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[quote=Anonymous]OP was in no way out of line to request a raise.  Kudos to her for doing that, provided that she did it in a professional way.  Ordinarily, I would say the professional way to handle this would be to request a sit-down with both parents to discuss performance and compensation.  Unless DB brought up the subject, requesting a raise in casual conversation will almost never yield the desired reaction.  You simply caught him off guard.

Also, there is no reason to conclude that the parents were out of line or "made a mistake" because they didn't voluntarily offer a raise after a year.  Annual increases are not an entitlement in any job, especially in this economy.  Many nannies get them, and many don't.  This is not necessarily a function of how much they value you.  They may think you are great, but may also conclude that you are appropriately compensated already, based on their sense of market rates.  Or maybe they would love to pay you more, but they haven't had raises for years and don't feel they can afford to give you one.   [/quote]

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