Especially if their reason is they are just trying to make ends meet and doing the best they can. With all this said, I'm sure some parents reading this will still walk away thinking it's totally reasonable for the parents to benefit but not the nanny. All three parties should benefit from a nanny share Which if I'm being completely honest, felt pretty degrading. For some reason they thought they deserved a benefit, but I didn't. That's not how a nanny share works." Even when I tried to explain why, they didn't budge.
When I've addressed this issue with parents, they have genuinely looked at me and said in a condescending tone, "Why would YOU get paid more than the going rate? That's crazy. Nannies have also emailed me telling me how much harder a nanny share is than a typical one family nanny job and that they wouldn't have accepted it for such low pay had they known just how much harder it is. Real nannies in real nanny shares have emailed me feeling completely taken advantage of because it's simply not fair for two parties to benefit but not the other party when everyone involved is making sacrifices. Why would the parents get a discount and benefit from a nanny share, but the nanny wouldn't? I can't tell you how many parents I've either met or have heard stories about, who simply dismiss a nanny when they say that they should make more than the going rate in a nanny share. If you think about it, it makes complete sense. If only that's how parents understood a nanny share to be.
They are getting private nanny care at a 33% discount each! AND, the nanny makes 33% more than the going rate! It's a win-win. Because the parents are sharing the nanny and getting less individualized care, they obviously get a significant discount. The nanny works for both families taking care of their kids, and generally alternates between the two houses to care for the kids and the household. They employ a nanny either full-time or part-time, and split the cost. Now that we have explained how most parents define a nanny share, let's discuss what a nanny share actually is.Ī nanny share is when two families share a nanny. Because the parents are sharing the nanny, they obviously are splitting the nanny's pay, so they get private nanny care for half the price! That's right, they just take the going rate for a nanny in their area and split it in half! What.A.Steal. The nanny works for both families taking care of their kids, and generally alternates between the two houses to care for the kids and the household (i.e., one week at family 1's house and the next week at family 2's house). This is how all the parents I've encountered (and almost all of the parents other nannies I've spoken with have encountered) view a nanny share:Ī nanny share is when two families share a nanny. I know that there are amazing parents out there who know the true definition of a nanny share and do it correctly, but they are few and far between.
I have yet to meet a parent who fully understands how a nanny share should work. However, I have never accepted a nanny share job offer because the parents and I have always differed on what exactly that concept is. Here's the deal: I love the idea of a nanny share in concept. What You Should Know About Sharing a Nanny
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