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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do you have a nanny when you obviously can't afford the LUXURY of one?

If you do lay her off, are you going to give her a severance (you should!)? It makes more sense for you to skimp on dinners out, and exotic vacations and keep your nanny for the probable short shut down. Your unemployment tax will go up, and your next nanny will cost you more.

But again...can you really afford the service of a nanny? It really sounds like you can't. It's okay. You don't have to play the game of keeping up with your wealthy neighbors. Trade in your nanny and your leased Lexus for something within your means.

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That's offensive and not helpful at all.  Maybe they aren't uber wealthy, but employing a nanny worked for their family better than daycare and obviously they can afford to pay her in their current situation.  Can you only employ a nanny if you can pay them with or without a steady income?  Because if so, the market for nannies wouldn't be so great!  I'm a nanny and I view my job security only as strong as the jobs of MB and DB.  If they were to be laid off I would be worried for my own financial stability, but I would understand that they would need to let me go.

OP, I would just be honest with her if you think that there is a strong likelihood that you will need to let her go.  Explain to her that you would love to hire her back when you're employed again but understand that she may have to look for a replacement job and offer to give her a good reference.  If you can do severance pay that would be wonderful.  [/quote]

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