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Subject: Re: Advice please

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Tonya Sakowicz

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Date Posted: 06:56:58 07/01/04 Thu

Vanessa,
I hope you get this in time, as I just saw the post. I would insist on some sort of compensation for this time. It is not your fault that she and dad are divorced, or that no other nanny has had the courage to bring this up. But it does not necessarly have to be your ongoing salary if there are other things you are willing to compromise. And it sounds like you have two good options to propose. And I would make sure she knows that you are sharing what has become an industry standard with her, not just your way of doing things. But, having said all that, many nannies have looked at the overall situation and done things like this: Could I get paid $15-$25 dollars a week less all year, and then just get paid for my time regardless? That way, mom is not paying out any more over the course of the year, but you are not going without for 3 weeks. And the amount is small enough (only you can determine what will work with the salary offered) that it should not impact your monthly budget much at all. Or they look at it as: so much of the rest of the job is so great, and the salary so good, that I am willing to do this as long as I know about the specific dates at least 90 days in advance so that I can maybe find temp work to fill in the time for me.
Hope it all goes well!
Best of luck!
Tonya

>Hey Guys
>I am going to an interview on Thursday for a job in
>Summit, NJ. My last two jobs unfortunately have been
>bombs. I want to make sure I get what I want and that
>I ask good questions that they will answer without
>being evasive.
>The pay is good and so is the live-in situation, the
>most glaring thing is that it is a family where the
>parents are divorced and so dad has them for separate
>vacation. Mom has already told me that she has not
>paid the nanny that they have now for this time. So
>basically it amounts to unpaid vacation. I have never
>come across this before, if the parents went away and
>they didn't need me then I still got paid and luckily
>got a few extra weeks vacation. I am not sure about
>this as I feel it is unfair that I lose three weeks
>pay. What I was thinking of doing was going with a
>few compromises and I would love to know your views on
>those too. A) That if she insists then would she
>consider paying for my conference and flight to
>conference. or B) That I get half of my wages instead
>of the full amount.
>Hope you guys can help a nanny out.
>Thanks in advance
>Nessa

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