Spill! Nannies, what did you get for Christmas?

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Anonymous wrote:$50

Interesting. If a family gave me that they may as well keep it lol. How long have you been with them?

Agreed. $50 is insulting, receiving nothing or just a card is much less insulting.

Wow. Just...wow. Your attitude is just sad. I hope you are some spoiled 22 year old brat, and not an actual adult.

No, I'm in my 30s, and I've dealt with employers who told me what to buy their kids for Christmas and birthdays. Then the employers turn around and give a $10, $20 or $50 bill for Christmas bonus. It's insulting.

[Anonymous]

I made my NK a quilt. When I gave it to him, MB said "oh...." and took a bottle of wine off their wine rack and gave it to me with a blank card that has been sitting in their junk drawer forever

I'm pretty disheartened. My last job of 5 years always gave me 2 weeks bonus, 2 weeks paid off, and gifts.

I don't even care about the money or gifts. I would have rather had just a nice card waiting for me like they had actually thought of me. Oh well.

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As an MB I just so love how nannies always want to be considered professionals with all the perks and protections of a real job yet they still want all the nanny benefits of being able to take off anytime they want for stupid things, getting huge bonuses and gifts because their bosses should love them, constant pats on the back and "thank you"s, etc.

Hint: Professional jobs don't offer constant praise for doing your job, they don't get bonuses for Christmas, 2 weeks paid off as a treat, Apple Watches and spa retreats, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:As an MB I just so love how nannies always want to be considered professionals with all the perks and protections of a real job yet they still want all the nanny benefits of being able to take off anytime they want for stupid things, getting huge bonuses and gifts because their bosses should love them, constant pats on the back and "thank you"s, etc.

Hint: Professional jobs don't offer constant praise for doing your job, they don't get bonuses for Christmas, 2 weeks paid off as a treat, Apple Watches and spa retreats, etc.

It depends on the job. My father is a CFO. The company's owner is very effusive with praise, gives bonuses to everyone in the company commensurate with job performance, they all get a minimum of 3 weeks vacation (my father doesn't have a cap, and I count myself lucky if he takes 1 month). Oh, and gifts? Hmmm, the owner gave away $20k at the holiday party in cash, the holiday party for the company topped $100k (not including gifts), and he recently gave a brand new car to someone who had been with the company for a long time. If you aren't treated well in your job, find another job. Leave the nannies alone who work for families who value the people who truly care for and love their children.

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To respond to the original question: I got a bottle of wine (one we've spoken about); a spa gift certificate, a box of spices (that we spoke about as well, so she knew I'd like that), a pic of charge and myself, 1 weeks bonus and a lovely card. Been with them for 7 months. All around really thoughtful; I am grateful.

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Anonymous wrote:As an MB I just so love how nannies always want to be considered professionals with all the perks and protections of a real job yet they still want all the nanny benefits of being able to take off anytime they want for stupid things, getting huge bonuses and gifts because their bosses should love them, constant pats on the back and "thank you"s, etc.

Hint: Professional jobs don't offer constant praise for doing your job, they don't get bonuses for Christmas, 2 weeks paid off as a treat, Apple Watches and spa retreats, etc.

It depends on the job. My father is a CFO. The company's owner is very effusive with praise, gives bonuses to everyone in the company commensurate with job performance, they all get a minimum of 3 weeks vacation (my father doesn't have a cap, and I count myself lucky if he takes 1 month). Oh, and gifts? Hmmm, the owner gave away $20k at the holiday party in cash, the holiday party for the company topped $100k (not including gifts), and he recently gave a brand new car to someone who had been with the company for a long time. If you aren't treated well in your job, find another job. Leave the nannies alone who work for families who value the people who truly care for and love their children.

Yes, I'm sure out of the 3 billions jobs out there that some of them will have crazy bosses giving perks, but lets focus on jobs nannies could get, no manager at McDonalds or Whole Foods or Starbucks will be giving their employees iPads and $2000.

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Many jobs give bonuses every year pp.... some people depend on it as part of their salary

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I got a check for 80% of my weekly salary....

