Relatively New Nanny Birthday Gift

[Anonymous]

Our nanny share nanny has been with us for about 3 months and is turning 55 next week. I think the families will together give her $100 cash in a card and give her the day off. Acceptable?

[Anonymous]

I would be thrilled with that (especially the day off!).
How many families are in your share?

[Anonymous]

2 families. We both have 2 year old boys.

[Anonymous]

That is way beyond acceptable! That's awesome. You're nanny will be so happy!

[Anonymous]

Wow, that's over the top. She's been with you three months and you want to give her $100 and a day off.

What will you do next year? A week off in Aruba?

Don't answer that. I'm pretty sure you're a nanny doing what the nannies here do, upping their gifts, bonuses, and rates and pretending to be MBs with no sense of what is appropriate.

Rock on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, that's over the top. She's been with you three months and you want to give her $100 and a day off.

What will you do next year? A week off in Aruba?

Don't answer that. I'm pretty sure you're a nanny doing what the nannies here do, upping their gifts, bonuses, and rates and pretending to be MBs with no sense of what is appropriate.

Rock on.

She gets a day off because our schedules are light in August and it's not a big deal. I don't think $50 a family is that heavy of a lift. You sound like a delightful boss.