NannyCast

NannyCast 13: Being Your Own HR Department, Part 2 This episode continues our three part series about how nannies have to serve as their own Human Resources department. While the whole of NannyCast covers human resources topics for the nanny, this series is takes a broad overview of the various ways in which a nanny has to human resources themselves with their employers. This episode covers benefits, payroll service and/or being paid on the books, awkward nudges, unanticipated situations, and inappropriate or unsafe work environments. Stay tuned for part 3, or listen to part 1. (download)

NannyCast 12: Being Your Own HR Department, Part 1  This episode of NannyCast begins a three part series about how nannies have to serve as their own Human Resources department. While the whole of NannyCast covers human resources topics for the nanny, this series is takes a broad overview of the various ways in which a nanny has to human resources themselves with their employers. This episode covers uncomfortable conversations, job creep, and compensation negotiation. Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3. (download)

NannyCast 11: Let’s Talk About Money, Our Take  How do you get the raise or paycheck that you deserve and/or need? In this episode, nannies Denny and Jenni discuss what they learned in a 2012 webinar on that very topic: Let’s Talk About Money. For those who want to get straight to the point, the upfront ends at 3 minutes and 59 seconds. If you have an old NannyCast 1.0 episode lying around, get in touch! We are offering rewards for lost episodes! (download) Additional Show Notes:FREE NannyPalooza WebinarsBlue Dog Creature Coaching (Durham and Chapel Hill, NC)NannyPalooza Webinar on “Let’s Talk About Money: How to Negotiate a Great Salary, Ask for a Raise and Other Tough Money Conversations with Lora Brawley” and Sue Downey There is more information if you click on the permalink for this episode. Nanny Pay:$36,000 = $13.84/hr for 50 hours, 15.38/hr for 45 hours, or 17.31/hr for 40 hours = 1384 pre-tax bi-weekly pay = 1072 after tax bi-weekly pay; 692 pre-tax per week $38,000 = $14.61/hr for 50 hours, 16.24/hr for 45 hours, or  18.27/hr for 40 hours = 1461 pre-tax bi-weekly pay = 1127 after tax bi-weekly pay; 730 pre-tax per week $40,000 = $15.38/hr for 50 hours, 17.09/hr for 45 hours, or 19.23/hr for 40 hours = 1538 pre-tax bi-weekly pay = 1183 after tax bi-weekly pay; 769 pre-tax per week $42,000 = 16.15/hr for 50 hours, 17.95/hr for 45 hours, or 20.2/hr for 40 hours = 1615 pre-tax bi-weekly =1236 after tax bi-weekly; 807 pre-tax per week $45,000 = 17.31/hr for 50 hours, 19.23/hr for 45 hours, or 21.63/hr for 40 hours = 1730 pre-tax bi-weekly = 1308 after tax bi-weekly; 865 pre-tax weekly I [Nanny Denny] took a dollar amount of a yearly salary and divided that by 52 (number of weeks in the year) to get the weekly pay and also by 26 (number of bi-weekly pay periods) to get the bi-weekly pay. These numbers are all pre-tax so far.  I then divided by number of hours (50, 45, or 40) to get hourly pay - so if you work a different number of hours, maybe 55 or 35, divide by that instead.  If you are paid hourly (or offered a job that pays hourly), then you can do the math in the other direction as well.  I used the calculator on 4nannytaxes.com to get the after tax pay.  I only figured out the after tax bi-weekly pay because I am paid bi-weekly, but you can also do this weekly.

NannyCast 10: Interview with a Nanny Employer from the 1980s  This episode comes from the long lost archives of NannyCast v1.0 which has been taken from us by cruel, cruel fate. Here is a trip down memory lane to close to a decade ago when NannyCast had first launched and Nanny Jen interviewed a woman (her mom) who employed a nanny during the late 1980s to early 1990s. You’ll listen to how things have changed, but also to how things have essentially stayed the same. If you have an old NannyCast 1.0 episode lying around, get in touch! We are offering rewards for lost episodes! (download)

NannyCast 09: On Call Nanny  In this episode, Nannies Jen and Sarah interview @nannyconfessions about the whatfors and wherehows of being an on call nanny who is an employee of an agency, rather than a single, stable family. In this episode, we make passing reference to this excellent post of hers (also appears in our website feed immediately before this episode posting), once again reiterating that even on call nannies aren’t housekeepers. We would love to have her back on a future episode, so please submit additional questions or comments so we can bring her back for a follow up episode. And if you happen to have a Tumblr account, follow her Tumblr (linked above). (download)

NannyCast 08: Laundry at Work  “Wait, your MomBoss lets you do personal laundry at work? Mine doesn’t. Can yours talk with mine and explain it to her?” Why yes, yes she can. This episode features the most laundry-generous of Nanny Jen’s MomBosses and is aimed at any nanny employers who need convincing for why their nanny doing personal laundry at work is an okay activity. This episode features a ringing phone sound effect by Mike Koenig, used under the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution license. (download)

NannyCast 07: All Things Quitting How to know when you have come to the end of your road in your current job so that you can tender your resignation before things get ugly and bitter? How do you do it with maximum ability to preserve the relationship you have with the adults and children? What if there is abuse in the household? What about job creep? What about inconsistent pay? What about…? This is the episode that covers all of this, and more. (download) Additional Show Notes:Giving Notice from the Practically Perfect Podcast

NannyCast 06: Smart Speakers in Nannying On this episode of NannyCast, the nannies discuss how to use a smart speaker as an effective tool in nannying to keep eyes and thumbs off phones and on charges. (download)

Announcing the first ever expansion for Cards Against Humanity that features nannies and nanny life. FREE for you to print out at home and put into immediate use. YOU helped us generate the cards. We’ve playtested and laughed over this unique mix of cards. And now they are yours! Three sheets of cardstock, some black ink, and … DOWNLOAD Q: But why is it square? A: They are square to match Cards Against Humanity’s own free print-and-play version which can be downloaded from the Cards Against Humanity website HERE. Our expansion is the same exact size so will shuffle neatly into this official deck. You must print the file at 100% size, so make sure your printer doesn’t do some weird “fit to page” nonsense. Q: Can I play this as a stand alone game? A: It will be a very quick game, but yes. You can play it as a stand alone. This is great for playing with other nannies during the few minutes of a playdate that the children are playing contentedly. Q: These cards are giving me ideas. Will there be a Caregivers Against Hyperbole 2019? A: YES! As soon as you have an idea, submit it on our submission form. Your idea might make it to the 2019 expansion. Q: I don’t have a printer. A: We made the cards black and white, and limited the expansion to only three pages so that it would cost less than $1 to print at a print shop. Q: I don’t know how to play this game. A: Read the rules for playing Cards Against Humanity HERE. These are additional cards to enhance the main game. Caregivers Against Hyperbole is available under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.0 license. That means you can use, remix, and share the game for free, but you can’t sell it without Cards Against Humanity’s permission.

NannyCast 05: Employer’s Views on Traveling with Nanny  As offered in the previous episode, here is a phone recording episode of Nanny Jen’s MomBoss discussing why she chooses to take a nanny on vacation with her and what she thinks is important to having a positive outcome of sharing a vacation with a nanny. (download)