Received Wednesday, October 22, 2008. - Perspective & Opinion I take care of 1.5 year old twin boys, and I get paid $11 per hour. Its only 16 hours a week. Should I ask for a raise? I've been with them for about 10 months.
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Sort of depends on where you live. But most likely, Yes, you deserve more. Also depends on what else you do around the house-laundry? dishes? Anything like that? More details please!
As the first person said it depends on where you live. However, $11 per hour for a part time job is not bad. A lot also depends on your age, experience and what exactly you do. Are you sitting 8 hours a day 2 days a week or 6 hours a day 3 days a week? If that's the case, you probably should earn more because you are likely seeing to a lot of the children's needs. However, if you are primarily around when the children are napping then your salary seems OK.
I know everyone would love to make money, money, money...
but I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you agreed to that wage when you started.
Location is so key;
in Missouri, that would be a great wage, esp. since you're so part time, however, now that I'm on the east coast, that would be pocket change.
I think after a year of being with someone, a raise is pretty given. Perhaps your employers are already planning on giving you one.
However, you are the best judge of whether or not you deserve a raise. Look around on craigslist, what are people offering for part time sitters? (for twins, I think it's normally at least $1 more per hour, depending on where you are). What kind of nanny are you for those 16 hours? Would you give yourself a raise if you were the employer?
Can you give us more info? How old are you? Do you have training or a degree in childcare? Where do you live? But no matter what, I think you're stuck with your pay for another two months.
1. ITA w/ wait 2 months. 2. What are you actually doing for your wages? Do you watch them during their naptime? Are you driving them to play dates or other activities? 3. How old are you and what is your experience with children? Don't get yourself out of a job for going too high. 16 hours a week is not even part time, so be careful of what you ask for or you could outsource yourself out of the job. Sounds like you were hired to give mom some relief, so this probably, and I could be wrong, isn't a neccesity for the famiy, so be fair in your requests, unless you really want to move on to something else.
I'd ask for more, but like everybody else said--depends on where you are. In both Denver and Dallas metro areas, I'd expect $15 minimum for twins...and could get $20, depending on the family. If I was doing more that straight child care, I'd expect closer to $18-$20. I wouldn't expect any benefits working part-time, but just because you're part-time doesn't mean your hourly rate should be lower. AT the same time, I doubt many parents would give a nanny a 50%-75% raise when you agreed to work for $11...
Nannies usually get their raise when they make a year. I suggest you wait out the two more months and if nothing, ask for a raise. I also think your wage now is good. Nannies are getting retrenched by the groves because of the economy situation. Think it over.
Like everybody else, there needs to be a lot more info. people want to make more money, but even in the same market there are people in every profession with different levels of skill, training and experience. A professional nanny, with specialized training and experience generally needs to be paid better than a part time babysitter. I do get aggrivated on here (and this is not talking about oyu OP, since we know almost nothing of your situation) when less qualified people come on here making wild, entitled demands for their own compensation just because they see that the most highly trained, experienced and professional nannies make a certain amount of money. They have EARNED the right to demand those salaries, which in no way ENTITLES anybody else to ride their coattails.
You should ask yourself if there's a lot of other nannies out there where you live who would apply for your job at $11/hr. If there are, then don't ask for a raise but if there won't be a lot of takers, then ask for a raise.
Hi,thank you all for your comments. It helps a lot considering I don't have any other nanny friends. More info: I live in Chicago. Mom is great, she works from home so I am a necessity. I have about a year of experience. I am 22. I don't do any other errands/chores besides picking up after the kids. The children are not napping, they're active and I take them to the park. I really like the family and the twins a lot, but I can't help but feel I'm underpaid. I know I agreed to that wage when I started but the children were babies and were less active. So now, I think I deserve at least $12. I got paid more in previous jobs with only one child. For now, I'm going to wait for the one year mark.
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Sort of depends on where you live. But most likely, Yes, you deserve more.
Also depends on what else you do around the house-laundry? dishes? Anything like that?
