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[quote=Anonymous]MB here w/ my two cents:

- wait a couple of weeks before trying to have any significant conversation with your MB.  A new baby is a huge adjustment, even when it isn't your first.
- allow time for her to get a sense of the scope of work, realities of parenting a toddler AND a newborn, etc...  I can understand her "wait and see" attitude and I don't necessarily think it's bad.  It's extremely difficult to give two high needs kids (which a toddler and a newborn are, regardless of any other behavioral concerns) sufficient attention.  Let her see the challenge, and then see how she's feeling about your tenure.
- I think $13/hr in Portland is a reasonable rate for one child.  I would expect a request of $2/hour increase for the addition of a newborn to be perfectly fair.  I would not consider a $5/hr request reasonable - that's almost a 40% raise.  Could she replace you easily at the $15/hr rate?  You need to think about that.

I understand you wanting to be paid fairly, and compensated for an additional child, of course.  However, you have a lot of judgment in your posts (like "shifty-eyed", stingy, etc...) so I think you need to tread a little more lightly.

Maybe she's thinking about staying home now.  Maybe she's thinking about putting the toddler in daycare and having you stay with the newborn.

Maybe she's not as happy with you as you think and wants to get her sea legs after the second baby to figure things out.

I'd be careful if you want to keep the job.

Good luck.[/quote]

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