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[quote=Anonymous]I am in need of advice in regards to nanny wages.  Our nanny started working with us when DC1 was 5 months.  She asked me for a certain wage which I accepted without doing much research.  We paid her $18 per hour plus all the fed holidays paid and plus 3 weeks paid PTO.  We always pay for 50 hours including vacation weeks.  This comes out to a lot in the end of the year.  We pay on the books.  I realized later it was a bit on a high end.  When the DC2 came a long I did not raise her by much thinking she is already making the market.   However, I did give her higher than average bonuses.  Just gave her 2K for Christmas.   I can definitely feel that she is unhappy and some resentment is showing on her end.   I also happen to know she was looking for a job but could not find anything.   Her English is not very good and she is not computer savvy.

What I am wondering is what to do now.   I can raise her making my total bill a lot.  Part of me does not want to do it because she was trying to do as little as possible recently and so it will feel as reward for undesirable behavior.    I can part ways with her and will give her a nice lump sum before parting.  I do not feel good about it either because I know finding a job for her would be hard and she is in a difficult financial situation.   The current situation can not continue either as it is to no one's satisfaction.    Any advice on how to handle this situation would be greatly appreciated[/quote]

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