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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MB here.

I don't think $18/hr, for two kids, for a nanny who is already tenured (and hopefully proven terrific) in the job is unreasonable.

I think there is a significant difference in perception though in terms of a one time adjustment, versus 3 raises in the span of a year.

OP, I would suggest asking to talk with your employers about your total compensation and their satisfaction w/ your performance.  Something like:

"I'd like to touch base about your expectations of me when the baby comes, whether you're pleased with how I'm doing the job so far, etc...  I really enjoy working with you and little Suzy and am excited about the new baby.  I would love to be able to stay with you as your family grows, but I don't want to make any assumptions about what you might be planning so would like to sit down and talk."

Then, during the discussion (assuming they want you to stay long-term) ask them what their plans for compensation might be as the family grows.  Leave the first question open-ended so you can get some information about what they are thinking and can calibrate your response accordingly.  You can something like "I would like to ask you to consider raising my hourly rate to $18/hr, in light of my proven competence, tenure with the family, and the addition of the baby.  I would also like to see if 2 or 3 more personal days a year might be possible."

Then see what they say.  Maybe they'll save you the work by just saying they plan to bump you to 18, in which case you can just ask for the additional days.  Maybe they'll say they were only planning to get you to $17 and you can negotiate from there.

But I would approach it as one negotiation, not multiple small bumps.  This kind of conversation is difficult for most people (on all sides) so just doing it one is cleaner and easier in the long run.  And part of the discussion could be gradually building in the raises if that helps - $1/hr at the one year mark and $2 when maternity leave is over or something like that.  But then you don't get another raise (theoretically) until your third year so just be prepared for that.

Good luck.[/quote]

Why no raise for the 2nd year?  The way I see it is if I worked for a company and got yearly increases and got a promotion half way through the year (essentially adding a baby to the nanny's responsibilities would be like a promotion), I would get 3 pay increases in one year, not skip my next yearly because I got a promotion mid year. Right?[/quote]

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