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Date Posted: 20:13:36 11/21/03 Fri
>>When I first interviewed with my employers to watch
>>their 5 month old boy, we agreed upon $200 dollars a
>>week. I've been nannying/babysitting for 9
>>years....and practically raised my siblings, so they
>>hired me right away. Just before I was to begin they
>>changed it to $150. The baby is now almost a year old,
>>and I've had no raises, and feel this is an unfair
>>salary. The baby is difficult to say the least. They
>>pay me in cash...so I won't be getting any sort of tax
>>refund this year. The bills are tough to pay on $150 a
>>week. The baby's mom is wonderful, and would give me a
>>raise in a moment, but she isn't in charge of the
>>finances in her family, her husband is. (He's a doctor
>>and i spend the whole day in a corner office of the
>>office suite set up as a nursery). He feels he is
>>paying fairly. I feel he is being cheap, and doesn't
>>value me or his child. Am I out of line?
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>NOOOOOO you are not being out of Line you are only
>being Fair , it isnt right for them to use the use of
>your services and NOT pay you a decent Rate. What area
>are you in and How many hours per week is the job, the
>typical nanny makes a Min of 8 $ a hour in most
>states. some times a weekly rate can be negotiated
>however they need be fair in that as well. I would
>suggest you talk to them , tell them you cant live on
>150 per week , that you dont want to leave but that
>there are tons of Families that would love to have you
>as their Nanny.
>
>Good Luck hon :)
>NOOOOOO you are not being out of Line you are only
>being Fair , it isnt right for them to use the use of
>your services and NOT pay you a decent Rate. What area
>are you in and How many hours per week is the job, the
>typical nanny makes a Min of 8 $ a hour in most
>states. some times a weekly rate can be negotiated
>however they need be fair in that as well. I would
>suggest you talk to them , tell them you cant live on
>150 per week , that you dont want to leave but that
>there are tons of Families that would love to have you
>as their Nanny.
>
>Good Luck hon :)
I work 35 hours per week, and live in the Midwest (Columbia, Missouri)...and I almost left at one point when things got so financially tight it was unbearable. I told the baby's mother I was seeking other employment because of this and she wanted desperately to try and talk her husband into raising my salary as she likes and trusts me. It didn't work. He proceeded to explain all the "perks" of the job, such as occassional pharmacuetical company's paying for lunch and that the salary I get is actually more but there are "deductions". WHAT deductions?! I don't even pay taxes on this job. He talked about he and his wife both being in the building to take him every once in a while and such. He was just being circular trying confuse me. I don't know if I'm way off here, but I think because he and his wife come from India, and she's told me how poor it is over there, that they might think 150 dollars a week is alot. I don't know. I guess I just don't want to admit to myself that he might be plain ole'stingy. Regardless, I HAVE tried talking to him just in the context of my needing to seek other employment due to financial difficulties. He didn't seem to get that giving me medicine samples, or offering to let me come in and work as an office assistant beFORE the baby gets there, wasn't helping. I go to school full time in the evening as well. I'm exhausted by the end of the week. I often work Saturdays. It seems hopeless. He doesn't care.
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