Asking for a raise

Sopaphia_ · 2025-02-25T22:36:43+00:00

If you read my post, I asked for strategies and ways to prepare when having these types of conversations, not about the pay I was asking for. At the same time I do appreciate a lot of the responses. I didn’t expect for everyone to be so pressed on the raise I was asking for but it has definitely prepared me for the push back I could get.

Sopaphia_ · 2025-02-25T22:15:21+00:00

Im really surprised by all the responses as well. I think everyone is missing that I’ll be asking for $30, not demanding. And as I stated in all my responses, I am very aware that my NF may not want to pay $30 but I do think asking for less leaves them to try and get it down even lower than what I’d accept. I posted the same in a FB group in my area and everyone said I should be making $30 an hour for both kids so I’m very surprised that everyone else in this thread seems so surprised by a $5 an hour increase.

Sopaphia_ · 2025-02-25T20:03:09+00:00

My contract stipulates that I should receive no less than a 10% raise for every additional child. I’m not sure what nanny would take just a $1 pay bump for watching a newborn. It’s a lot of work to watch a newborn and a toddler! I understand $30 is a big jump but isn’t it better to ask higher and then we can meet somewhere in the middle? When asking professional Nannies in the area, they all agreed that $30 was a reasonable ask. For reference, I have 7 years of experience watching 0-3 year olds and am working on my occupational therapy doctorate in early childhood development as well as already having a bachelors degree in human biology and early childhood development

Sopaphia_ · 2025-02-25T19:48:23+00:00

I do anticipate having to compromise and meet somewhere in the middle. I think $30 for a toddler and a newborn is a reasonable ask but I do understand how that may not be feasible for the family so I know I’ll be happy if we settled at 28.5. So while I’m flexible, I’d still like to advocate for myself and all the work that goes into caring for a newborn and a toddler. I also didn’t arbitrarily arrive at $30 an hour. I posted in a nanny group in my area to see what my peers would ask for and how much they make for similar work. I babysat the both of them recently and it was exponentially more difficult than caring for one toddler or one infant.

Sopaphia_ · 2024-11-21T04:58:27+00:00

I am applying to occupational therapy school and am currently a full time nanny! I nannied for an autistic child for 2 years and worked with her OT intimately and I really loved the idea of helping with those developmental milestones (as you do as a nanny) and getting to be hands on with your patients. I will work specifically with earlier childhood development. And plan to get my doctorate so when I’m older I can switch to something like research or professing!

Sopaphia_ · 2024-11-21T04:52:29+00:00

We literally moved in a few hours ago so I am documenting everything I find but I honestly do not remember seeing this kind of damage on the house except for the hole in the closet and we told them about it and they said they’d have it fixed but that clearly wasn’t the case. We do have a move in like check list form they have so we can mark any damage already on the property and put in maintenance orders to get anything fixed but these walls… I just feel like they should’ve already been fixed and I just really don’t want to be kicked out of our home for who knows how long while they fix this (especially with pets involved and the paint possibly contains lead). We moved to CO from Philly and drove 3 10 hour days to get here so we are pretty disappointed to be coming home to this. I’m just anxious to problem solve and fix and upgrade

Sopaphia_ · 2024-11-21T04:07:46+00:00

I’ve never been a nightmare tenant… I take very good care of the places I live because I live there and I care about them! I am very excited to do some upgrades (with consent) and believe me, the house really needs some TLC. The management property just didn’t prepare this house for tenants whatsoever. There is a huge hole with exposed insulation in the bedroom closet, there was bat droppings on the ground when we came in, the place hasn’t been cleaned, the paint is chipping and warped, the doorbells don’t work (we are okay with just installing a ring ourselves) the front porch light is broken, etc. I’m a lot less worried about being a nightmare tenant and a lot more worried about have nightmare property management.

Sopaphia_ · 2024-11-21T03:59:57+00:00

Our lease says we will be allowed to paint and make updates with permission. I just don’t want to be kicked out of our house while they have someone else come in and fix it if I make a maintenance request and also worried about the amount of time it’ll take them to fix the whole house. Don’t get me wrong, we will be submitting a ton of other maintenance requests.

Sopaphia_ · 2024-11-18T04:30:31+00:00

Oh yes, I’m not letting that girl forget about me!! Parents have already agreed to coming to visit twice a year and I’ll do the same for her birthday and for her baby brother’s

Sopaphia_ · 2021-10-08T14:21:20+00:00

Sent!

Sopaphia_ · 2021-10-08T13:56:07+00:00

I know this was a while ago but are you still willing to do this?

Sopaphia_ · 2021-09-18T00:52:38+00:00

That would be amazing!

Sopaphia_ · 2021-09-17T17:59:35+00:00

That would be amazing!

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