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  • do you give your nanny an anniversay bonus. She's been with us for one year today and she seems quite aware of this. tia

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    09.05.08, 06:37 AM [ Flag ]

    • Give a raise at one yr, not a bonus.

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      09.05.08, 06:39 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • performance review and raise. Meet with her (kids not around for this) to find out whether there are any issues she needs to discuss about the terms of employment

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        09.05.08, 06:42 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • op- thanks. I will not give a raise b/c she had a lot of issues half way through the year and we ended up agreeing that she no longer had to do half the stuff that she had originally agreed to go when she took the job. I didn't fire b/c I really like her with db

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          09.05.08, 06:44 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

          • Then you need to sit down now and discuss how things are and schedule another meeting in 6 mos. If there are/have been problems, you want to stay on top of them rather than risk any surprises.

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            09.05.08, 06:52 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

            • ita. i bet your nanny is expecting the anniversary raise unless you explicitly told her she wouldn't get one

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              09.05.08, 06:59 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

              • unless her performance is unsatisfactory at present she should get COLA

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                09.05.08, 07:06 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

                • i would most certainly acknowledge her with a "Happy Anniversary", I know you have been with us for a year". Think about it..People like to be appreciated and acknowledged.

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                  09.05.08, 11:20 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • I don't get an anniversary bonus from MY employer. Why should she expect one?

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        09.07.08, 09:59 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • We used to do an anniversary raise, but now we are offcycle and give her an annual raise at a different point in the year. We do give her a gift every year on her anniversary.

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      09.05.08, 03:03 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • Whatever you do, let her know that it is your decision and not that she dictated it to you. Nannies share information back and forth all the time and you may giving your nanny other benefits that are not universally shared and she may be forgetting it. Whenever my nanny would bring up stuff like this in the early years--she has been with us now almost nine years--I would remind her of the other aspects of her 'contract' with us and that would settler her down. She gets a great deal with us and knows it, but it took some back and forth before we got comfortable and confident with one another.

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      09.06.08, 12:23 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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