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NannyCast 37: Get Sent to a Nanny Conference // download episode // subscribe to NannyCast // This episode is all about how to get your employers to pay your tuition to a nanny conference or class, even if, and especially if, you didn’t negotiate professional development into your compensation package when you were hired. We cover step by step why you would want to go and how to structure the conversation with your employers. And even how to tell if they’ve said, “Please, keep convincing me!” without using those words. Because they never use those words.Additional Show Notes:NannyCast 24: Nannypalooza 2012 Career Talk Podcast: Professional Development NannyCast 11: Let’s Talk About Money, Our Take The Practically Perfect Podcast Swept Together: Episode 47 | All About The Ask The Atlantic | Askers vs Guessers Door Closing Audio Transcript after the break.I’m Nanny Jen, and today we are talking about how to add a professional development budget to your compensation package, after you’ve already started the job. This episode was inspired by the upcoming annual interNational Nanny Training Day event where a multitude of same-day, single-day, local professional development opportunities will be simultaneously attended by nannies around the globe, but is by no means limited to just NNTD. This can also be used for larger, longer nanny conferences such as the International Nanny Association’s conference or NannyPalooza. As a quick aside, NannyPalooza got featured in its own episode, Episode 24, which can be accessed by going to nannycast dot com and clicking on the “episodes” tab in the navigation bar. It will also be linked in this episode’s show notes.Now, in order to be a fully comprehensive podcast episode, and to mirror the pitch you would make to your employers, we are going to start with WHY you would want to engage in ongoing professional development. And to help make that pitch is [Stephanie Dennis host intro]She runs a podcast called The Career Talk Podcast whose full episode on the topic of professional development is linked in the show notes. [career talk clip]That last take home was short, sweet, and to the point. It benefits employees and employers. Which leads us in to our next portion: How to have the conversation with your employer. Like we started here, you start with how this will benefit them. And let me repeat that for clarity. THEM. How this will benefit THEM. Go in to this with the understanding that people are inherently selfish so they want to hear about how spending the money to send you to professional development will benefit them.And Steph gave us a good list of five ways which essentially boil down to that you’ll be better at your job which directly benefits them as the people who receive the results of your labor. AND, and how they react to this point is telling of your job overall, it increases employee retention. Meaning you stay working for people who invest in you. In fact, when we called for your nanny confessions as part of our book giveaway contest, we got an excellent confession that discussed National Nanny Training Day admission fee. To protect the anonymity of the confessor, we’ve stripped away the identifying details and substituted a voice actor, but you can still hear her upset which the voice actor faithfully duplicated from the original audio clip we received.[family never paid]It isn’t hypothetical that we nannies will leave jobs over professional development being unsupported, here is one concrete example being bold enough to state it for the record. And by the way, as an aside, if you ever want to contribute thoughts to NannyCast and don’t want your name or your voice used, we have a wide variety of ways to protect you as we protected this nanny. Please do not hesitate to visit nannycast dot com and click on the “share with us” tab in the navigation bar.If you need to when discussing a budget for professional development with your employer, feel free to point them to this episode of NannyCast. It is episode thirty-seven. Perhaps they need to hear that it is more than just your opinion?But we are getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s back up. Let’s talk about the ask. If you haven’t listened to NannyCast episode 11 called “Let’s Talk About Money”, go give that a listen. It covers all sorts of awkward money conversations from the initial setting up of your compensation package to raises, and adding a professional development budget mid-work certainly does qualify as a kind of raise. It is a good learn-it-today-use-it-tomorrow kind of professional development offered by the duo behind the Practically Perfect Podcast. (wistful) I do wish they’d release the whole of the audio from that webinar as one of their podcast episodes since it is otherwise lost to the universe.That said, it is very important to start with the realization that there are two approaches to making requests, which a periodical called the Atlantic summarized as Askers vs Guessers. Neither approach is wrong, but when an asker meets a guesser there can be some unintended fallout. And to address all of this, we are going to bring in a podcast that is the reality-tv of the podcasting world called Swept Together. As always, a link to their full episode can be found in the show notes.[Swept Together Clip 1]So the question is to you: Are you an asker or a guesser?