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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here- thanks for the replies. I know it does sound greedy to expect a bonus. But I am 100% sure that my bosses don't understand customary nanny practices. They are absolutely wonderful people, but completely clueless.

I know for sure they can afford to give a bonus, they are multi-billionaires and live a life of extreme luxury. And they grew up that way. They tell me daily that they appreciate everything I do. They do notice how I go above and beyond.

I like how PP used the "Server not receiving a tip" comparison. I see at many touristy restaurants around the city have a note to international tourists, that it is customary to tip in the US. Tipping is optional in restaurants but it is customary. Just like a nanny bonus is customary. [/quote]

The tipping analogy just doesn't hold up to scrutiny, OP.  Servers in restaurants earn and expect tips because they get paid something like $3 per hour--less than minimum wage.  A tip up to 20% is just basic compensation for them, as your hourly wage is for you.  [/quote]

This is a myth. Servers in restaurants make AT LEAST minimum wage. They make a tipped minimum wage of $3.63/hour PLUS tips, and if they don't make enough in tips to equal minimum wage for every hour worked, the employer must pay the difference. The idea is that they should make more than minimum wage through their tips according to their performance. This is the same idea as a nanny bonus. They make their salary for doing exactly what is outlined in their contract, but valued nanny stops there. We straighten up messes, fold extra laundry, prepare extra meals, come in early, stay late, look the other way when you are frequently 5-10 minutes late, run the occasional emergency errand, catch your family's illnesses while caring for all of you yet don't take a day off, and I could go on. If your nanny has consistently done more than the minimums of her job description and has just generally been there for you, a bonus is the traditional reward. [/quote]

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