I recently was reading an interesting news bit on what a stay at home mom’s paycheck might be. According to Rueters on May 2, Ellen Wulfhorst reported the following:
“If the typical stay-at-home mother in the United States were paid for her work as a housekeeper, cook and psychologist among other roles, she would earn $138,095 a year, according to research released on Wednesday.
This reflected a 3 percent raise from last year’s $134,121, according to Salary.com Inc, Waltham, Massachusetts-based compensation experts.
The 10 jobs listed as comprising a mother’s work were housekeeper, cook, day care center teacher, laundry machine operator, van driver, facilities manager, janitor, computer operator, chief executive officer and psychologist, it said.
The typical mother puts in a 92-hour work week, it said, working 40 hours at base pay and 52 hours overtime.
A mother who holds full-time job outside the home would earn an additional $85,939 for the work she does at home, Salary.com.
Last year she would have earned $85,876 for her at-home work, it said.
Salary.com compiled the online responses of 26,000 stay-at-home mothers and 14,000 mothers who also work outside the home.”
I think the least we can all do is recognize and thank our Mothers and wifes for the hard work they do. It also made me think about what I would have to do if, God forbid, something happened to my wife. I think I had better call my insurance agent and review my wife’s insurance policy!
It also made me think that if I had an employee in this position, what I would do in terms of a retention strategy. I sure has heck would not take them for granted. I think the least I can do is surprise her more often with her favorite flowers!
What is your retention strategy?
Bob Eskridge, CPC, CTS, PRC, CSP
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Eskridge & Associates
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