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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP the first time I was searching for a nanny, with one of the first referrals I got, I asked this question.  I got FLAMED by the nanny's prior employer.  I didn't see it coming at all.

And clearly several folks above agree with her reaction.

I can kind of see all sides.  If I were trying to help our nanny find another job (and assuming it's because her many year tenure with us ended well - as I expect it will) I would be checking with her about what she did or didn't want us to say - and frankly I'd be helping her sell herself better.  So me sharing rate information with a prospective employer would likely be helpful.

But I can see how it often wouldn't be info the nanny wouldn't want shared.

Tough call.  If I were hiring again I might still try to elicit this info but I'd do it MUCH more carefully and tentatively and make it clear that I fully understand if someone doesn't feel comfortable sharing the information.

another way to get at it might be to say "our budget for hiring is a bit flexible, depending on skills and experience but we're hoping to hire in the $x to $z range per hour.  Do you think that would be a range that Jane would be comfortable working within?

You might get a sense of whether you're in the ballpark or not without putting someone on the spot or feeling you're being inappropriate.  Of course then you're also showing your hand a bit.  :-)

Good luck OP.[/quote]

Unless your ballpark is $1-2 it likely doesn't help since the difference between $17/hr and $20 an hour is pretty massive to a nanny.[/quote]

Well, if my range is $15-18/hr and the nanny I'm interviewing was making $20/hr or more then the reaction of her prior employer might be quite informative.  [/quote]

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