Read the top tips on how to negotiate your pay and benefits as a household employee by My Household Managed - experts in household staffing in Chicago whether you’re a nanny, house manager or looking to hire help in the home.

In this series we reach out to a Chicago Housekeeper that has made a career of working in private households.

The goal of the “Day in the Life of a Household Employee” blog series is to give anonymous candidates a chance to share their experience in order to provide awareness & education for anyone curious about beginning or expanding their career in the field of private domestic service.

An estate manager oversees property, staff, and operations across one or more residences. Here is what the role covers and when it makes sense to hire one.

Working for a High Net-Worth Family: What’s It Really like and how can you find a position in a HNW household? Find out what working for a HNW family actually entails as well as the advantages and disadvantages.

Technical skills are the starting point. Here is what separates a capable household employee from one a principal keeps for years.

Are you a nanny and expecting your own baby? Do you employ a nanny who is pregnant? If you’re unsure of what to do when it comes to maternity leave for nannies, here are our top tips to make sure you get it right and retain high-quality household staff.

Want to know exactly which duties a nanny or household manager can undertake? Here we talk about how best to navigate the boundaries between employer and staff so that everyone feels like they’re able to succeed.

Without an HR department by your side, it is easy to get accidentally carried away into people-pleasing behavior. After all, saying “yes” to impromptu trips with the children or late-night hours for the family may not seem worrisome, but without boundaries, where do you draw the line?

For household employees like nannies, housekeepers, household managers (and more), there are many benefits to being paid “on the books” or through a payroll system.

Preparing for a Zoom interview for a nanny, house manager, or private household role? Expert tips on presentation, compensation, and making the right impression — from a private service staffing agency.

Are you starting a new job soon or looking for tips on how to make a great first impression at a new job in a private household? Learn best practices to becoming an irreplaceable employee.

Your qualifications get you in the door. How you conduct yourself throughout the search process determines whether you get the role. Here is what agencies and families observe from the first application onward.

National Nanny Recognition Week is September 18-24, 2022. Here are a few ways to show your household employee that you care and make them feel valued.

Overnight nanny pay follows specific legal requirements. Here is how to structure sleep hours, compensation, and expectations before the arrangement begins.

Incredible opportunities as always available to professional, reliable, and reputable nannies. Here’s how you can become one.

Traveling with your nanny requires a proactive plan, here’s four places to start to make your trip a success.

Here’s exactly what you need to know about the new 2023 Illinois requirements for meal breaks and time off for your nanny.

Even if you’re not new to caregiving and being a nanny, you might be new to professional interviews for nanny jobs. Here’s 9 simple steps to crush your next interview!

Here’s how paying your nanny or other household employees via Venmo or cash can hurt you and your employee — and what to do instead.