Anonymous wrote:

So, is bonus a must? Just curious as I will be an MB soon. There were definitely years when I did not get bonuses from my work for all sorts reasons including when the company was not doing well

Ironically bonuses are only a must for the nannies that don't deserve them. A professional or excellent nanny isn't job hopping over not getting bonus as long as she is otherwise happy with her job. The grumbling you hear on this board are from the ones that barely deserve to be employed!

An excellent nanny would have her feelings hurt if you don't get her a card or at least small gift but this is much different from the grubber nannies.

In less she had a college degree, master's degree specially in a major for "teaching" or being a "nanny" or a fancy nanny school, then she is not a "professional." She has a huge sense of entitlement. My husband and I have never gotten a bonus at work. We consider our bonus having a job to go to every day as neither of ours are very stable right now.

Every client I've worked with, has given me a bonus. It's best to go in with no expectations.

Anonymous wrote:So, is bonus a must? Just curious as I will be an MB soon. There were definitely years when I did not get bonuses from my work for all sorts reasons including when the company was not doing well

I don't think its a must, but no bonus, gift, card, thank you, anything is a huge red flag to your nanny. That combined with a nanny who isn't happy with her compensation, or one who can easily find better, you might find yourself without a nanny come January. I've never quit over a bonus specifically, but my relationship suffers greatly with a family who fails to show their appreciation in any way.

So, is bonus a must? Just curious as I will be an MB soon. There were definitely years when I did not get bonuses from my work for all sorts reasons including when the company was not doing well

Ironically bonuses are only a must for the nannies that don't deserve them. A professional or excellent nanny isn't job hopping over not getting bonus as long as she is otherwise happy with her job. The grumbling you hear on this board are from the ones that barely deserve to be employed!

An excellent nanny would have her feelings hurt if you don't get her a card or at least small gift but this is much different from the grubber nannies.

Well first of all, it's not even Christmas yet. I admit that we didn't get gifts for our kids' teachers in time and are planning to give them after the holiday break because we couldn't get our act together. Yes, I'm embarrassed about it.

I would be really shocked if they literally didn't recognize you at all - like no card or little gift. But I don't think all families even think about a bonus for a nanny. We don't give bonuses to our kids' teachers either. I don't get bonuses in my job ever. Typically, there's "tipping" - so you might give a little extra money to your service people, but nothing so far as a weeks' pay or anything I would call a bonus. It may just not be on their radar.

You've also only been there 5 months. It sounds like a lot of nannies say that a "standard" bonus is one week's pay for a nanny that's been there a year. And finally (and I have no idea obviously from your post), maybe they're not happy with your performance and feel they're already overpaying you? If you're seeing a bonus as a performance assessment, then well, the writing may be on the wall.

If you're happy with the job and happy with your compensation, then perhaps you could use this as an opportunity to have a performance check-in. See if there's anything they're unhappy with. Ask if there's any areas of improvement. And then see from there. It seems awfully rash to quit a good job over no holiday bonus when you really have no idea why.

Anonymous wrote:So, is bonus a must? Just curious as I will be an MB soon. There were definitely years when I did not get bonuses from my work for all sorts reasons including when the company was not doing well

As a nanny if I don't get a bonus from my employers I feel like they must not be happy with my job performance. If I were to get no bonus, no card and no gifts from the children I would assume they either don't value me as a nanny or that they out right don't like me and are looking to replace me. A bonus is a way of saying thank you for taking great care of our most valuable asset " our children "

So, is bonus a must? Just curious as I will be an MB soon. There were definitely years when I did not get bonuses from my work for all sorts reasons including when the company was not doing well

If you have only been with the families a few months, why are you expecting something? And as it has been pointed out, it isn't Christmas yet.

Anonymous wrote:um, it's not Christmas yet. chill.

This

How many hours do you work for each family? If they're both very PT jobs I can see it being overlooked. If its closer to FT child care, it's very rude of them to have forgotten about you and I don't blame you for moving on.

Have you had your last day before the holiday yet? Maybe it's still coming? Most people are still working Monday, some even Tuesday at least half a day.

Sounds like a good plan. Quit. You have only been there 5 months. At 5 years, then complain.

um, it's not Christmas yet. chill.

If you are a good nanny and you get a crappy bonus, you need to move on. There are people out there who will treat you with the respect you deserve.

Wow. You have two jobs and they both didn't give you anything? They could have given you a bonus or even a small gift. It is rude. Unless they them selves do not celebrate Christmas and give gifts to each other. But other than that it is rude.

I am feeling quite unappreciated right now. This is the first year I didn't receive a christmas card or bonus. Both of my employers didn't give me anything. They could have been thoughtful enough to give me a card and something small. I was kind of expecting something because I saw one family taking presents for the preschoolers teachers on Friday morning. I have only been with both families for 5 months. I think I am happy enough with my all-around compensation (which includes guaranteed pay for one of my jobs) that I may stay with the job. Not sure though. I was looking on care.com and saw a very attractive job. Hmmm