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[quote=Anonymous]I think the issue is less what she asked for than how she asked for it.  It's think it's fine that those are the benefits she wants and that she was clear about it but I do think she should have been more tactful about it.  I do understand from a nanny's perspective it's important to be upfront about what you want so as not to waste anyone's time but I think it's more tactful to make it a discussion rather than just announcing what she wants.  We give our nanny all the things your candidate asked for (and planned to before we started interviewing for the position).  During interviews, if I liked the candidate, I would bring up what we were offering for those benefits.  There were a few candidates who asked me about benefits before I brought it up but they did it tactfully by asking what we were offering and in some cases explaining what they received previously. I had one candidate though who, as soon as she walked in my door for the interview, immediately wanted to talk about compensation and before I could have a chance to explain what we were offering she just announced what she wanted.  It happened to be what we were already offering but the manner in which she did it definitely turned me off to her.  Obviously I'm not a nanny but in my profession I'd never walk into an interview that way.  I'd also never tell a potential employer what benefits/salary etc I wanted unless they asked me first or if they already told me what they were offering and I wanted to negotiate.  [/quote]

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