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Anonymous wrote:Should the nanny get a raise at her Nannyversary or at the end of the Calander year?

Upon completion of her first year. It's good to let her know in advance what you have in mind, so she doesn't need to worry about it and she can plan accordingly.

Why would calendar year be wrong? As long as you give it the first Jan after she is employed then she's essentially getting it early. Why would someone object to that?

I work for a company that gives my annual raise as of Aug. 1, so it would make sense for me to give my nanny a raise then. Why would that be a problem?

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Anonymous wrote:Should the nanny get a raise at her Nannyversary or at the end of the Calander year?

Upon completion of her first year. It's good to let her know in advance what you have in mind, so she doesn't need to worry about it and she can plan accordingly.

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Anonymous wrote:I prefer to pay my nannies what they deserve and save the charity for my kids college tuition.

If you have a bad nanny, you might not have to worry about your kid going to college.

If you were that good to have an impact on what college my child goes to then you really should get yourself to college or more education to qualify yourself to get a higher paying job.

Your child's primary caregiver during the first three years of life has the most impact, hence the FOUNDATION years. If you have another full-time job, I doubt that person was you.

No, because of all you rude nannies, I had my parents watch my kids first three years while the nanny helped out very part time. I was not gonna let a stranger watch my kid and looking at all that goes on here it was the right choice.

Anonymous wrote:My MB give me $200 annual raise. Now my pay is $2500 a month. Well not bad consider I do the care from my house.

Anonymous wrote:Don't preach to me.

You have no idea how I treat our nanny but you assume the worst. You assume I don't give raises or bonuses. You assume I look only for the cheapest care. You assume I have no idea what having a nanny means in terms of being able to manage my life.

Save your moralizing for a situation where you know the specifics. Here you're just ranting and being needlessly offensive.

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Anonymous wrote:"You Deserve a Raise Today." So states the editorial board in today's New York Times with regard to the working class. If you pass the nanny's one year mark without a raise, her income is essentially going down due to inflation, while virtually all of her living expenses continue to go up.

If you think you can't afford to compensate your nanny fairly, please think again. While you contemplate one investment opportunity over another to enhance your portfolio, she may be wondering where she can afford to live, and still provide the FT care of your child. Without that stability, you'll need to look for a cheaper nanny and hope it all goes well for your child, not to mention all your time investment to find a new nanny.

Please do not offer her a few pennies, and say you wish it could be more, but you didn't get a raise this year. She's living on a very tight margin, while you aren't, even if you try to be frugal.

You ethically owe the nanny fair compensation in accordance with the value she provides to you and your spouse. Without good child care, your job productivity would decline, as you scramble and worry about the state of your child's care. Everyone knows that a trustworthy nanny is hard to come by, and maybe even worth her weight in gold.

Interesting.

Anonymous wrote:"You Deserve a Raise Today." So states the editorial board in today's New York Times with regard to the working class. If you pass the nanny's one year mark without a raise, her income is essentially going down due to inflation, while virtually all of her living expenses continue to go up.

If you think you can't afford to compensate your nanny fairly, please think again. While you contemplate one investment opportunity over another to enhance your portfolio, she may be wondering where she can afford to live, and still provide the FT care of your child. Without that stability, you'll need to look for a cheaper nanny and hope it all goes well for your child, not to mention all your time investment to find a new nanny.

Please do not offer her a few pennies, and say you wish it could be more, but you didn't get a raise this year. She's living on a very tight margin, while you aren't, even if you try to be frugal.

You ethically owe the nanny fair compensation in accordance with the value she provides to you and your spouse. Without good child care, your job productivity would decline, as you scramble and worry about the state of your child's care. Everyone knows that a trustworthy nanny is hard to come by, and maybe even worth her weight in gold.

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Anonymous wrote:As MB I agree with pay increasing with inflation and merit. If no merit increase, then just based on inflation.

But you contradict yourself on some points.

"Don't give a few pennies?" Inflation was 0.1% (1 tenth of a percentage) in 2008. This equates to a few pennies. In that case, we should not give a raise if the nanny at all, right? Because it is worthless? So lots of nannies should be getting no raise because it was just a bad year and that should be fair. No complaints.

Following your reasoning, if we have a year of deflation, then it is OK to dock nanny's pay?

If you think nanny pay should be based on "common decency," go live in North Korea where everyone gets the basics based on "common decency."

US is a competitive capitalist society. The smartest and the hardest workers get paid more. Welcome to reality.

MB that you are responding to here.
You are dumb for not taking the job. No one wants favors. We are not looking for charity in childcare and neither should you look for charity in pay.
If you job hunt too much for $0.02 cent increase per hour, it will become apparent in your work history and references. You should go for all pay increases as long as it is not too disruptive(eg every month). When you cannot find any more jobs to pay you more, then you are at the best job for you.

I highly doubt the woman down the street offered you $5 more, troll. That was woman would be ostracized in any moms groups if work got out that she stole the nanny down the street. That kind of move, if true, would speak volumes about that woman as an MB. Perhaps you would need that extra $5 per hour to deal with that " I get whatever I want" personality.

I prefer parents who want what's best for their children. Then we can be on the same page.

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Anonymous wrote:I prefer to pay my nannies what they deserve and save the charity for my kids college tuition.

If you have a bad nanny, you might not have to worry about your kid going to college.

If you were that good to have an impact on what college my child goes to then you really should get yourself to college or more education to qualify yourself to get a higher paying job.

Your child's primary caregiver during the first three years of life has the most impact, hence the FOUNDATION years. If you have another full-time job, I doubt that person was you.

No, because of all you rude nannies, I had my parents watch my kids first three years while the nanny helped out very part time. I was not gonna let a stranger watch my kid and looking at all that goes on here it was the right choice.