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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The first time it happened, you should have spoken up and told them to pay you or you were walking.  Nobody takes advantage of you unless you let them![/quote]

People say stuff like this without realizing the position it puts the nanny in.  If you walk off every job the second there's a disagreement, it will add up to a lot of unexplained gaps in your resume.  And few nannies can afford to go without pay for the several weeks it may take to find a new family, plus job hunting under pressure makes you more likely to take a less-than-perfect job and end up in the same place.  Much better to negotiate every detail clearly and confidently up front than to rely on "speaking up" several months in.[/quote]

Being cheated in your pay check is a valid reason for quitting and drawing unemployment.  [/quote]

That doesn't help with repeat gaps in employement on your resume and unemployment rarely covers all of your bills.  My point is not that this is something to ignore.  My point is that educating nannies in how to negotiate up front is better than giving advice that is unpractical for many people.[/quote]

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