Holiday Bonuses, Part I (continued)

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Position: Nanny Share for three families
Bonus: $100 total
Your Weekly Salary: No response
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: No response
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: No response
City, State and Country: No response
"I am a nanny shared by 3 families. I work very hard for them and expected a holiday "bonus" meeting etiquette (especially since they all have Emily Post etiquette books. I received only $100 - combined from all three. I was quite disappointed!"

Position: Nanny for one 10 month old baby
Bonus: $2500
Your Weekly Salary: $800
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: Picture of the baby in a silver frame, $300 gift certificate to Westchester Mall, round trip plane ticket home to Washington for March and an extra week off (that week in March).
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: 10 months
City, State and Country: Harrison, NY
"I work for the nicest and most generous family ever. They are great parents who dote on their daughter and want to have more children and hope I will stay for awhile. I am very happy to be working for them. It is such a happy home."

Position: Nanny Share for Two Families
Bonus: $250 from each family ($500)
Your Weekly Salary: no response
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: Amethyst and Diamond Ring
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: 10 months
City, State and Country: Roseville, CA.
"I'm a nanny for 2 families in Roseville, CA. I work M, W, F and the other T, TH. Both 8 hours a day. And usually a few hours over time a week. They both treat me like I'm a part of the family and I quite often stay and hang out after 'I'm off work' and eat dinner with them and watch movies, etc. Both families fave me $250 bonuses each along with going in on a Christmas gift together, a beautiful amethyst ring with 4 diamonds, which represent my 4 girls that I take care of. I have been with both of my families for about 10 months now, and we are perfect matches for each other. They pay me $10 and hour, which is nothing, Yes I know, But they do take care of me in many other ways! I cannot complain at all. I hope this helps"

Position: Part time Childcare Provider to a 10 and 12 year old Boy
Bonus: $800
Your Weekly Salary: $210 for 10 hours of work
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: Books and a Journal
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: Since 1994
City, State and Country: Alexandria, VA.

Position: Nanny
Bonus: $300
Your Weekly Salary: No response
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: $200 in gifts and a paid week off between Christmas and New Year's.
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: No response
City, State and Country: No response

Position: Nanny for 3 year old twins
Bonus: $1000
Your Weekly Salary: $700 for 4 days
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: none
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: 5 weeks!
City, State and Country: New York, New York

Position: Nanny/light housekeeping
Bonus: $450
Your Weekly Salary: $450
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: Ugg boots and a $50 Best Buy Gift card.
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: 5 years
City, State and Country: No response
"I have been with them for five years, and they've been wonderful to me, they have been like second family. They gave me their car (Infiniti 1996) as a gift. The are sponsoring me for the green card. They paid for my school."

Position: Nanny/housekeeper
Bonus: none
Your Weekly Salary: $500
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: umbrella
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: Since June 2003
City, State and Country: Sorrento, CA

Position: Nanny
Bonus: $850
Your Weekly Salary: $850
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: The family also gave me an extra two weeks of unscheduled vacation so I am off until January 3. I take care of three girls and the mother bought a gift for each girl from me. Each gift was nice. A Tod's Mickey handbag, A $250 Lord & Taylor Gift Certificate and a silk and cashmere robe
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: Two Years
City, State and Country: Fairfield, CT
"I have been working for the same family in Fairfield, CT for almost two years. My position is that of nanny. The first year I got one weeks pay. I made 800 week the first year. That year they raised me to $850 and that is the amount of the bonus I got this year. The family also gave me an extra two weeks of unscheduled vacation so I am off until January 3. I take care of three girls and the mother bought a gift for each girl from me. Each gift was nice. A Tod's Mickey handbag, A $250 Lord & Taylor Gift Certificate and a silk and cashmere robe. These are not things I would ever buy for myself. I work for a great family and not because they got me great gifts this holiday. They are good people all year long! I consider myself very lucky!"

Position: Nanny
Bonus: None
Your Weekly Salary: $600
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: $300 Jo Malone Candle Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: 14 months
City , State and Country: No response
"Last year I got a bonus of $350 dollars. I make $600 per week. I started the job in October of 2005 so the bonus seemed fair.
Last year I got no gift. This year I got no bonus. I did get a Jo Malone Orange Blossom Candle with 4 wicks. I'm a live in nanny and one of their rules in the nanny contract was that I could not burn incense or candles. I looked online and found out that this candle sells for over $300 dollars. This surely makes my gift the worst and most impractical ever! I spent about $400 on thoughtful and practical gifts for each of their kids as well as both parents. Bummer."

