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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can ask.  Standard raise is $1 so if you're asking for $2, do you have any examples or anything as to why you should get even more of a raise instead of just, I feel like I deserve this based on my experience/I underestimated myself?  Let's say you've gone above and beyond what other nannies do or your charge has developed many new skills because of you, you can use those examples to show why you think you deserve the 11% increase.

However, you also need to decide if it is a deal breaker for you.  If the bump you to $19 will you stay?  Or will you start looking for a job that will pay you $20?

[b]I'd see if you can get a letter of reference now for "babysitting gigs" because if you end up having to look, you want to have  a reference from this job.[/b] [/quote]

OP here - first, thank you PP for your response.  I hadn't thought about getting my employers recommendation now, before I ask for the raise, but that is a great suggestion.  And you're right - I also have to think about whether a dollar an hour is a deal breaker for me.

My charge is a baby - just nine-months-old and his parents know how I work with him constantly (nanny cams) but I don't think I can quote his very early ability to sit and wave bye-bye (at five months!) as a "skill" I taught him!  I still haven't finished my masters degree in Early Childhood Education so I can't use that...  Basically, I'd ask for the 11% increase simply because I undersold myself initially.     [/quote]
I would be disgusted if someone got a reference from me before they socked me with a demand for more money. If another parent then called me and said "hey, we have this reference letter from you. how is so and so" I explain that she was very sneaky and got a reference from me before demanding more money. I would then provide information on her actual job performance; however, I would let the parent know that someone who does something like that is not an honest person IMO. Then, leave it up to them to decide.[/quote]

Cool story bro. I have a feeling you'd be a bitch either way. If she simply requested a raise, then quit for another job, you'd have the same attitude. "She asked me for more money, then left!" At least if she got the letter first, she'd have your honest opinion on record, and would be able to inform future employers as to the reason you changed your tune; you're a spoiled princess who threw a fit when things did not go as you wanted. [/quote]

+1.  You would tank an employee's new job prospect just because they decided to leave your employ?!  Or because they dared to ask for more money?  Assuming you gave a positive and honest recommendation prior to the nanny deciding to leave, you would be seen by other employers as a whiny princess.  [/quote]

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