compensation for SAHP's, according to

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compensation for SAHP's, according to
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Mon, 07-03-2006 - 10:00pm

the census bureau, and salary.com.

i found this in the local paper today, and granted, its in the dear abbey section, i found the information she gave was very interesting and pertained to a lot of questions in another thread.

http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=79d4660d-963e-4ccf-adbd-9435d20c1a8b

"According to the Census Bureau figures for 2004 — which are the most recent — there are 36.7 million mothers of minor children in the United States. About one-third of them, 10.8 million, are stay-at-home moms.

According to an article penned by Al Neuharth, the founder of USA Today, in its May 11, 2006, edition, “Salary.com compensation experts estimate that stay-at-home moms work an average of 91.6 hours a week.” That's more than double the number of hours the average office worker puts in. He went on to say, “That should be worth $134,121 annually.”

He quoted the compensation analysts as figuring the lowest-paying parts of a mother's job are “housekeeper, laundry machine operator and janitor. Higher-paying categories include computer operator, facilities manager, psychologist and CEO.” With a 91.6-hour work week, 52 weeks a year, it works out to be $28.16 an hour."

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Tue, 07-11-2006 - 1:54pm
It beats debating whether or not it's okay to hire a cleaning service.

Sabina

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Tue, 07-11-2006 - 1:57pm
Well, since posting this A.M., I've read the front page of today's NY Times about ineffective and outmoded weapons systems, and in a Newsweek from a few weeks ago about how nearly a third of all school kids don't graduate high school.

Sabina

Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,

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Tue, 07-11-2006 - 1:59pm
Define "can afford the car."

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Tue, 07-11-2006 - 2:01pm

"I'm sure we can all find well to do people who don't "dress to impress"....but aren't they the exception?"


Frankly, no, not in my experience.

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Tue, 07-11-2006 - 2:06pm
What happens in well to do areas? I would imagine they wouldn't want to look like country bumpkins in suburban areas....
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Tue, 07-11-2006 - 2:07pm
No, actually, I don't agree.

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Tue, 07-11-2006 - 2:09pm
LOL I was wondering if Brihill would ever figure that out....

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Tue, 07-11-2006 - 2:14pm

Are you seriously asking this question?

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Tue, 07-11-2006 - 2:16pm

I never said it was right or wrong. The point is that people do judge others on how they look.

Knowing that you do with it what you want. You either go with it or you don't. It's a personal choice. I know that if my kids were going to an interview I'd tell them to leave the baggy clothes and black makeup at home.

Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of charming teens out there in the baggy jeans or goth look....problem is if they are meeting someone for the first time....that person MAY get the wrong impression.

Never said it was right or wrong....just a fact of life.

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Tue, 07-11-2006 - 2:19pm
Defense lawyers are extremely aware of what messages clothes send to the jury. And one message they definately DON'T want to send is "slick". The message any professional's clothes need to send is "I'm good at what I do". Sometimes this translates into "slick", or "expensive", other times it doesn't. Sometimes, being exceptionally well dressed can send precisely the wrong message. For example, it can send the message that one is a sucker for image and can't tell the difference between money well spent and money wasted- as would be the case for a flashy financial planner. Or it can send the message that one is "livin' large" and only it for the money- a deadly message for a defense lawyer to send the jury. It is even a standing joke in the engineering profession that flashiness of dress is inversely proportional to brilliance and savvy- which explains Bill Gates. They- and many others- think "sales rep" when they see flash and sales reps are pretty low on the totem pole.

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