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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a special situation, and your one year anniversary is coming up. These are both good reasons to schedule a serious conversation. You should consider what would be ideal for you, and then you and the parents can talk through the possibilities. For example, do you just want a higher rate? Or would you like fewer hours, with maybe another, part time nanny to cover some?

Are there any duties you'd like to eliminate, or change? More PTO?

I think you need to approach this as looking for ways to allow you to stay long term without burn out.[/quote]

This!  You want to stay, family wants you to stay.   Approach the conversation from a standpoint of explaining the difference in expectations for a nanny at this point with a family versus where you are now.  Explain how stressful it is, how worried you are about burnout (and if you aren't yet, you will be).  At the least, you will need either 1 week every 3 months or 2 consecutive weeks every 6 months,  and you need to limit yourself to 55 hours or less per week.  Chronic illnesses are taxing on everyone, but mostly on the child and primary caregiver.  I would also research SN rates in your area.  Whether you were trained for SN prior to starting or in the course of your duties, it doesn't matter.  This position necessitates someone with special training now.  What you could offer to the family is the research on SN rates as compared to your current rate and suggest that splitting the difference would go a long way to balancing with all of the duties you now have which were completely unexpected and not part of the original compensation negotiation.  I would also emphasize that they will not be able to hire anyone at the rate you are proposing without giving them the training you've already had.[/quote]

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