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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many workers in many industries have not had cost of living raises in years.  Nannies may want yearly raises, but they are no longer standard for many workers and nannies will have to get used to the idea if they want to keep their jobs.[/quote]

We don't have to get used to anything. It is the norm in this industry to get an annual rate increase yearly. The cost of everything increases each year, including my rent. I don't really care what happens in other industries, if your job doesn't at least keep up with increases in my rent each year, I cannot continue to work for you. My bosses may not have gotten a raise this year (they did) but they still make many times what I make per year, and an extra $50/week won't kill them, while not getting it and having my rent go up $100/month will really hurt my pockets. [/quote]

Ugh. WORD. My rent increased $350/month in the last 9 months (thanks to a landlord who only rents month-to-month and therefore has more freedom with rent adjustments) so now I'm moving 25 min further out (without traffic) from work just to continue affording a one-bedroom apartment. It's really crummy and renters are much more vulnerable to the lack of a COL raise; your mortgage isn't going to change, you might just not be able to take as lavish a vacation IYSWIM. If a family really can't afford a raise but are otherwise good to their nanny, she will almost certainly accept that happily (I did). But if you CAN afford one...it's the right thing to do, even if it's frustrating that you or your DH didn't get one.[/quote]

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