US mothers should get paid $134,121 per year

[tcsenter]

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.

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. -- Article on Yahoo

Ooops! I accidentally posted this before I was finished.

 

[mugs]

*sigh* it's a load of B.S. intended to make stay at home moms feel like they're worth something even though they aren't contributing financially to the family (and they are worth something, but not the absurd salaries they say they're worth)

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: tcsenter
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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Total BS

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: tcsenter

Ooops! I accidentally posted this before I was finished.

i hate when that happens

 

[Special K]

If someone were to really take on all those jobs at once, there is no way they would be able to perform them all to the level expected of the position, which makes the comparison and calculation flawed.

 

[JS80]

What part of that salary is the income from having sex with the husband?

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: tcsenter
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

My mother homeschooled five kids for many years. I'd say that's not a bad assessment..

 

[zixxer]

Originally posted by: mugs
*sigh* it's a load of B.S. intended to make stay at home moms feel like they're worth something even though they aren't contributing financially to the family (and they are worth something, but not the absurd salaries they say they're worth)

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Special K
If someone were to really take on all those jobs at once, there is no way they would be able to perform them all to the level expected of the position, which makes the comparison and calculation a little bit flawed.

They based the calculation on a certain number of hours for each job at a certain hourly rate. None of the jobs were 40 hours (although janitor and housekeeper added up to ~30 hours - who spends 30 hours a week cleaning the house? 😕 No wonder my house is messy, it's a full-time job!). The total number of hours they came up with was 90-100 (bs flag should go up right there). Personally, I don't think of things around the house as "work," I think of them as things I do around the house for my own (and my wife's) benefit. And if I had kids, I wouldn't think of that as a job, I'd think of it as raising my kid!

 

[tcsenter]

Originally posted by: mugs
*sigh* it's a load of B.S. intended to make stay at home moms feel like they're worth something even though they aren't contributing financially to the family (and they are worth something, but not the absurd salaries they say they're worth)

Bingo, another absurd example using the same methods to 'calculate' the deserved salary:

- If you empty a trash can at work, add the median annual income of a janitor or trash collector.

- If you pick up after someone at work, add the median annual income of a professional nanny.

- If you change the ink toner on the copy machine at work, add the median annual income of a computer maintenance or repair technician.

- If you tell a joke to some co-workers and make them laugh, add the median annual income of a comedic entertainer.

- If you teach someone at work how to do perform some task, add the median annual income of a school teacher.

- If you give a co-worker some advice or just listen to their problems, add the median annual income of a licensed counselor or psychologist.

- If you crack down on some misconduct by co-workers, add the median annual income of a law enforcement officer.

Thus, a full-time burger flipper would earn $324,211 a year if paid for all his work.

What a stupid, pointless, and invalid exercise.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: zixxer

Originally posted by: mugs
*sigh* it's a load of B.S. intended to make stay at home moms feel like they're worth something even though they aren't contributing financially to the family (and they are worth something, but not the absurd salaries they say they're worth)

And you have first-hand experience how?

 

[isasir]

The funny thing is, for a mother to pay someone else to take care of her child and do all of the above while she works costs about 1/3rd of that, maybe even less. Talk about a hot deal.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Special K
If someone were to really take on all those jobs at once, there is no way they would be able to perform them all to the level expected of the position, which makes the comparison and calculation a little bit flawed.

They based the calculation on a certain number of hours for each job at a certain hourly rate. None of the jobs were 40 hours (although janitor and housekeeper added up to ~30 hours - who spends 30 hours a week cleaning the house? 😕 No wonder my house is messy, it's a full-time job!). The total number of hours they came up with was 90-100 (bs flag should go up right there). Personally, I don't think of things around the house as "work," I think of them as things I do around the house for my own (and my wife's) benefit. And if I had kids, I wouldn't think of that as a job, I'd think of it as raising my kid!

People pay daycares to do this so they can work..so it must count for something. 😛

Just playing devil's advocate.. 🙂

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: JS80
What part of that salary is the income from having sex with the husband?

that's the hooker stipend. they didn't add that to the grand total.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: JS80
What part of that salary is the income from having sex with the husband?

that's the hooker stipend. they didn't add that to the grand total.

so the morning BJ is for her own pleasure and not part of her work?

 

[kogase]

Lots of mothers do get payed that much, too. Fathers earn the money and give it to the mothers.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: JS80
What part of that salary is the income from having sex with the husband?

that's the hooker stipend. they didn't add that to the grand total.

so the morning BJ is for her own pleasure and not part of her work?

i can't answer that for you.

 

[NFS4]

LOL. That some funny sh!t. Who cares how much they're worth. They aren't bringing home any additional cheddah so it doesn't matter anyway. Either you like staying at home getting paid nothing for doing something, or you don't. But don't rely on some stupid study to justify your actions

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: CadetLee

Originally posted by: zixxer

Originally posted by: mugs
*sigh* it's a load of B.S. intended to make stay at home moms feel like they're worth something even though they aren't contributing financially to the family (and they are worth something, but not the absurd salaries they say they're worth)

And you have first-hand experience how?

Most of the work is unrelated to having children. I have first-hand experience being the head of a household. And in that capacity I've served as a housekeeper, cook, computer operator (I can get paid to post on AT?!), laundry machine operator, janitor, facilities manager and chief executive. Supposedly.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: CadetLee
People pay daycares to do this so they can work..so it must count for something. 😛

Just playing devil's advocate.. 🙂

Stay at home moms have a very important role. Putting a dollar value on it is stupid. Especially an absurd dollar value.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: NFS4
LOL. That some funny sh!t. Who cares how much they're worth. They aren't bringing home any additional cheddah so it doesn't matter anyway. Either you like staying at home getting paid nothing for doing something, or you don't. But don't rely on some stupid study to justify your actions

awww, that's just plain wrong, and i'm surprised to hear it from you.

granted, i think the figure is high, but if a mother were to work full time outside of the home there are jobs she did that now would have to be paid out for.

i'm glad my mom was a stay at home mom. the dollar figure i put on that is priceless.

 

[mobobuff]

Bwaaaaaaaahahahahaha!

They forget to calculate that she'll only work each of those positions a total of an hour a week.

Psychiatrist? Eat me.

 

[Zenmervolt]

The thing is, many of those professions (chief executive, psychologist, teacher) require advanced degrees. A chief executive essentially requires an MBA. Teaching increasingly requires a Master's. Psychology requires a Doctorate. Any mother who had an MBA, a masters in education, and a PhD would be worth the $130,000+. I mean, that's 12+ years of higher education.

ZV

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: NFS4
LOL. That some funny sh!t. Who cares how much they're worth. They aren't bringing home any additional cheddah so it doesn't matter anyway. Either you like staying at home getting paid nothing for doing something, or you don't. But don't rely on some stupid study to justify your actions

awww, that's just plain wrong, and i'm surprised to hear it from you.

granted, i think the figure is high, but if a mother were to work full time outside of the home there are jobs she did that now would have to be paid out for.

i'm glad my mom was a stay at home mom. the dollar figure i put on that is priceless.

But you're putting a dollar value on activities that normal parents just do out of the sake of being parents and homeowners. Putting a dollar value on anything other than childcare seems downright stupid.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: mobobuff
Bwaaaaaaaahahahahaha!

They forget to calculate that she'll only work each of those positions a total of an hour a week.

Psychiatrist? Eat me.

You're not a parent, are you..

If you are, I can almost guarantee that you pawn your kid(s) off to the public education system, and don't worry about solving any conflicts with them yourself.