I’m tired of taking care of my house. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again … I need a wife (and it’s more likely now than before!). There’s always something to do here. And, no matter how many times I do dishes or laundry, there’s still more to do.
I’m sure every mom has thought about it — how much would I get paid for this non-stop job, if I was getting paid in dollars? A friend sent me an article, posted on Mother’s Day by Salary.com, which answered this question.
They calculated how much a mom would make by comparing it to the cost to an employer if they had to pay cash for all the jobs that moms do. The surveyed more than 10,000 moms who picked their top 10 “mom jobs:” housekeeper, day care center teacher, cook, computer operator, facilities manager, van driver, psychologist, laundry operator, janitor and CEO. Then, they calculated the yearly mom salary for both working and stay-at-home moms!
Based on time spent doing the 10 jobs chosen, the annual salary for the stay-at-home mom was $122,732. Working moms ‘at-home salary was $76,184 (this is in addition to the salary they earn in the workplace). OMG. I could be rich! But who would be paying me??? Oh, and the figure includes approximately 55 hours of overtime for the mom at home and 17 hours of overtime for the working mom.
Maybe I am just sick of the rain. Or, maybe I am just sick of the laundry, dishes, bill paying, sweeping, dusting and refilling the toilet paper at every turn. Of course, I’m not known for being a complainer and the rewards we get in lieu of cash are priceless. But, I still wish I could get back in bed, go back to sleep and let someone else feed, cook, clean and drive the kids today!
Now, that I’ve done all that … if the rain would stop, I could go for a run without my fins!
Have a great one!
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