Anonymous
Post 12/19/2014 23:37     Subject: did any nannies get nothing for Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, add me to your list.
Earlier today I told my boss I had some gifts to the girls and asked what time she thought would be more appropriate to give them (as I knew after school would be chaotic since they were getting ready to leave on their 2 weeks vacation). So I think then, she scrambled something for me but it may as well had been nothing, let me tell you what it was: a box with mini nail polishes and 3 beauty SAMPLES, the ones you get at sephora with anything you buy.

Before she left she mentioned that she wrote me a check with the next 2 weeks included (I guess she wanted to make sure I wouldn't mistake it for a bonus!!!) and she seemed to think she was a Hero for giving me "advance pay" "cause "or else you'd have to wait till we are back" !!

These next 2 weeks by the way aren't exactly time off, as I have their dog and I am taking care of it for the whole time.

I've been with them since February. Housekeeper been with them for 4 years got pair of gloves and a workout top. No extra cash.

I am completely appalled by this. They are very wealthy. What gives??????


You are not entitled to money because your employer has money. Do your job and accept your payment. WTF is wrong with you.



They sent away almost 100k in charities (I sealed and stamped envelopes !!!) you wanna tell me that I shouldnt have negative feelings about the fact they couldn't slide an extra $100 on my pay check???????????????????????????



you haven't even been with them for a year so chill out
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2014 22:45     Subject: Re:did any nannies get nothing for Christmas?
We are not giving cash bonus but over the course of the year have given a total of 7 weeks paid vacations.


Wow, this is great. You definitely don't need to give a bonus with a benefit like this.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2014 21:57     Subject: did any nannies get nothing for Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, add me to your list.
Earlier today I told my boss I had some gifts to the girls and asked what time she thought would be more appropriate to give them (as I knew after school would be chaotic since they were getting ready to leave on their 2 weeks vacation). So I think then, she scrambled something for me but it may as well had been nothing, let me tell you what it was: a box with mini nail polishes and 3 beauty SAMPLES, the ones you get at sephora with anything you buy.

Before she left she mentioned that she wrote me a check with the next 2 weeks included (I guess she wanted to make sure I wouldn't mistake it for a bonus!!!) and she seemed to think she was a Hero for giving me "advance pay" "cause "or else you'd have to wait till we are back" !!

These next 2 weeks by the way aren't exactly time off, as I have their dog and I am taking care of it for the whole time.

I've been with them since February. Housekeeper been with them for 4 years got pair of gloves and a workout top. No extra cash.

I am completely appalled by this. They are very wealthy. What gives??????


You are not entitled to money because your employer has money. Do your job and accept your payment. WTF is wrong with you.



They sent away almost 100k in charities (I sealed and stamped envelopes !!!) you wanna tell me that I shouldnt have negative feelings about the fact they couldn't slide an extra $100 on my pay check???????????????????????????
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2014 21:53     Subject: did any nannies get nothing for Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:OP, add me to your list.
Earlier today I told my boss I had some gifts to the girls and asked what time she thought would be more appropriate to give them (as I knew after school would be chaotic since they were getting ready to leave on their 2 weeks vacation). So I think then, she scrambled something for me but it may as well had been nothing, let me tell you what it was: a box with mini nail polishes and 3 beauty SAMPLES, the ones you get at sephora with anything you buy.

Before she left she mentioned that she wrote me a check with the next 2 weeks included (I guess she wanted to make sure I wouldn't mistake it for a bonus!!!) and she seemed to think she was a Hero for giving me "advance pay" "cause "or else you'd have to wait till we are back" !!

These next 2 weeks by the way aren't exactly time off, as I have their dog and I am taking care of it for the whole time.

I've been with them since February. Housekeeper been with them for 4 years got pair of gloves and a workout top. No extra cash.

I am completely appalled by this. They are very wealthy. What gives??????