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Anonymous wrote:As an MB I just so love how nannies always want to be considered professionals with all the perks and protections of a real job yet they still want all the nanny benefits of being able to take off anytime they want for stupid things, getting huge bonuses and gifts because their bosses should love them, constant pats on the back and "thank you"s, etc.

Hint: Professional jobs don't offer constant praise for doing your job, they don't get bonuses for Christmas, 2 weeks paid off as a treat, Apple Watches and spa retreats, etc.

It depends on the job. My father is a CFO. The company's owner is very effusive with praise, gives bonuses to everyone in the company commensurate with job performance, they all get a minimum of 3 weeks vacation (my father doesn't have a cap, and I count myself lucky if he takes 1 month). Oh, and gifts? Hmmm, the owner gave away $20k at the holiday party in cash, the holiday party for the company topped $100k (not including gifts), and he recently gave a brand new car to someone who had been with the company for a long time. If you aren't treated well in your job, find another job. Leave the nannies alone who work for families who value the people who truly care for and love their children.

Yes, I'm sure out of the 3 billions jobs out there that some of them will have crazy bosses giving perks, but lets focus on jobs nannies could get, no manager at McDonalds or Whole Foods or Starbucks will be giving their employees iPads and $2000.

No, fast food and grocery stores don't. There are plenty of other places who do. Any job which pays commission is more likely to give hefty bonuses when merited, as are other jobs in which it's extremely easy to see an employee's value. Last I knew, the same description held true for a nanny. Most parents know whether their nanny is average, subpar or superb.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As an MB I just so love how nannies always want to be considered professionals with all the perks and protections of a real job yet they still want all the nanny benefits of being able to take off anytime they want for stupid things, getting huge bonuses and gifts because their bosses should love them, constant pats on the back and "thank you"s, etc.

Hint: Professional jobs don't offer constant praise for doing your job, they don't get bonuses for Christmas, 2 weeks paid off as a treat, Apple Watches and spa retreats, etc.

It depends on the job. My father is a CFO. The company's owner is very effusive with praise, gives bonuses to everyone in the company commensurate with job performance, they all get a minimum of 3 weeks vacation (my father doesn't have a cap, and I count myself lucky if he takes 1 month). Oh, and gifts? Hmmm, the owner gave away $20k at the holiday party in cash, the holiday party for the company topped $100k (not including gifts), and he recently gave a brand new car to someone who had been with the company for a long time. If you aren't treated well in your job, find another job. Leave the nannies alone who work for families who value the people who truly care for and love their children.

Yes, I'm sure out of the 3 billions jobs out there that some of them will have crazy bosses giving perks, but lets focus on jobs nannies could get, no manager at McDonalds or Whole Foods or Starbucks will be giving their employees iPads and $2000.

You make a ton of assumptions about nannies. I'm an older nanny with almost 25 years behind me in the restaurant industry. Many places I worked for , in all sorts of positions from management to lowly baker, gave bonuses and perks. Most especially, private clubs gave huge bonuses , because the members valued us and gave accordingly. My SO works a lowly bookseller job and was given a huge bonus, and gets more paid time off than I do. Not everything is so black and white. And by the way, many of us have been in the corporate world, owned our own businesses, and aren't only qualified to "work at McDonalds".
That being said, I don't want purses or IPads, that's not who I am. But the bonus , thoughtful gifts and especially the cards, are really amazing and certainly a kindness I appreciate beyond words. I'm sorry that you feel so poorly about your nannies. I work extremely hard and it's not easy being in the homes of others, seeing the bad moods, working ten hr days with no lunch, and all the other things we do that most corporate positions don't require.

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A text from MB saying she forgot to give me my bonus when I left, would give it on Dec 26. Still no bonus. Thanks?

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$800 plus Tifanny neck lace,I just love it.

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$300 cash, a week off, silk scarf and a few other small gifts.

With the family for several months.

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For those who received bonuses: Was your bonus taxed? Mine gets taxed at the tax rate for bonuses, @33%.

[Anonymous]

Cash bonus of one week's salary, a gift from each family for my child.