Study: US mothers deserve $134,121 in salary:Right. So many things come to mind here.
By Ellen Wulfhorst Wed May 3, 9:11 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A full-time stay-at-home mother would earn $134,121 a year if paid for all her work, an amount similar to a top U.S. ad executive, a marketing director or a judge, according to a study released Wednesday.
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To reach the projected pay figures, the survey calculated the earning power of the 10 jobs respondents said most closely comprise a mother's role -- housekeeper, day-care teacher, cook, computer operator, laundry machine operator, janitor, facilities manager, van driver, chief executive and psychologist.
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First thought - Chief executive and psychologist? Yeah. Right. Don't flatter yourselves. What 21 year-old 'mom' can handle the same complexities a CEO does. And training or brainwashing kids hardly meets the qualifications of an experienced psychologist.
And then there's - Where the hell do you come up with numbers like that? The average baby sitter don't make anywhere near that much. Should we pay them all more too?
Another thought - There are way too many so-called 'mother's who ain't worth the powder to blow them to hell. They don't even deserve the dollar-a-day, or whatever the hell the amount welfare gives them is.
Next - There are plenty of illegal aliens in the country who would work for pennies on the dollar doing the same job.
And - Salary.com did the study, which is located in Tax-achusetts. We can't expect them to reasonable or rational. Otherwise my salary would reflect what they think it should. Hint: It ain't even close.
4 comments:
But what about mothers like me?
I don't consider the work I have done over the last 19 years useless, nor did I 'brainwash' my boys, and though I an not a certified psychologist (I only play one on my blog), I think they are right on the money (heh).
I worked for 12 years, and have done this. This is harder, and it IS a full-time job. I think they are saying that if you took all those tasks that we do and added up what it would cost someone else to do them, that that would be what it is. ( Laundry, cleaning, etc).
And babysitters in your home may not make that much (I stopped needing them about 5 years ago and was paying $5/hour back then for 2 kids), but do you know what daycare costs? It's very expensive. You should walk a mile in those shoes.
So, yeah. It may be a teeny bit high, but yeah.
I was hoping to stir the fire a little. ;)
However, I do the shopping, cooking, sometimes laundry, home maintenance and repairs, yardwork, blah blah blah. Does that mean I should get paid for those too?
That survey is another totally useless waste of time and money. BAH!
No, I am not saying I should get paid for it.
When we were going to have the first kid (almost 20 years ago now), our agreement was that he was never to say or make me feel as if MY conribution to our family was worth any less than his, just because he got 'paid' and I didn't. And, to his credit, he never has. My contribution to our family's maintenance and well-being has been as important as his.
That's all I'm saying.
And I'll get all the money when he dies first anyway. :)
I agree. You're absolutely right.
And for your sake, I hope he has a ton of insurance. :)
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