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[quote=Anonymous]Our current nanny is moving out of state. She found a potential replacement for us (a fellow nanny she met while taking my kid to the park a few yrs back. She has stayed in touch with this nanny and they are now friends). We interviewed the potential nanny and liked her.

I did a reference check on her and the former employer said she was wonderful with her kids but needed to be managed as far as money/contract stuff goes. By this she meant that the potential nanny had no problem asking for raises, bonuses, paid cell phone and paid insurance (which weren't  requested/negotiated when the contract was signed), etc. Former employer said the nanny never balked if her requests were denied but she would continue to make these monetary asks.

We are in the process of putting together an offer because she interviewed well, my D.C. already knows her and her review was positive except for the money piece.

Here's the drama. My current nanny came to me today and asked if we could discuss an issue that was bothering her. Turns out that the potential nanny told her that we had offered her a guaranteed raise of X amount each year which is not part of current nanny's compensation. Current nanny felt slighted and taken advantage of by us so she came to me to find out if this was true. In addition, potential nanny told current nanny that current nanny doesn't have to pay potential nanny while she shadows her before the transition happens. I haven't negotiated a single thing with the potential nanny and I'm resenting her at this point for causing drama in my house.

Anyone ever employee a nanny like this before? I'm torn because she's great aside from the constant money talk. WWYD?[/quote]

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