More details please!
wait two months and then ask for a yearly raise.
As the first person said it depends on where you live. However, $11 per hour for a part time job is not bad. A lot also depends on your age, experience and what exactly you do. Are you sitting 8 hours a day 2 days a week or 6 hours a day 3 days a week? If that's the case, you probably should earn more because you are likely seeing to a lot of the children's needs.
However, if you are primarily around when the children are napping then your salary seems OK.
Good Luck!
I know everyone would love to make money, money, money...
but I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you agreed to that wage when you started.
Location is so key;
in Missouri, that would be a great wage, esp. since you're so part time, however, now that I'm on the east coast, that would be pocket change.
I think after a year of being with someone, a raise is pretty given. Perhaps your employers are already planning on giving you one.
However, you are the best judge of whether or not you deserve a raise. Look around on craigslist, what are people offering for part time sitters? (for twins, I think it's normally at least $1 more per hour, depending on where you are). What kind of nanny are you for those 16 hours? Would you give yourself a raise if you were the employer?
I agree with La. Ask for a yearly raise.
Can you give us more info? How old are you? Do you have training or a degree in childcare? Where do you live? But no matter what, I think you're stuck with your pay for another two months.
1. ITA w/ wait 2 months.
2. What are you actually doing for your wages? Do you watch them during their naptime? Are you driving them to play dates or other activities?
3. How old are you and what is your experience with children? Don't get yourself out of a job for going too high. 16 hours a week is not even part time, so be careful of what you ask for or you could outsource yourself out of the job. Sounds like you were hired to give mom some relief, so this probably, and I could be wrong, isn't a neccesity for the famiy, so be fair in your requests, unless you really want to move on to something else.
neccesty? yikes, meant necessity. spelling goes first and then the mind?
I'd ask for more, but like everybody else said--depends on where you are. In both Denver and Dallas metro areas, I'd expect $15 minimum for twins...and could get $20, depending on the family. If I was doing more that straight child care, I'd expect closer to $18-$20. I wouldn't expect any benefits working part-time, but just because you're part-time doesn't mean your hourly rate should be lower. AT the same time, I doubt many parents would give a nanny a 50%-75% raise when you agreed to work for $11...
Nannies usually get their raise when they make a year.
I suggest you wait out the two more months and if nothing, ask for a raise.
I also think your wage now is good.
Nannies are getting retrenched by the groves because of the economy situation.
Think it over.
Like everybody else, there needs to be a lot more info. people want to make more money, but even in the same market there are people in every profession with different levels of skill, training and experience.
A professional nanny, with specialized training and experience generally needs to be paid better than a part time babysitter.
I do get aggrivated on here (and this is not talking about oyu OP, since we know almost nothing of your situation) when less qualified people come on here making wild, entitled demands for their own compensation just because they see that the most highly trained, experienced and professional nannies make a certain amount of money. They have EARNED the right to demand those salaries, which in no way ENTITLES anybody else to ride their coattails.
You should ask yourself if there's a lot of other nannies out there where you live who would apply for your job at $11/hr. If there are, then don't ask for a raise but if there won't be a lot of takers, then ask for a raise.
I think it's a pretty low hourly rate since you're only part time. Twins are harder too.
I don't know if anyone has already said this, but why not wait until your one year anniversary with them to negotiate a raise.
at that point, they should give you at least $2 more per hour because that's only $32 more per week.
Hi,thank you all for your comments. It helps a lot considering I don't have any other nanny friends.
More info:
I live in Chicago.
Mom is great, she works from home so I am a necessity.
I have about a year of experience.
I am 22.
I don't do any other errands/chores besides picking up after the kids.
The children are not napping, they're active and I take them to the park.
I really like the family and the twins a lot, but I can't help but feel I'm underpaid. I know I agreed to that wage when I started but the children were babies and were less active. So now, I think I deserve at least $12. I got paid more in previous jobs with only one child. For now, I'm going to wait for the one year mark.
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