What do you all think of this? Friday was my last day at my nanny job of 5 years. They have always given me 1 week per year of employment as a Christmas bonus. They didn't give me anything on my last day (not even a card I was shocked). Do you think I'll get a year end bonus or not because I only worked for them 11 months this year?

Job ended because they now need a split schedule so an au pair better fits their needs (which we talked about and agreed together it was time for the position to end).

We're hardly wealthy and have always given our nanny two weeks' bonus for Christmas. Our nanny seems happy with this and it's not a crazy amount of money, frankly. I'm sorry for the PP who got $50. That's just offensive.

However, I've seen on this forum that some nannies expect a YEAR's pay as severance when the children start school and the nanny's services are no longer required - now that seems pretty outrageous to me! There's no way we would be able to swing that at nearly a grand per week.

Anonymous wrote:Nannies, like most of us, are free to quit and find other lines of work any time they wish.

Bonuses for work above and beyond acceptable, for going the extra mile, for long tenure, etc... They are not a given.

You’re correct. No bonus is a given. However, with all domestic help a bonus is like bringing a gift to a birthday party - it is customary.

Nannies, like most of us, are free to quit and find other lines of work any time they wish.

Bonuses for work above and beyond acceptable, for going the extra mile, for long tenure, etc... They are not a given.

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Anonymous wrote:$500 is what our nanny gets as a xmas bonus, and she's in her 4th year with us now.

Not all of us can afford (or find necessary) two weeks of pay. Yikes.

You're cheap and you can't afford a nanny.

You're right. PP should fire her nanny immediately.

The nanny would be better off. Getting fired can be the best thing that ever happened to a nanny.

If all employers who could not pay top dollar removed their jobs from the market, that would mean more nannies without jobs. More competition for available nanny jobs. That effect on supply/demand tends to lower wages.

It would mean that they get jobs with growth potential and good benefits and jobs with horrendous job creep and not hanging by the emotions of a cantankerous MB. They would be better off in both long- and short- run

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Anonymous wrote:$500 is what our nanny gets as a xmas bonus, and she's in her 4th year with us now.

Not all of us can afford (or find necessary) two weeks of pay. Yikes.

You're cheap and you can't afford a nanny.

You're right. PP should fire her nanny immediately.

The nanny would be better off. Getting fired can be the best thing that ever happened to a nanny.

If all employers who could not pay top dollar removed their jobs from the market, that would mean more nannies without jobs. More competition for available nanny jobs. That effect on supply/demand tends to lower wages.

Not true at all. Yes, fewer parents could afford nannies but the cost of an educated, experienced nanny would go up and not down. Econ 101. The market would weed out the housekeeper-nanny types and focus on the teacher(governess) nanny types.

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Anonymous wrote:$500 is what our nanny gets as a xmas bonus, and she's in her 4th year with us now.

Not all of us can afford (or find necessary) two weeks of pay. Yikes.

You're cheap and you can't afford a nanny.

You're right. PP should fire her nanny immediately.

The nanny would be better off. Getting fired can be the best thing that ever happened to a nanny.

If all employers who could not pay top dollar removed their jobs from the market, that would mean more nannies without jobs. More competition for available nanny jobs. That effect on supply/demand tends to lower wages.

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Anonymous wrote:$500 is what our nanny gets as a xmas bonus, and she's in her 4th year with us now.

Not all of us can afford (or find necessary) two weeks of pay. Yikes.

You're cheap and you can't afford a nanny.

You're right. PP should fire her nanny immediately.

The nanny would be better off. Getting fired can be the best thing that ever happened to a nanny.

Anonymous wrote:Are bonuses only offered to full-time Nannies?

What about part-time or less than twenty hours per week?

Just wondering if this affects the bonus amount.

Generally for all household employees, the rule of thumb is one or two weeks salary. So if you have a once-a-week housekeeper or babysitter, you give her the equivalent of what she’d earn from you in one or two weeks.

Obviously this doesn’t apply to OP and a brand new hire. It’s really an annual bonus.

Are bonuses only offered to full-time Nannies?

What about part-time or less than twenty hours per week?

Just wondering if this affects the bonus amount.

Anonymous wrote:I got 50 last year. I was so hurt . I’m expecting the same this year.

Then you are a fool for staying in same job.

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Anonymous wrote:If she's been there for 4 weeks, I would give $200-$300. We usually give 1-2 weeks pay as a bonus, but that would be excessive if she's only been with you for 4 weeks.

I bet you go through nannies like water over a bridge.

Water goes UNDER a bridge. Water over a bridge is a rare occurrence.

Them you go through nannies like water goes under a bridge.

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Anonymous wrote:$500 is what our nanny gets as a xmas bonus, and she's in her 4th year with us now.

Not all of us can afford (or find necessary) two weeks of pay. Yikes.

You're cheap and you can't afford a nanny.

You're right. PP should fire her nanny immediately.

Anonymous wrote:$500 is what our nanny gets as a xmas bonus, and she's in her 4th year with us now.

Not all of us can afford (or find necessary) two weeks of pay. Yikes.

You're cheap and you can't afford a nanny.

Anonymous wrote:There is simply no way that nannies routinely get 2 weeks of pay as an annual bonus. If that were the case this forum wouldn't be so filled with nastiness. It's absurd to tell OP that hundreds of dollars in bonus money is required for a new employee. Absurd.

They do, PP. One to two weeks salary is pretty standard for holiday/end of the year bonus. It’s always been standard as a PP pointed out. However, I have not read any post on this thread state it was necessary or appropriate for a nanny of just one month.