You are not entitled to money because your employer has money. Do your job and accept your payment. WTF is wrong with you.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2014 21:16     Subject: did any nannies get nothing for Christmas?
OP, add me to your list.
Earlier today I told my boss I had some gifts to the girls and asked what time she thought would be more appropriate to give them (as I knew after school would be chaotic since they were getting ready to leave on their 2 weeks vacation). So I think then, she scrambled something for me but it may as well had been nothing, let me tell you what it was: a box with mini nail polishes and 3 beauty SAMPLES, the ones you get at sephora with anything you buy.

Before she left she mentioned that she wrote me a check with the next 2 weeks included (I guess she wanted to make sure I wouldn't mistake it for a bonus!!!) and she seemed to think she was a Hero for giving me "advance pay" "cause "or else you'd have to wait till we are back" !!

These next 2 weeks by the way aren't exactly time off, as I have their dog and I am taking care of it for the whole time.

I've been with them since February. Housekeeper been with them for 4 years got pair of gloves and a workout top. No extra cash.

I am completely appalled by this. They are very wealthy. What gives??????
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2014 20:59     Subject: did any nannies get nothing for Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cash is better than extra time off. You're cheap.


Maybe for you. But if this is the case, don't accept a job where you get 7 weeks of EXTRA paid time off. Accepting this and then expecting a bonus is greedy.


What if you didn't know that would be the situation? My husband and I are young, and he also only gets 2 weeks vacation, so 7 weeks of extra vacation results in me bored at home by myself. What I would actually need is in fact a cash bonus. Gifts are supposed to be about the other person not what works out best for you. I highly doubt this PP gave that time as a gift, but rather she took a bunch of vacation for herself, and now she's cheaping out on her nanny.
good grief, how old are you that you can't entertain yoursel?? Get a hobby. Grow a garden. Rearrange furnitur. Read some book. Take a cooking class. Go for a hike. Take some pictures. Deep clean. It's not hard to fill time.


I know you're trying to insult me, but I'm going to respond anyway. I'm young enough that my focus right now is saving money for a home, not going on lavish vacations, and we have neither the cash nor the collective time off to do so. A bunch of extra weeks off would do me no good. My point was, which you completely missed, that 7 weeks of extra vacation is not something I want. Of course I can find a way to piddle it away, but I'm not going to lick your boots because you gave me 7 weeks off to sit at home and deep clean. Whoopdie freakin doo. I'll take a bonus over that shit any day.
With your attitude, you'd be lucky to get a job licking ANYONE'S boots. Grow up.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2014 20:44     Subject: did any nannies get nothing for Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:My NF gave me $5000 cash. I was floored. Sorry about your bonus =(


Wow good for you. I wish I find family's like your. I am working with cheap people .
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2014 18:01     Subject: did any nannies get nothing for Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cash is better than extra time off. You're cheap.


Maybe for you. But if this is the case, don't accept a job where you get 7 weeks of EXTRA paid time off. Accepting this and then expecting a bonus is greedy.


What if you didn't know that would be the situation? My husband and I are young, and he also only gets 2 weeks vacation, so 7 weeks of extra vacation results in me bored at home by myself. What I would actually need is in fact a cash bonus. Gifts are supposed to be about the other person not what works out best for you. I highly doubt this PP gave that time as a gift, but rather she took a bunch of vacation for herself, and now she's cheaping out on her nanny.
good grief, how old are you that you can't entertain yoursel?? Get a hobby. Grow a garden. Rearrange furnitur. Read some book. Take a cooking class. Go for a hike. Take some pictures. Deep clean. It's not hard to fill time.


I know you're trying to insult me, but I'm going to respond anyway. I'm young enough that my focus right now is saving money for a home, not going on lavish vacations, and we have neither the cash nor the collective time off to do so. A bunch of extra weeks off would do me no good. My point was, which you completely missed, that 7 weeks of extra vacation is not something I want. Of course I can find a way to piddle it away, but I'm not going to lick your boots because you gave me 7 weeks off to sit at home and deep clean. Whoopdie freakin doo. I'll take a bonus over that shit any day.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2014 17:06     Subject: Re:did any nannies get nothing for Christmas?
I got a nice giftcard to J Crew from my current nanny family and I have all of next week off paid. My old nanny family got me tickets to Taylor Swift's tour next year and I'm ridiculously excited about that.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2014 16:39     Subject: did any nannies get nothing for Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cash is better than extra time off. You're cheap.


