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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 630555" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>You're not being unreasonable at all Mutt. In fact, I think you're being downright reasonable.</p><p></p><p>FWIW, in my area the going hourly rate for nannies is anywhere from $15 to $30 per hour, depending on whether they're independent or agency, # of children, etc.</p><p></p><p>I agree that if people can't afford to pay a lot for child care they should be up front about it. However, if these are listings on places like Craigslist, sometimes other posters spam-report ads with wages that they consider "too low". It's possible that the family was trying to get their ad out in the only way they knew how.</p><p></p><p>Tangential, but something to think about for the families in question. I know of some families who "share" a nanny. As in, Mrs. Smith takes her children to Mrs. Jones's house in the morning, the nanny looks after both sets of children at the Jones house, and the Smiths and Jones split by # of children involved.</p><p></p><p>Would you be willing to take on that sort of arrangement, stacking up a family or two, in order to get the money you're looking for from people who can't afford to pay your rate?</p><p></p><p>Just thinking of contingencies...</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 630555, member: 3907"] You're not being unreasonable at all Mutt. In fact, I think you're being downright reasonable. FWIW, in my area the going hourly rate for nannies is anywhere from $15 to $30 per hour, depending on whether they're independent or agency, # of children, etc. I agree that if people can't afford to pay a lot for child care they should be up front about it. However, if these are listings on places like Craigslist, sometimes other posters spam-report ads with wages that they consider "too low". It's possible that the family was trying to get their ad out in the only way they knew how. Tangential, but something to think about for the families in question. I know of some families who "share" a nanny. As in, Mrs. Smith takes her children to Mrs. Jones's house in the morning, the nanny looks after both sets of children at the Jones house, and the Smiths and Jones split by # of children involved. Would you be willing to take on that sort of arrangement, stacking up a family or two, in order to get the money you're looking for from people who can't afford to pay your rate? Just thinking of contingencies... Trinity [/QUOTE]
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