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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]-The 5-10 minutes your nanny gives you before her start time each day (5 days per week, 50 weeks per year, ~21-42 hours annually) [b] My nanny arrives at 8am and I leave at 8:15, specifically so she has time after she starts to exchange kiddie info with me
-The occasional 5-10 minutes your nanny gives you when you're late/she spends time briefing you on the day, that she doesn't charge you for (2 days per week, 50 weeks per year, ~8-17 hours annually) [/b] I get home at 5:15 or 5:20 and the nanny is scheduled to work until 5:30 specifically so we have an overlap for an exchange of kiddie info.
-The extra money she spends on your children while out and about that she doesn't charge you (a drink here and there, a bag of chips, a small toy, a box of crayons, some stickers, etc. the little incidental cost of spending time with kids)  [b] The nanny is given petty cash specifically for these types of things
-The skipped breakfast, lunch, and dinners because she's too busy [/b] We specifically make it a point to keep food our nanny likes in our house so she can grab something, and again, petty cash
-The shirts your kids pooped on, puked on, stained with blueberry/strawberry fingers, ripped while hanging on nanny [b]Our nanny has been told to let us know if our kids ruin any of her clothes and we will either pay for drycleaning or replace the item.
-The time your nanny spends planning and shopping for activities on her own time [/b] Our kids have naptime and quiet/time specifically so the nanny has downtime and time to plan for future activities.
-All the things your nanny did this year that she didn't have to do, that you may not have even noticed (taking out the trash and recycle, loading/unloading your dishwasher, folding the clothes you left in the dryer, helping you pack/unpack for vacations, surprise dinner/baked goods, picking up the eggs/milk she knew you were out of, etc. ) [b][b]All of these things are written into our nanny's contract. [/b]

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Congrats? You're one person. You've done a really thorough job of crafting your nanny's position and being sure that she is compensated for everything she does for you. I'm sure she's very happy and already feels appreciated. But you can't really think that your situation is typical? Never has an employer offered to comp me for ruined clothing. Its part of the job, but it is a cost I incur. I make a point of being at least 5 minutes early, have never been late, NEVER, and my employ gets home at 5:30 each day (my end time) if I'm lucky. Usually she is a few minutes late, then we discuss the day. I routinely leave closer to 5:45-6:00 each day. My contracted duties are purely childcare, and doesn't even include kid laundry. I do kid laundry, fold whatever may be left in the dryer, the house is left cleaner than when I arrived, I regularly restock their eggs and milk, etc. These are all extra things I do to keep my bosses happy, I am very aware of the unpaid time and how it adds up, and my annual bonus is honestly something I expect as payment/show of appreciation for all of those "extras". If I didn't get my bonus, those "extras" would stop, I would begin using a time sheet to track my actual end time, and I would begin looking for a new family. [/quote]

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