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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Nannies tend to be much better informed than parents as to "competitive" rates. Logic has it that most parents are relatively new to the nanny world, compared to experienced nannies who've been in the field for many more years.

If you're not offering a respectable annual raise, make sure you have first trimmed your other luxury expenses. Otherwise you may be nanny searching again. [/quote]

That is a funny post. It doesn't matter how an MB spends her money. It's none of the nanny's business. Nanny should get a raise if she earned it and can show above and beyond service.

Also, never trust the DCUM nannies for competitive rate quotes, although it may be worth a new family's time to ask real life nannies in their area about wages. Otherwise, there are plenty of resources on the web that can help inform a family about average market rates.[/quote]

Not the PP you are responding to. I agree with your statement about how an MB spends her money is not a nanny's business. I also agree that raises are to be earned. That being said, if a nanny has evidently earned a raise and is given the excuse that "we can't afford it right now" you can't possibly expect her to turn a blind eye when she sees all the brand new purchases you make and the other luxuries you spend your money on. Yes it's of course your right, but if the reason you gave for forgoing a raise does not match up with reality (there's a difference between can't afford, and don't want to afford) you very well may lose your nanny over it. I would quit in such a circumstance, but I know better than to tell someone how to spend their money. I'd just find a family for whom awarding good performance is a priority. [/quote]
I agree, however I'd take it one step further. I prefer to be helping families who choose to make their children (and their care), a high priority in a healthy way.[/quote]

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