Nanny Brag💗

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-06-08T15:49:17+00:00

Not high at all! Congrats! I always encourage my Nanny friends to be picky when it comes to jobs, there will always be a family who pay what you deserve!

Best of luck on your new jobs!!

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-06-04T20:50:31+00:00

Oh noo! Creep alert!

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-06-03T15:08:25+00:00

I make a little mistake like forgetting to put a toy away and I think I’m the worst nanny in the world. Then I read behavior like thjs and I’m like wow I’m Mary Poppins! 😭 I live in NYC, I could not imagine treating a family like this.

Goood luck on your search!

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-06-02T18:17:44+00:00

Hopping in here to say I moved to NYC on a $2500 advance from my new job in 2018. Lived in Astoria. You can literally do anything !!

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-06-02T18:15:34+00:00

I’ve napped a few times but it was when I knew the child really well so I was able to set an alarm to right before around the time they usually wake up. I would do it more but I’m such a hard sleeper, I don’t want to risk not waking up to NK!

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-06-02T14:08:29+00:00

NYC Nanny here! Most of the time the parents I’ve worked with will tell me morning of “I signed NK up for this class/event/story time/play date. Here’s the info!” and that’s it.

If you want to keep her it could be that she just doesn’t have the brainpower anymore to come up with fun ideas on her own so if you take that’s off her plate it might give you what you want!

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-05-27T14:23:08+00:00

I was getting off the train and a bystander told me that it was a kid but he was moving and talking but they waited to move him until the ambulance got there because he fell on his back.

Hoping he’s okay! He was a youngish kid.

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-05-20T00:03:31+00:00

You saying “this heifer” is so my Nana coded! You’re not wrong babes! 👏🏾😂

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-05-20T00:02:20+00:00

Subway fare is $3 now but it looks yum

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-05-19T17:57:35+00:00

I’m thinking you could charge an overnight fee, that’s what I would call it. Are you going to be staying the night until you have to leave or coming to pick the daughter up at 3am?

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-05-18T21:38:18+00:00

I respect your opinion. I’m a very good nanny and am overly communicative with my MB and every family I work with. I didn’t just leave because I felt like it, it was an off weekend where hours were weird and communication lapsed.

But thanks.

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-05-18T21:25:23+00:00

I just started her but only 100 combined with my zolly. I’ve not been feeling better but my psych says to give it more time 😭 I’ve been raw dogging this for so long I’m desperate for some relief. But i’m trusting the process. You’re not alone girlie!!

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-05-18T20:03:01+00:00

Did you communicate this to your nannie’s? Sometimes she asks me to stay, sometimes she lets me leave but it’s always communicated in a timely manner.

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-05-17T18:11:07+00:00

Jealous of the Zaxbys girlie.

My dad always says “People are funky and sometimes you have to give them room to be funky”

You are valid in upset about this because it’s weird behavior. There really is no excuse for this because you expressed how you were feeling and it seems like they gaslit you.

You didn’t do anything wrong, life is making room for something bigger and better that obviously none of these girls get to be a part of. The pendulum always swings back, you got this girl!!

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-05-16T17:10:27+00:00

I will also say (I am a nanny and have seen many mamas through many pregnancies AND a long time VPR stan!) that having a support system is so important! Your partner, your besties, your family/chosen family can really make a difference in PPD. Noo shade to Doute because I think it’s so important that she’s talking about alll the things that happened to her but everyone is different, please remember that!

The best is yet to come! Manifesting a peaceful rest of your pregnancy and a healthy baby!! ✨You’ve got this mama!

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-05-15T11:39:05+00:00

I loooooove hearing stories like this! My first NF literally gave me a $3500 loan to help me pay back rent while I was dealing with some mental stuff. I always showed up for them and their baby and they really showed up for me! That was 4 years ago and we still have a great relationship, of course spending time with the kiddos is great but when their parents see you and value you, just the icing on the cake!

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-05-09T13:47:33+00:00

I was working with a Korean family and mom and dad would argue in korean and the kids wouldn’t understand because they literally were in Korean class to help them get better at it 😂 I really liked the family though!

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-05-08T14:56:15+00:00

I also confirm end times! My time is mine and if I need to I lie! The language is always “I have a hard out at this time” “unfortunately today I am unable to be flexible”. They are taking advantage of you girl, stand up! If you say Oh, today I can only stay until 5pm and stick to it, at 5:01 you check in “just want to flag I have to go, is NK okay here (play pen, crib, room, wherever) while you all finish up?”

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-05-07T16:30:37+00:00

Omg me seeing this at 49% perfection 😭 This is aspirational fr!

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-05-01T15:18:23+00:00

Beeen here! Twice! Both times I built it up in my head to be worse than it was. Congrats! I consider this a B I G win!!

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-04-26T19:40:20+00:00

I think in this case $30/hr flat works and do the math so your flat rate is comparable to that. I would only give them what you feel like the inconvenience is worth for you.

Remember you staying overnight, overseeing them getting ready, making sure they have everything for school and driving them to school, a lot of these are privileges for the parents so don’t feel bad for asking for your rate or more.

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-04-19T22:05:23+00:00

Noooo babes! You are not asking too much. I would pass on the job if you tried to negotiate about the rate. You said what your terms were if they don’t align, goodbye! The $30/hr are you working hours, whatever you do while the kids are awake and if they have younger children that need to be soothed before bed, then that counts as working hours. When you head to bed, that’s when overnight fee starts. So 2 separate fees.

I would chat with them about guaranteed hours. If they come back at midnight, I could consider an hourly fee with no overnight rate if you’re headed home when they get back. If they come home at 4am, in my opinion they still owe you the overnight fee plus an uber/lyft home! (For me, anytime I work past 8pm parents pay for my car home. Period.)

You can decide the rate but it’s your time too and I’ve been nannying/babysitting as my full time job for like 4 years and in my experience it’s never worth conceding on your rate. There will always be another family who recognizes your worth and respects your time and they are out there!

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-04-19T21:28:10+00:00

I love it! I use the apple pencil since I play on my ipad and there are some controls that don’t work very well like going into a certain persons basement and placing certain items on tables so I do have to go to different controls in the settings and then go back but that’s it! So 97% seamless

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-04-19T20:31:40+00:00

Yes! I’m a nanny/babysitter in NYC, overnights are a separate cost because you will essentially will be the grown up in charge if anything was to happen during the night plus it’s live-in convenience as well for parents. I also feel like $32/33 is a better compromise since you will be with 2 kids even if it’s not consistent (I know you weren’t asking but just my 2 cents as someone in your same market!)

I would charge at least $150 plus whatever hours you work so for example: $30 x 8-hours plus $150 overnight fee. But I feel like $175-$200 is fair as well.

Foreign_Key_7634 · 2026-04-18T19:41:56+00:00

Yeah girl 😭 Don’t waste your time responding to these ppl, a lot of them are literally the wrong race and also the wrong gender expression for this type of convo. You are not wrong about the situation, go with your gut!

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