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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean is there really an expectation that a nanny’s pay goes up by $2/year?  Seems insane. By the time your kid is in kindergarten she’s gotten $8/hour in raises, which for a 40h/week nanny amounts to over $16 k/yr increase not including the nanny taxes.

The people on here telling you that that is reasonable are probably nannies themselves. They always post outrageously inflated hourly pay on here. [/quote]

I mean, do you expect your pay to increase over the years? Why would it be different for your nanny? Do you think inflation only affects office workers?[/quote]

My pay doesn’t increase at anywhere near a percentage that accounts for inflation.

But yes, when you choose a profession where your salary is paid by a household and not a corporation, you don’t get the same perks.  For example, FMLA has an employee number threshold.  That’s because it’s unreasonable to ask a family to even hold your job for you, unpaid.

[b]Get a different job for a company if you don’t like it[/b] and your skills are transferable.[/quote]

That's laughable. You say that while denying the economic fact that everyone's cost of living increases every year and thus there is a reasonable expectation that their pay increases as well. If YOU don't like it, don't become someone's employer. You aren't entitled to private personal childcare. Your nanny IS entitled to the very best rates she can command. Asking for a raise is not out of the ordinary, especially if the employer is dumb enough to not offer one in this inflationary environment and still expects to keep their nanny. [/quote]

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