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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have had nannies for 8 plus years, as have all of our friends. We always do 2 weeks pay in cash as a holiday/year end bonus, and then a small token gift along with it - sometimes it’s a framed photo of our kids, sometimes it’s a $50 gift card. This year our nanny mentioned there was a candle she loved that is $30. All of our friends do the same (we have all discussed it many times). Hands down the nannies all prefer cash so if you’re going to give more than $100 in a gift card I would change it to cash. Sure she can spend it on $200 in coffee, but I bet she would rather have $200 in cash. Is there any way you can move the bonus pay up to December instead of next month just to make it easier? I understand that your bonuses won’t be paid until next month but you would just be borrowing from that pot you know is coming. Our bonuses don’t get paid until Feb/Mar but we budget to pay our nanny’s bonus in December every year. Maybe that isn’t feasible for you, but if you can swing it that’s what I would do. If not, maybe explain to your nanny that you will do New Year bonuses instead once your bonus is paid, in which case a $100 gift seems fine to me.[/quote] Yes we do similar. Ours is actually an aide for our special needs son who has a lot of medical and physical needs. She has been a godsend for our family (she will watch our other son too if we want a date night). We also give her a gift she can open. This year I got her a scarf, a lavender body scrub, a candle and some candy. We usually give her a gift card for her birthday too. [/quote] I am sure these were all lovely if they were for you but most of us do not want, or need another perfumed candle. Perfumed body scrub, a of which would be regifted to someone else who will probably regift them. When are you people going to learn that you give cash so the nanny can buy whatever SHE wants. [/quote]
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