Position: Nanny
Bonus: $500
Your Weekly Salary: $500
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: Holiday Greeting Card
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: 3 years
City , State and Country: No response
"$500 a week I make. $500 for my bonus this year. I worked here 3 years. They give me a Holiday Card with a picture of them kids on it. It's nice. I also get Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and New Years Day off. "

Position: Live out Nanny
Bonus: $2500
Your Weekly Salary: $925
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: Juicy silver locket necklace with picture of the twins inside, a really pretty down throw, an espresso machine & a basket of lotions.
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: For 10 months
City , State and Country: Greenwich, CT

Position: Live out Nanny
Bonus: $700
Your Weekly Salary: $700
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: The family gets me a small gift for each night of Hanukkah that I am there since I am there when they light the candles. They are really nice and down to earth so the gifts are fun and things I enjoy.
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: 7 months
City, State and Country: Manhattan, NY

Position: Nanny
Bonus: See Below
Your Weekly Salary: No response
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: No Response
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: 13 months
City, State and Country: Westchester County (NY)
"I decided to respond to your questionnaire because my situation is relatively unique. For the past 13 months, I have been working for a very dysfunctional family in need of a lot of care. I live in M-F. The job isn't what I thought it would be at all. It is so much more. The two children I take care of really need a stable force in their life so even when it gets hard, I can't think to leave. The family I work for lives in a big house in Westchester. I wouldn't say their personal information but the police have been to the house because of fights they had. They are not the best parents which you can imagine they aren't the best boss either. They don't remember to leave things for me. My paycheck has bounced 3 times. I have to ask for them to pay the bounced fee. All of this takes time. I come in on Monday and there won't even be milk in the refrigerator so I have to take the kids straight away to the store to get milk for breakfast. If they don't leave money, I pay for it and leave a receipt. I am still waiting to get paid back for groceries I bought last week. I am crazy about their boys though. They are good kids. It is no surprise that a bonus did not occur to my boss last year. This year I thought maybe because I had been such a part of their life this past year. I wouldn't expect a gift since I bought most of the gifts for the mom for her kids and wrap them too. So when I left on Friday, there was a yellow piece of paper folded and taped with my name on it. I opened it and it was $50. The last time I used the credit card at the gas station, it wouldn't take so I had to put her gas on my card. $48. worth. I still don't know if the $50 was my yearly bonus or maybe it was the repaying of $48 of gas. But I put it in my handbag and packed up for the weekend to go home to Brooklyn. The father's mom pull me aside and told me she didn't know how I did it and she appreciated that I take such good care of her grandchildren. Then she said that this was between just me and her and she gave me an envelope. Then I left to walk to the train station. The check was for $1,000.00. I was shocked. It wasn't the money but it made me cry that the grandparents realized that I was doing a hard job. The money is also great but it best was that I felt appreciated."

Position: Full-time Nanny
Bonus: $100
Your Weekly Salary: $650
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus:$50 gift certificate to Sears
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: January 2005-December 2006 = 2 years
City, State and Country: Bergen County, NJ

Position: 3 day a week nanny= 28 hours per week
Bonus: $1000
Your Weekly Salary: $550
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: Leather Journal, $100 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble, picture frame with picture of child I take care of and myself in it, my favorite perfume, really pretty scarf and gloves and a box of expensive chocolates.
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: approx. 1 year
City, State and Country: Rye, NY

Position: Live in Nanny for three children
Bonus: $5000
Your Weekly Salary: $750
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: The bonus was from the parents. The three children got me a 3 pieces of Atlantic brand luggage.
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: 1yr, 4 months
City, State and Country: Walnut Creek, CA

Position: Nanny, light HK, 3 children. Live in M-F, live out on weekends
Bonus: $500
Your Weekly Salary: $650
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: A bracelet
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: 3 months
City, State and Country: Armonk, NY

Position: Nanny for two school aged children
Bonus: $600, plus extra week off with pay ($600)
Your Weekly Salary: $600
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: Tickets to see Beauty and the Beast for myself, husband and two children, gift certificate for dinner in Manhattan, car service for one evening and my boss bought three gifts for each of my 2 daughters.
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: almost 2 years
City, State and Country: Larchmont, NY

Position: Nanny (Live-out)
Bonus: $544 (one weeks pay with a note attached explaining they took back one day's pay because I was out sick on December 12!
Your Weekly Salary: $680
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: handmade gifts from the children (who are great). A regifted tin of nuts from the parents (youngest child has a nut allergy).
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: 2 years
City, State and Country: no response
"I love the children I work for. Otherwise I would be out looking for a new job."

Position: Nanny
Bonus: $1500
Your Weekly Salary: $750
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: None
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: 4 months
City, State and Country: Los Angeles area

Position: PT Nanny
Bonus: $0
Your Weekly Salary: $350 (3 days)
Any Supplementary Gifts aside from The Bonus: $500 gift certificate to Milano Spa which is wear my boss gets her hair cut and colored.
Length of Time you Have worked for the Family: a year and a half
City, State and Country: Chicago, Ill.

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