if you are WFH, are you keeping your childcare?

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Anonymous wrote:We still have our nanny coming. She's usually with us PT and teaches at DDs preschool in the AM, but since they're shut down she's doing full time with us. DH is an essential worker and still having to go out, so we can't self-isolate anyway, but are trying to social distance as best as we can.

Interesting.... the preschool allows a teacher to act as a nanny for an enrolled child?

Yup, our older kids are in elementary school so it all dovetails nicely as a regular setup. Benefits of small, independent program I guess -- nanny is not the teacher for DDs class.

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We are still participating in our nanny share. We have to work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a nanny still going to work. I live in a shelter in place state. I only go to and from work, and haven’t gotten groceries for 3 weeks. My bosses on the other hand are selfish and reckless. Going out hiking, tennis, playdates, dinners delivered, meeting friends. Once coronavirus is over, I will be quitting. Right now I need the job. I have lots of sick days so the minute any of them get sick I’m having ‘symptoms’ and staying home, too. Every day I resent the mom for being so selfish and lazy (I’m here 12hrs a day, she spends no time with the kids), but at least I still have a job. But once this is over and I can interview, I’m outta here!

Wow so she's a SAHM who's partying with her friends while you watch the kids 12 hrs a day?

Pretty much!! They had a dinner party on the weekend and had 3 separate playdates. Im staying because I need the job, but after this is over I’m outta here. I’ve been with the family for a few years and they know I’m high risk (asthma) and apparently don’t care. I’ve never taken a sick day, but the next time one of them gets a fever, I’m going to have a ‘fever’ too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:wfh means working from home, its not a substitute for childcare

Not for my org, thank god.

[Anonymous]

We have a nanny. We agreed to keep a closed system (nanny is single and lives alone) of just us and her. We make on grocery store trip a week for Ourselves, kids and nanny.

It’s hard but we have to do it. Us working from home aside, my kids would be heartbroken if they couldn’t see nanny.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a nanny still going to work. I live in a shelter in place state. I only go to and from work, and haven’t gotten groceries for 3 weeks. My bosses on the other hand are selfish and reckless. Going out hiking, tennis, playdates, dinners delivered, meeting friends. Once coronavirus is over, I will be quitting. Right now I need the job. I have lots of sick days so the minute any of them get sick I’m having ‘symptoms’ and staying home, too. Every day I resent the mom for being so selfish and lazy (I’m here 12hrs a day, she spends no time with the kids), but at least I still have a job. But once this is over and I can interview, I’m outta here!

Wow so she's a SAHM who's partying with her friends while you watch the kids 12 hrs a day?

Pretty much!! They had a dinner party on the weekend and had 3 separate playdates. Im staying because I need the job, but after this is over I’m outta here. I’ve been with the family for a few years and they know I’m high risk (asthma) and apparently don’t care. I’ve never taken a sick day, but the next time one of them gets a fever, I’m going to have a ‘fever’ too.

Ooof I'm sorry. I thought dinners delivered and hiking as a family unit were ok for social distancing but a dinner party and 3 playdates is beyond unacceptable.

[Anonymous]

We still have our nanny coming. Her husband is telecommuting and DH and I are both currently WFH and have been for a few weeks now. Although all of us venture to the grocery store occasionally we are otherwise a closed loop. I've said several times that if she ever starts to feel worried she should please let us know and stay home but so far she says she isn't concerned, since we're all otherwise strictly social distancing - and boy am I grateful. As is my toddler, who loves her to bits.