Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We increased the hourly rate by one dollar when the second baby came.

You've GOT to be kidding me. Are you nuts?

Of course not. This was what we offered our nanny as an opening negotiation and she accepted without countering. We'd have been stupid to say "wait even though we said $1 we will increase to $3." This gave us more room for a bigger bonus at the end of the year, and room for future raises which meant we could keep our nanny longer.

Nice try PP, but I am not buying what you are selling here.

Seems kinda like a bait & switch campaign here.

You offer a measly raise for double the labor, yet act like you are only doing it for the nanny's benefit.
So she can have a bigger bonus, etc.

You are so transparent to me.

Also for those who state that another child added to the mix is NOT double the work.
You guys are right, it isn't.

In fact it is 10x the work!!
Ever heard the saying:

~ One child is one child....Two children are ten!"
SO SO VERY true.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a nanny employer, I agree that $1/hour is not enough. That equates to doubling her work load for a measly 40 bucks a week.

I think at least $2 per hour is more appropriate, and would say the typical increase is $2-$5 per hour.

I agree with you on the raise, but just a minor quibble: her workload is not doubling. She isn't doing twice as much. She just gives less to each kid per kid - same as a mother would do when a second child comes on board.

Her workload is doubling. She is doing twice as much. She now will do double the laundry, double the dishes, double the toy pickup, double the meal prep when baby starts to eat, etc. How do you not see that she is doing double the work? Not to mention that an infant and toddler have different needs and different schedules. It can be a struggle to manage both depending on parental philosophies.

Anonymous wrote:As a nanny employer, I agree that $1/hour is not enough. That equates to doubling her work load for a measly 40 bucks a week.

I think at least $2 per hour is more appropriate, and would say the typical increase is $2-$5 per hour.

I agree with you on the raise, but just a minor quibble: her workload is not doubling. She isn't doing twice as much. She just gives less to each kid per kid - same as a mother would do when a second child comes on board.

As a nanny employer, I agree that $1/hour is not enough. That equates to doubling her work load for a measly 40 bucks a week.

I think at least $2 per hour is more appropriate, and would say the typical increase is $2-$5 per hour.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We increased the hourly rate by one dollar when the second baby came.

You've GOT to be kidding me. Are you nuts?

Of course not. This was what we offered our nanny as an opening negotiation and she accepted without countering. We'd have been stupid to say "wait even though we said $1 we will increase to $3." This gave us more room for a bigger bonus at the end of the year, and room for future raises which meant we could keep our nanny longer.

What's been her gross each year since you found her?

And for how many hours a week?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We increased the hourly rate by one dollar when the second baby came.

You've GOT to be kidding me. Are you nuts?

Of course not. This was what we offered our nanny as an opening negotiation and she accepted without countering. We'd have been stupid to say "wait even though we said $1 we will increase to $3." This gave us more room for a bigger bonus at the end of the year, and room for future raises which meant we could keep our nanny longer.

What's been her gross each year since you found her?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We increased the hourly rate by one dollar when the second baby came.

You've GOT to be kidding me. Are you nuts?

Of course not. This was what we offered our nanny as an opening negotiation and she accepted without countering. We'd have been stupid to say "wait even though we said $1 we will increase to $3." This gave us more room for a bigger bonus at the end of the year, and room for future raises which meant we could keep our nanny longer.

Anonymous wrote:I'm one of the more rational nannies in this forum and I have to say that $40 extra per week is definitely not enough of an increase for a new baby. I'd say a 10-15% increase would be appropriate. So if she is earning $15/hour pre-new baby, I'd increase it to $17 or $17.50/hour.

Thank you for your helpful input.

I'm one of the more rational nannies in this forum and I have to say that $40 extra per week is definitely not enough of an increase for a new baby. I'd say a 10-15% increase would be appropriate. So if she is earning $15/hour pre-new baby, I'd increase it to $17 or $17.50/hour.

Ok if you dont agree with $1, what do you suggest?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We increased the hourly rate by one dollar when the second baby came.

You've GOT to be kidding me. Are you nuts?

I agree....ONE extra dollar per hour for caring for an infant is outrageous!!

Babies are much more work.

Talk about highway robbery.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We increased the hourly rate by one dollar when the second baby came.

You've GOT to be kidding me. Are you nuts?

A dollar per hour more is normal.
If the nanny is making $12/hr she'd now be making $13.

Anonymous wrote:We increased the hourly rate by one dollar when the second baby came.

You've GOT to be kidding me. Are you nuts?

We increased the hourly rate by one dollar when the second baby came.

How mu h shoud we increase our nannys pay for taking care of new baby? Ds will be 2.5 and baby will be 4 months.