[quote Fr0thandBubble]@Palavah Yes I stand by what I said. My work is more difficult, more stressful and requires a higher skill level “than keeping someone else's children alive” as you put it.
Most adults manage to “keep a child alive” - it’s not that hard.
That doesn’t mean I don’t think my nanny is great and I don’t appreciate her because I do - but my job justifies a higher wage because it’s something you need to be highly qualified to do and which requires me to work very long and unsociable hours. The stress level is much higher - I don’t get to switch off when I’m not physically at work, I’m constantly checking my emails, taking calls at all hours, waking up in the middle of the night worrying I made a mistake, etc![/quote]
Froth. I mean this kindly.
But no one ever lay on their death bed and wished they'd put in more hours at the office.
The reality is, your nanny is quite possibly earning more per hour than you.
But making the comparison with others, like teachers and so forth, is pointless. She provides a service that you need. She appears to be doing a good job. She facilitates your chosen way of life.
It's possible that you need to go on paying that because if you don't, others, possibly in your social circle, will pounce on her, upon witnessing that you're happy with her work but moaning about her pay.
The Rich, like you, will always attract those who would seek to relieve you of your money. But paying a good nanny the market rate for her services, nannying for The Rich, isn't her exploiting you.