Too many sick days!!
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Do you belong to a church? You might be able to find someone older who could be available on short notice. If you don't have a church affiliation, I would still call churches close to you, tell them your situation and ask if they know of anyone who might be willing to help you.
Good luck. |
Anonymous
| I’m sorry OP. I can totally empathize. My kids got sick again last week and I ended up having to take leave without pay because I am out of time off (thank you multiple sick days!). It’s awful. |
Anonymous
| You guys both can't work jobs with rigid schedules. I'm the one who is inflexible. I work 3 12 hr shifts a week so I have flexibility with that, but calling out for my shift requires another supervisor to have to come in. So DH is the one with flexibility. The one who WFH 99% of the time and can also field the calls from school if DS is sick. |
Anonymous
That is not a lot at all! I would say that’s pretty average or even less than average for parents of multiple young kids. |
Anonymous
Maybe before the pandemic, this was a thing. But after the pandemic, this is really not a thing. |
Anonymous
Lol yeah, especially given the increasing average age of church goers. My church friends are great but they’re definitely not the people I would call to care for my sick kids. |
Anonymous
9 days in six months is not a lot? If the next six months are similar it will be 18 days/year! |
Anonymous
But you don't know unless you ask! OP has very few options so stop shooting down ideas to help. My church has a group of women in early 60's who have been available for emergency help to families. If, anything. the pandemic made their availability even more important. |
Anonymous
You would fire a nanny who had taken 9 sick days off in six months. |
Anonymous
Yeah, that's not a lot. My kids (1 and 3) have each been sick 1-2 days every 2 weeks, give or take, since September. Fortunately I have a flexible job, but I'm pretty much constantly making up hours late at night since I only get 10 sick days a year. Which does nothing for my health, I'm sure, but it is what it is. Prior to this winter, sickness for my one kid was more like ~1 day/month which was still over my available sick leave, especially when you consider well child visits and my own doctor's appointments, but easier to make up. If I had a rigid job (e.g. no options for making up time/work) and no spousal help either, it would be impossible. That's why I said in the previous post OP needs to have a come to Jesus talk with their partner about WFH. Either he has to suck it up and ask at his current job or he (or she) needs to find a new job. |
Anonymous
It would depend. My nanny has taken a lot of Sick time this year. Primarily because MY KIDS have been so sick and the adults keep getting hit too. It’s a rough winter. She’s worked for us long enough for me to know she is not faking and genuinely keeps getting sick. |
Anonymous
It is not a lot, no. People with young kids have to take a lot of sick time. |
Anonymous
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OP here- when you break it down.
It's 4 days because of the Flu. The FLu is a hard-hitting virus so that's to be expected. I have had 2 sick days for myself: 1 in September and 1 in January. I had 2 other sick days for my kids. The other day is a combo of appointments (since we have NO flex time and if I use 45 minutes for an appointment, I have to take 2 hours) and a half day with a sick kid. |
Anonymous
And that's why some employers try to avoid hiring people with kids, or seem like they will soon have kids. |