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live in job...

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missiesparkles · 02/03/2008 17:53

went for an interview the other week, accomodation was a lovely 1 bed flat at the bottom of the house... having not done live in for a million years and only just started applying for live in jobs, I'm not sure what the going rate is for FT live in these days???

the family was offering £200 gross per week... which would end up as about £150 per week net right? for 8am - 7.30pm... wasn't sure what to make of that!!

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missiesparkles · 07/03/2008 19:55

well I took my plan to her, signed my contract and we're starting the potty training from the 31st!

apparently though, she has been saying when she wants to go so thats a good start!

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eleusis · 07/03/2008 16:58

I asked my last nanny to develop a potty training plan and share with me and DH. She never got round to it.

eleusis · 07/03/2008 16:57

My boy will be 3 in May and he is resisting toilet training. The only time he wants to go on it is when the alternative is going to bed.

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missiesparkles · 07/03/2008 16:49

2.5 - just the one!!

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eleusis · 07/03/2008 16:47

Oh, she sounds like my twin.

How old are your charges?

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missiesparkles · 07/03/2008 16:27

danke

she also stressed that she wants to start potty training ASAP so I've also written down a list of potty training ideas - she said she's bought the gina ford book - but I've got a list of things I've found have worked and also other nannies imput.

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eleusis · 07/03/2008 16:00

yippee.

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missiesparkles · 07/03/2008 15:37

I'm signing my contract today

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missiesparkles · 06/03/2008 13:05

I know a few, I'll see what I can do lol

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eleusis · 06/03/2008 13:02

Glad to help.

Now if you could find her a nice English boy to marry, she could come back and work for me again and we could call it even.

laura032004 · 06/03/2008 11:02

Fab news. Really pleased for you

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missiesparkles · 06/03/2008 10:56

have been sent a draft contract via email and am signing tomorrow

noticed that gross weekly wage said £250, when I had agreed to £230, so being the paranoid freak I am, I pointed it out [hmmm]
turns out, they decided to round it up to £250 at the last minute so now I look bloody honest (which I am I'd like to point out!) AND I get paid more... can't say fairer than that eh?

gonna call my NVQ training centre and inform them I will now have a full time job as of 31st so they can give me my nice funded NVQ place and then at some point start my driving lessons... oh and learn spanish too!!

am giddy with excitement, can you tell?? eeeee!!

thanks to everyone who posted, big thanks to eleusis and your nanny too

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missiesparkles · 04/03/2008 21:19

got email danke

I def think that I'd be silly to pass it up because I was a bit apprehensive about the money tbh, I wasn't actually too sure of the live in wages these days, hence why I posted + as I said before I've had a jolly bad run of families who have messed me around so I thought I'd gather opinions.

its good to get two sides on these things and as I said, she did agree to bump it up anyway which to me shows that she actually is interested in me so if one good thing has come out of it, I feel a lot better about myself (I'm aware that might sound silly but I really have had some bad experiences this year!!)

I'm gonna throw myself into the next 3 weeks and hope for it all to go smoothly! and then fingers crossed, I'll have a full time job to start

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eleusis · 04/03/2008 21:03

Have heard back from her. She is going to e-mail you.

eleusis · 04/03/2008 17:19

I have sent her an e-mail giving her your e-mail address.

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missiesparkles · 04/03/2008 16:07

I don't have CAT
romance[dot]is[dot]saltsweatsugar[at]gmail[dot]com

god that looks weird!!

found another flat down the road thats nearly £900 per month with the bills included ...

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eleusis · 04/03/2008 15:16

Good luck. I could you put in touch with our old nanny if you want and you could talk to her about how important the money is and if she is glad she worked for us and why, and so on...

I'm sure she'd be happy to talk to you. She is in Canadaso it would be an e-mail or online chat. If you cat me your e-mail address I'll pass it to her.

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missiesparkles · 04/03/2008 14:59

you know eleusis, I actually did a bit of flat cost research and the lowest I found for a one bed flat in the area, is £700 a month (others were A HELL of a lot more), and thats just the rent...
I think tbh, I'm not gonna let the money be a sticking point, I'd be a damn fool to pass up the oppertunity to work in a career I like (with one child!! eee!) with people that I actually think are nice and all with a one bed flat all paid for...

plus one of the things that struck me about her was the fact she made a point of saying "don't feel you have to shut yourself away at the end of the night, if you want to share a bottle of wine or watch a film your welcome to, we really want someone to feel a real part of our family!"

in fact, I'm not normally a money driven person, I've just had a few jobs fall through and I think its blinkered me somewhat...

thank you for your voice of reason

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eleusis · 04/03/2008 14:47

You might have a look round the neighborhood and see what it would cost to rent your own place and subtracts that cost from you usual live out wage and see what's left over for you after paying food, utilities, etc. Then compare that figure to the £190 you will have each week at this job. You might find out the live-in job is not so low after all.

I do think there is more to being happy in a job than the amount of pay -- and that goes for any job, not just nannies. If get along with and communicate well with the parents, if the parents support you in your role, if they they try not to take advantage of you (i.e. show up home on time), etc. These things all matter as well.

I've never been know for paying out huge salaraies. But I bend over backwards to make the nanny welcome in our home. And I do things other employer's woudln't - rides to and from airport. I let friends sleep over when they don't want to go home to abusive boyfriends. I even suggested to one nanny that she make the most of out time away and throw a party in our house while we were on holiday. (although I did draw the line when I came home and realised our bed had been "slept" in). Everyone was sad when this nanny left, and it wasn't because I paid her vast sums of money.

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missiesparkles · 04/03/2008 14:29

20 days plus bank hoildays but nearly half of it is over christmas... which isn't too bad I guess

most nanny jobs are 2 weeks on both sides aren't they???

although I've been pretty lucky, most of the families I've worked for have been quite generous with holiday allowance.

I'm gonna do 3 weeks of 2 x days with them (live out) which will help me to get more of an idea... but I have been talking to her A LOT over the past couple of days + I do like her so fingers crossed it'll all work out

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Bos15 · 04/03/2008 11:40

what about your holiday?

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missiesparkles · 03/03/2008 19:45

nannynick - I don't want to move out of london lol! I have family connections here and I don't drive so it would be a tad pointless really... I wasn't really looking for live in jobs as such, its just this job is about 15 mins from my boyfriend so I applied for it and here we are!

ShinyDysonHereICome - yes, they are paying all bills except TV/SKY (sky is if I want it - I have a freeview box so might give that a miss for a while!)

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nannynick · 03/03/2008 19:42

If £230 a week, 55 hours, it's about 4.18 per working hour.
NMW does not apply for live-in jobs.

mysonsmummy · 03/03/2008 19:40

how much does it work out an hour? sorry my maths is terrible

ShinyDysonHereICome · 03/03/2008 19:33

Are the family going to be responsible for all your household/utility bills?

You might like to check this out before making a decision.