Is your nanny coming to work today?

[Anonymous]

Our contract states that we follow OPM for inclement weather. Because there’s a 2 hour delay, we let our nanny stay home this morning. I asked her to try to come in this afternoon.

DH and I are both expected to WFH after the delay.

Based on what I’m seeing, it looks like main roads are plowed. Nanny lives a 20 minute drive away.

Is this fair?

[Anonymous]

It depends on where you live because none of the main roads are plowed by me and neither are my neighborhood roads.

[Anonymous]

How old are your kids? If they are old enough to sort of juggle while working from home, I would be pretty lenient today. The roads near me are not plowed yet and this was an unusual OPM call.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How old are your kids? If they are old enough to sort of juggle while working from home, I would be pretty lenient today. The roads near me are not plowed yet and this was an unusual OPM call.

8 months and 2 1/2

[Anonymous]

The roads are very, very slick today. Especially at intersections, overpasses and side roads. I would not make her come in. Her safety comes first.

Take the day off if needed.

[Anonymous]

Our nanny contract follows OPM as well.
If the nanny prefers not to come in - it is either unpaid leave or PTO - her choice.

[Anonymous]

I’m a fed worker from an office that can’t telework. Everyone universally agrees that today was a terrible and unsafe call and is pissed at opm. Several coworkers tried to make it in only to have to turn back.

I guarantee if you stick to the letter off your contract and force your nanny to come in or burn leave based on a clearly bad opm call she’ll be pissed at you too, so up to you if it’s worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a fed worker from an office that can’t telework. Everyone universally agrees that today was a terrible and unsafe call and is pissed at opm. Several coworkers tried to make it in only to have to turn back.

I guarantee if you stick to the letter off your contract and force your nanny to come in or burn leave based on a clearly bad opm call she’ll be pissed at you too, so up to you if it’s worth it.

OP. 1000% agree, this was a terrible call. I called nanny and gave her the option to stay home.

[Anonymous]

what is even OPM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a fed worker from an office that can’t telework. Everyone universally agrees that today was a terrible and unsafe call and is pissed at opm. Several coworkers tried to make it in only to have to turn back.

I guarantee if you stick to the letter off your contract and force your nanny to come in or burn leave based on a clearly bad opm call she’ll be pissed at you too, so up to you if it’s worth it.

OP. 1000% agree, this was a terrible call. I called nanny and gave her the option to stay home.

And to clarify, she will not be required to take unpaid leave.

[Anonymous]

It’s supposed to get worse. OPM should’ve closed today.

[Anonymous]

nope, she stays home

[Anonymous]

Ours did but she lives a 10 minute walk away.

[Anonymous]

This has been a recurring problem with my nanny, and we've had to take away PTO and snow days. If she doesn't come, I scramble and deal with it, but I don't pay her. She's part time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our nanny contract follows OPM as well.
If the nanny prefers not to come in - it is either unpaid leave or PTO - her choice.

Roads and streets have not been cleared in my neighborhood and I just saw a car skid on street in front of our house. Personally, I would not want to put my nanny in danger with icy roads and would tell her to stay home and it would not come out of her PTO or unpaid. Concerned with her safety should be your first concern. If this is not the case then she should find another job with someone who understands weather emergencies.