[Swept Together Clip 2]Now if you are a pure asker, you are already finished with this podcast episode and asking your employer for professional development funds for the specific professional development opportunity you had in mind. And if you aren’t doing that, you should be. Bye pure askers, we’ll see you next episode.[door close sound]Okay, so all that we are left with is impure askers and guessers. And what I mean by this is that we are left with people who are aware of the dynamic imbalance between an employer and an employee and that in the specific world of nannying, an employer might be upset having to consider a surprise request by an employee for, say, professional development funds. This is where feelers come in.[Swept Together Clip 3]Now, obviously we aren’t trying to be romantically involved with our employers, but we can still use a version of this to our advantage. Surely you have a professional connection, fellow friend nanny, or can invent a fake nanny friend who is attending the professional development opportunity you are referring to. And surely this nanny you’ve invented has her employers covering their tuition. And surely you can mention this to your employers to gauge their reaction to it and hope that the idea percolates in their mind so that a week later the employers take the initiative of offering you the tuition money without realizing you’d sprinkled some idea seeds into their ears. Is this lying? Well, that entirely depends on how much you feel like the nannies you know through the internet are real or not, because in the major nanny collaboration networks, there is always at least one person who is going to the thing and whose employers are paying to send them there. So I’d say not a lie, because I find those nannies to be very real.But what if you are trying to navigate this difficult intersection of asker vs guesser and employer vs employee with someone who is tone deaf to the fact that they are an employer with the economic power as well as an asker who is somewhat unaware of emotional subtitles involved in requests?[Swept Together Clip 4]So if you know your boss is the oblivious one, you simply follow up and say, “Have you given any thought to whether or not it is within your budget to send me to Professional Development Opportunity I Mentioned Before?” You still aren’t asking to go, you are asking them to invite you to go. Very indirect, and not my usual style, but it isn’t a wrong style to have. My father used to say, “Never ask a question you don’t already know the answer to,” and when it comes to an employee making a compensation request, I’d say it helps to be fairly certain of the answer before asking the direct ask.But what if your bosses are guessers themselves? And as an imperfect asker or a guesser yourself, you don’t want them to feel compelled to give you a thumbs up if that isn’t what is truly in their heart.[Swept Together Clip 5]And there it is folks! Know your boss’s request style. Know this about one another. At a time where nothing is on the line, if you don’t already know, figure out how each of you handle requests in the context of an employer/employee relationship. Like, now? Now is a good time. There isn’t anything pressing right now, right? So it would just be a fun little anecdote to pull up the article from The Atlantic and ask them which they are as concerns you. It will also help you to know whether when they ask you to do a favor outside of your normal nanny duties, is this something you can reject without consequence or is this an incognito order.[Swept Together Clip 6]A guesser requesting professional development tuition of another guesser can always help the employer guesser realize how this is a win-win by listing some of those employer benefits from The Career Talk Podcast, providing a link to this podcast, or contacting their professional development opportunity’s organizer for any resources, handouts, or flyers they might have that makes the sell directly to employers. I’ve yet to see a nanny professional development opportunity where those resources weren’t available, but I’ve seen PLENTY of nanny professional development opportunities where those resources weren’t publicized.Now let’s talk about what isn’t a no. Unlike a lot of other situations where anything but a yes is a no, when it comes to making a request of an employer for professional development funds, a yes is a yes, a no is a no, and anything else is a “convince me”. It can be hard to see that, though.[Swept Together Clip 7]Oh to have an employer who is self-aware enough to communicate that this significant decision might require some think time. And if you have an employer that self aware, treasure them. For the rest of us, we have to remind ourselves that what is being communicated is simply that this is a significant decision requiring think time, NOT that this is a no.And in closing, we’ll hand you one more strategy. Don’t ask. Tell.[Swept Together Clip 8]So in conclusion: Professional development is good for the employee, it is good for the employer, we can number the reasons and list them off, it is important to be aware of your request style as an employee and your employer’s request style as an employer, and it is good to use strategies that navigate that unique mix of styles. Or just tell them that they are covering your tuition.See you at interNational Nanny Training Day!

