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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Win/win? BS the OP is really getting screwed by both the nanny and the other family.

A $4+ raise for an additional child is very excessive. It also doesn't make sense that you are paying more than a third and your child is in part time preschool. You would already have been being taken advantage of paying a full third ($7) when your child is in preschool while the other families' kids are not. It make no sense that you are paying $8.50. Depending on how many hours this is easily 3K-4K a year more than you should be paying after taxes even if you raised your nanny to $21 (which is too much).

I can understand not wanting to deal with the hassle of a change but this situation is heavily weighted against you. Do not let the nannies try to convince you that keeping the same nanny is so important that you should pay anything. Kids can make one nanny switch without batting an eye. [/quote]
Well, I didn't want to pile on at all, I know OP is in a tough spot, but I really think that the other family is taking advantage of her.  I have nothing against the nanny here, her workload IS going up, with full-time newborn care, and she SHOULD be getting a good raise and a nice high rate to account for the increase in duties.  I can also understand wanting to preserve stability.  But on the face of this situation, the other family is taking advantage of OP's desire for stability and for compensating the nanny fairly, because in effect, they are saying, we'll make most of the nanny's services but pay less than you. OK, you want stability and a happy nanny - then YOU make it happen. We'll just ride on you.  Now that I see the other toddler isn't in preschool, that means that the other family is getting full-time nanny care for both children (therefore making the most of the nanny) while OP's child is out, because OP has a good heart to underwrite this service for them.  Perhaps OP made her desire for stability too open to the other family, and they decided to play financial hardball.

Again, this is not a dig against the nanny - her workload is going up, she should get much more money.  I just think the other family took advantage of OP. [/quote]

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