Raises don't always have to be monetary.
Be creative, people.
Review the perks thread for ideas.

Anonymous wrote:

Here's my experience, most new employers to household staff either don't realize that their staff deserves benefit packages which includes raises, or are cheap. If you work for middle class or working class, they typically try to avoid paying more. Upper middle class usually offer more benefits and raises. If you live in a major city, it's understood that many nannies get raises, which is most east coast and west coast cities where nannies are common.
Now, if your working in a major city with first time employers who are middle/working class, you will probably have to make sure yearly review and possible raise are included in the contract before you sign. This allows you to bring it up with ease if they forget.

When I first started I had similar views as some of the other pps, that I should just be grateful for a job then I realized my worth. If your employers truly valued you they would express in ways other than verbal; huge yearly bonus, raises, extra pto etc. if your just getting verbal praise than they don't think to much about you or see your value. That's when it's time to leave.
The nannies who are scared to leave for fear of not finding another job are those with little education, skills or truly live in area where nannies don't exist and are unable to move.

If you know how to market yourself then finding a better job is possible but may take some time, So plan accordingly.

Good for you for thinking so highly of yourself. Unfortunately for you, that isn't enough. Raises are earned, and if you believe you have done an exceptional job and deserve a raise, you should definitely schedule a review with your employer and make the case that you deserve the raise and are worth the raise or bonus.

Your sense of entitlement and your obnoxious way of referring to middle class families will, one day, come back to haunt you. There are many more nannies than jobs in major cities, and most employers who can afford to pay whatever they wish have no interest in a snobby nanny who calls her peers 'household staff'. It's crass, as are you.

Just because you're in denial doesn't mean everyone else is. No matter what you want to believe, we are household staff/employees. I don't think less of household staff, you're the one putting a stigma on it by becoming offended. My grandmother was a maid the entire time she was in this country and she was damn good at her job, which was very compensated. There are different income levels who can afford different types of services because they make different amounts of money. I was not insulting various classes, just stating a fact. You can't have someone who makes 60k a year offering another person a job for 40-50k. And even if someone did do that, they need extra outside support in the form of a highly paid spouse or family to cover their living expenses. This leaves little to be offered to their employee in terms of bonuses and raises. For example, our position is working class, there are very few nannies who can afford nannies of their own children while offering a livable wage. We sit here and argue over why employers are cheap but no one stops to reason that some people are trying to get a form of childcare that is outside of their income bracket, well at least if they wanted to offer a livable wage. This why options like nanny shares and daycare is available.

You are right tho, raises are earned and should be discussed during a review. However, that doesn't change the fact that some families can't afford to offer one because they priced themselves out. So that leaves nannies who do exceptional jobs a little bitter and weighing their options in terms of finding new employment or never increasing their wage. A pat on the back isn't going to cut it for someone who goes above and beyond but still has major debt. So if you want an exceptional nanny long term with an education, references etc, you need to be able to offer more. A nanny who is exceptional deserves to make more especially with the yearly rising cost of housing, food etc. should she not seek better opportunities just because one family choose the most expensive form of childcare out there and can't afford it?

Here's my experience, most new employers to household staff either don't realize that their staff deserves benefit packages which includes raises, or are cheap. If you work for middle class or working class, they typically try to avoid paying more. Upper middle class usually offer more benefits and raises. If you live in a major city, it's understood that many nannies get raises, which is most east coast and west coast cities where nannies are common.
Now, if your working in a major city with first time employers who are middle/working class, you will probably have to make sure yearly review and possible raise are included in the contract before you sign. This allows you to bring it up with ease if they forget.

When I first started I had similar views as some of the other pps, that I should just be grateful for a job then I realized my worth. If your employers truly valued you they would express in ways other than verbal; huge yearly bonus, raises, extra pto etc. if your just getting verbal praise than they don't think to much about you or see your value. That's when it's time to leave.
The nannies who are scared to leave for fear of not finding another job are those with little education, skills or truly live in area where nannies don't exist and are unable to move.

If you know how to market yourself then finding a better job is possible but may take some time, So plan accordingly.

Good for you for thinking so highly of yourself. Unfortunately for you, that isn't enough. Raises are earned, and if you believe you have done an exceptional job and deserve a raise, you should definitely schedule a review with your employer and make the case that you deserve the raise and are worth the raise or bonus.

Your sense of entitlement and your obnoxious way of referring to middle class families will, one day, come back to haunt you. There are many more nannies than jobs in major cities, and most employers who can afford to pay whatever they wish have no interest in a snobby nanny who calls her peers 'household staff'. It's crass, as are you.