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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jeez you people are dumb. Bonuses are bonuses, not standard. It is a GIFT given at the discretion of the employer. (I'm a nanny by the way.) [/quote]

-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]the nanny's start time is 15 minutes before I have to leave[/b]
-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 least 10-15 minutes before nanny's end time for this reason. The 2 times I've been 5 mins late because of traffic I rounded up to the next 1/2hr. [/b]
-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]i always pay her back more than she spent for that[/b]
-The skipped breakfast, lunch, and dinners because she's too busy
[b]both DCs nap at the same time for at least 2hrs everyday so she always has a break for lunch (she's never here for breakfast or dinner).[/b]
-The shirts your kids pooped on, puked on, stained with blueberry/strawberry fingers, ripped while hanging on nanny
[b]i don't have a response for this one so ill give you that. [/b]
-The time your nanny spends planning and shopping for activities on her own time
[b]Again, she has at least 2 hrs at nap time for that[/b]
-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]she did organize one DCs dresser drawer one time but that's the only "extra" thing she's done.[b]. [/quote]

FWIW I did give the nanny a bonus this year because she's great with the kids and I know she really could use the money. I don't think she was expecting it but I know she appreciated it. By your standards though I basically gave her a bonus for her clothes that may or may not have been ruined and for the one time she organized one drawer of clothes. My point is that there is no standard and nannies shouldn't "expect" anything. If you are a truly exceptional nanny and don't feel you are appreciated then no one will fault you for looking for another job but don't base it solely on whether are not you get what you feel is an appropriate bonus. [/quote]

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