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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a nanny and it makes no difference what you make or what expenses you have.  Makes no difference if you can afford more or not.  Stick to your guns and tell her to grow up.

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I will say, our nanny gave us a break on the raise she was asking for when she realized that we made a lot less than she thought and actually couldn’t swing it. (My husband is a trainee doctor — a fellow — and she definitely thought he was making 3-4x what he is.) So, for us, what we made mattered a little. We gave her a second week of paid time off at her election (3 total guaranteed, but really more like 4-6 depending on the year) and promised a $2 raise when he finished his fellowship next year.[/quote]

Btdt.  I’m happy to sit down with a family and hammer out what the position is really worth, what they can afford now, and write up a contract to reflect a significant increase when they will be able to afford it.  I’m a live in, I can afford to do that, but most live out nannies have a bottom line.[/quote]

Why is your income based off their income?  So, if they make a larger salary, you feel you deserve it?  No, that's not how i works.[/quote]

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