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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - I'm not a troll.  Honest situation and an honest question.

Yes, the baby will be going to preschool but not in the coming year.

She is a no-nonsense nanny.  I am fairly certain that these are her bottom-line demands as she has given us a lot of time to make up our minds (none of this would take affect until her year anniversary with us in six weeks).  She has not however given us any ultimatum.  So does that mean there is negotiating room?  [/quote]

OP I'm a nanny very similar to yours in behavior and in my approach with my employers. I plan to have the same conversation with my employersa few weeks before my contract ends, and I would be going into my 3rd year with them with no raise or change in benefits. They are really wonderful employers and I enjoy my job but the compensation is simply not up to snuff. I am going to request a raise, and lay out my terms, and give them until the end of our contract to decide. I will also make sure that I have another job lined up that meets or exceeds my compensation requests, and if they refuse or attempt to negotiate, I unfortunately will give notice. All of this is to say no I don't think you have any negotiating room here. You have gotten this great nanny for a bargain this year, and you can either afford her or you can't, and as another PP said there is no shame in that. If you can't afford her, let her go with a great reference, and perhaps lower your expectations to a nanny you can afford. That nanny could still be wonderful, but maybe she has less experience, or maybe she doesn't prepare baby food, or maybe she doesn't do laundry. What's important is the care of your child. [/quote]

I can't wait to see how this fantasy turns out.[/quote]
What are you talking about, madam?[/quote]

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