In today's episode, we decided to record in the wilds of Walt Disney World (so pardon our background noise) but we couldn't think of a better place to record our 2017 highlight episode. This was a big year in Swept Together land, so we wanted to share some gratefulness for all the amazing things we've experienced this year. Here's what we covered: Our top 3 highlights of 2017 A bunch of suggestions if you'd like to dip back into the archives while we're on a holiday break [Tweet "Catch up with @swepttogether + our favorite episodes of 2017"]   Resources mentioned in Episode 62: Episode 29 | The Akademik Ioffe - our journey to Antarctica! Episode 30 | The Seventh Continent - our Antarctic experience + Annabelle's 30th birthday Vlog 2 + Vlog 3 - video of all those penguins + whales from Antarctica Episode 27 | A Huge RV! - preparing to move into Gulliver the RV Episode 40 | Where We Plant Our Roots - our Redwoods National Park episode Episode 54 | Belize in Ever After - the boat escape story from our wedding!

On today's episode, we’re interviewing Gerard + Jessie, the hilarious couple behind Marriage is Funny. We chatted about dad-joke school mascots, vulnerability hangovers + relationship metaphors of Titanic proportions. Here's what we covered: The important difference between great love + perfect love The secret to the longevity of their relationship (12+ years strong!) How they set personal boundaries when discussing intimate subjects online A fantastic metaphor for getting through hard times in your relationship PLUS TWO exclusive sneak peeks at what's to come for the Great Love gang as well as Swept Together! [Tweet "Friendship makes our relationship that much more dynamic + fun - @meetthepeppers on #swepttogether"] [Tweet "You can't be the perfect partner, but you CAN be a great one. - @meetthepeppers on #swepttogether"] Stay in touch with Gerard + Jessie online: Marriage is Funny @meetthepeppers on Instagram Season Resources mentioned in this episode: Swept Together on Marriage is Funny Episode 44 | Two Peas In A Pod (Introverts v Extroverts on Swept Together)

Rhode Island Polo, coffee, and beer, plus how do you strengthen a relationship when you are traveling all the time, doesn’t that usually add tension? These are some of the topics covered this week, as we discuss our time in Rhode Island and are joined by Annabelle and Christian from Swept Together Podcast for one […] The post Ep 014 Relationships, RV Life, and World Travel with Annabelle and Christian of Swept Together appeared first on Thinking Liberty.

This week, Gerard + Jessie share how their spirit of adventure is exactly how they found their "soul city" in Long Beach, CA. But first: The Peppers are enlisting the help of some of their most adventurous friends... Tune in for some fun travel tips from the duos behind Swept Together, Voyagers Found and Romance + Adventure and be sure to follow these couples online for more great inspiration!  Thank you so much for tuning in to the MIF Summer Travel Series... We would LOVE to have your support for our upcoming episodes and you can find out how to get involved with our Season Five Dollar Drive right over here! In the meantime, come hang out with us on twitter or instagram and join the private FB group to connect with the rest of our Great Love Gang! TRIGGER QUESTIONS:  Who controls the radio station or podcast playlist when you're on a long road trip with your spouse? Which partner is a better packer and who is in charge of the post-vacation laundry? Would you ever be interested in living/working in another location for a temporary amount of time? Which city would you choose?

*This episode is brought to you by Serac Hammocks. Use code SWEPT for $5 your order of $25 or more* On today's episode, we’re talking about the Irish goodbye, a random task that Annabelle has almost exclusively delegated to Christian, + why introverts haven't been eliminated through natural selection. After big social activities, one of us plays solitaire on our phones while the other calls people to chat. Can you guess which of us is which? If you didn't know already, we fall on opposite ends of the introvert/extrovert spectrum - but we manage to use this personality difference into an asset. Here's what we covered: The major difference between extroverts + introverts (hint: it has to do with how we recharge) How we adapt to being in a relationship with someone of a different personality type Navigating decision-making, risk-taking + social calendars as an introvert/extrovert balanced couple The steps we've taken to communicate to each other what we need despite our differences [Tweet "We are stronger when we leverage each other's strengths - @swepttogether"] [Tweet "We can choose to nitpick our differences or see where they add value - @swepttogether"] Resources mentioned in Episode 44: 16 Personalities (free Myers-Briggs-based personality quiz) Quiet by Susan Caine Episode 42 | Where We Find Balance Tuesdays Together - Rising Tides Society Subscribe to Swept Together on iTunes