometimes the mom with be there, sometimes not. Sometimes I would have all 4 kids, sometimes just the 2 little ones. At my last nanny job (although I was overpaid for this area, I had one kid and made almost 2 dollars and hour more than that). I think $12 is not worth it for 4 kids...two of which are toddlers and one that has ADHD. For just the two little ones I'd be almost ok with that. What do you think? Any ways I could nicely address that in an email?
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Re: What do you think?
I would meet her and her kids and discuss how often you'd be solely responsible for the kids.
I would probably explain to her that you need to make xx amount per week/month in order to 'pay the bills' and see if she will compromise.
Before we put C in daycare, we had a nanny and she wanted to be paid more than we offered, and I was not offended when she asked for more $$, but she was very tactful and explained that she needed x amount to run her household. We ended up paying her a daily amount instead of an hourly--as long as we stayed within certain time parameters. Anything over and she earned "paid time off" which she used if she went out of town or we did not drop C off due to a holiday, etc....