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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Nannies do need to realize that you are an expense not an adult dependent or child of you employer. Your employer is not responsible for supporting you or ensuring your well being outside working hours. Your employer is only responsible for paying you for your work.

If the employer's income situation changes, the first thing anyone would do would be to look at discretionary expenses. You as a nanny may think you walk on water and deserve whatever but you are a discretionary expense as an at will employee. You also are probably one of the largest expenses an employer has on par with a mortgage.

Many people feel they need a nanny when their children are infants but would be fine with preschool/before/aftercare and camps once the kids get older. They stick with their nanny because they have grown to like her and don't want to hassle with a change but the nanny just became a less valuable discretionary expense. As a nanny you are at risk in this situation too not just from a sudden change in your employer's income but also any concern your employer has about possible changes or concerns over new expenses.[/quote]

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