Maybe for you. But if this is the case, don't accept a job where you get 7 weeks of EXTRA paid time off. Accepting this and then expecting a bonus is greedy.


What if you didn't know that would be the situation? My husband and I are young, and he also only gets 2 weeks vacation, so 7 weeks of extra vacation results in me bored at home by myself. What I would actually need is in fact a cash bonus. Gifts are supposed to be about the other person not what works out best for you. I highly doubt this PP gave that time as a gift, but rather she took a bunch of vacation for herself, and now she's cheaping out on her nanny.
good grief, how old are you that you can't entertain yoursel?? Get a hobby. Grow a garden. Rearrange furnitur. Read some book. Take a cooking class. Go for a hike. Take some pictures. Deep clean. It's not hard to fill time.


Not the pp you quoted.
For some people being stuck at home for multiple weeks alone would suck. I like vacations when I can actually go on vacation to a cool destination. Cleaning my house isn't really an ideal pass time. I've gotten 4 weeks vacation standard plus bonus weeks. When I knew in advance the dates I would pick up temp jobs so I could generate enough income to either pay off bills or plan a cool vacation later. But if I wasn't able to pick up a side gig I probably couldn't afford to go away at all. Honestly if it was between a nice cash bonus or extra vacation, I would choose the money.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2014 16:24     Subject: did any nannies get nothing for Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cash is better than extra time off. You're cheap.


Maybe for you. But if this is the case, don't accept a job where you get 7 weeks of EXTRA paid time off. Accepting this and then expecting a bonus is greedy.


What if you didn't know that would be the situation? My husband and I are young, and he also only gets 2 weeks vacation, so 7 weeks of extra vacation results in me bored at home by myself. What I would actually need is in fact a cash bonus. Gifts are supposed to be about the other person not what works out best for you. I highly doubt this PP gave that time as a gift, but rather she took a bunch of vacation for herself, and now she's cheaping out on her nanny.
good grief, how old are you that you can't entertain yoursel?? Get a hobby. Grow a garden. Rearrange furnitur. Read some book. Take a cooking class. Go for a hike. Take some pictures. Deep clean. It's not hard to fill time.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2014 15:32     Subject: did any nannies get nothing for Christmas?
I didn't get anything...yet. Last year I got a bonus and present, so I would think I would get something again this year. I know the weeks before Christmas have been absolutely insane and crazy and unpredictable for my family. So I'm just waiting to see if I get something later.
If I end up getting nothing, I'll be disappointed, but wouldn't quit my job over it.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2014 14:29     Subject: did any nannies get nothing for Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cash is better than extra time off. You're cheap.


Maybe for you. But if this is the case, don't accept a job where you get 7 weeks of EXTRA paid time off. Accepting this and then expecting a bonus is greedy.


What if you didn't know that would be the situation? My husband and I are young, and he also only gets 2 weeks vacation, so 7 weeks of extra vacation results in me bored at home by myself. What I would actually need is in fact a cash bonus. Gifts are supposed to be about the other person not what works out best for you. I highly doubt this PP gave that time as a gift, but rather she took a bunch of vacation for herself, and now she's cheaping out on her nanny.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2014 13:54     Subject: did any nannies get nothing for Christmas?
you know what generates the most cash ever?
an employee attitude problem. that's what.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2014 13:18     Subject: did any nannies get nothing for Christmas?
Anonymous wrote:Cash is better than extra time off. You're cheap.


Maybe for you. But if this is the case, don't accept a job where you get 7 weeks of EXTRA paid time off. Accepting this and then expecting a bonus is greedy.