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[quote=Anonymous]Nanny here.  On the one hand, it sounds like you are being flexible and allowing her the perks of adjusting to meet her schedule and allowing her to bring her child.  On the other hand, a great nanny is in high demand right now and a lot of families would be happy to have a built-in playmate who is part of the same quarantine bubble.

My guess is that she is probably looking at the nanny market and seeing how much people are offering for a nanny right now and looking at all the extra work nannies are doing right now being flexible with DL/schedule changes for schools and employers WAH and having to entertain kids mostly at home or outside in all weather.

Before playing hardball here, maybe put out some feelers for what others are offering for a nanny right now.  My friends who don’t have a nanny yet for the fall are freaking out trying to figure out what they are going to do because any decent nanny gets a ton of job offers and it’s hard to compete unless you are prepared to offer a ton of money or great working conditions or some other outstanding perk.

I would ask for a sit-down to discuss.  Tell her how much you value her and appreciate the extra work covid concerns put on her plate.  Show her the COL guidelines for raises and explain that her request was surprisingly high and that you are happy to hear her out.  Be prepared to offer a compromise.

One other thing to consider: if she was able to revert to your preferred schedule tomorrow and magically found child care for her son, would you then feel 11% was appropriate?  If not then focus on whatever the actual issue is.[/quote]

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