Sounds like more families will be looking to bribe a nanny to put up with live-in arrangements, and commit to extensive social distancing.
For the right price you can find almost anything. |
But she will still shop, maybe get her hair cut meanwhile? Did you buy enough supplies for an additional adult? Have you asked her about any comfort foods she might want for two stressful weeks? |
Expect to offer a generous bonus to any nanny who agrees to limit her social life for you. |
Would you want to go live with you employer during this time, or be with family & friends? |
Hell no! No amount of money would be worth it. |
I actually thought this was about nerves about having a nanny work during Coronavirus. We have part time nanny who babysits a lot of families and an immune compromised relative living with us. We are debating giving her off a few weeks. |
Crickets. |
Social distancing, if she lives alone or has a wah spouse? Absolutely. Quarantine? No. |
You offer a fat bonus if she agrees to isolate herself from potential risky situations, as much as possible. |
Wondering about this too. Our nanny has one child in the same school district as ours. She doesn’t have family here, but has some friends. DH and I will both be teleworking. We offered to have her bring her daughter here during the day. They would just be coming back and forth from their house to ours. We presumably wouldn’t be going anywhere unless necessary. We’d supply food and other daily consumables, obviously. She’s open to it, but we will all wait and see. If anyone of us shows symptoms of anything, everyone will have to stay home. |
If there is a quarantine in place, or we have reason to believe we may have the virus beyond the background rest we all have, no, our nanny would not come to work. Nor would she come to work if there is any recommendation that people take more extreme measures that are currently advised. As of now, there is no advice not to leave homes, and not to attend places with small numbers of people. As of now, though, both she and we are comfortable with her coming to work. She has worked with us for over a decade, and we speak with each other a very directly. We have told her that if she is at all uncomfortable at any time, for any reason, she should just let us know and not come. And, of course, we are paying her for any time she misses due to the virus or any concerns she may have. |
You are a caring boss and your nanny is very lucky. I’ve been with my family about the same length of time and the expect me to be here, no matter what. I’m willing to do that, but they refuse to limit their social activities or that of the kids. They will be working from home and schools will be closed. They plan to be out and about. I’m limiting myself to work and right home. It’s an impossible situation and very upsetting. |
I’d be looking for a new position. |
+1. You’re working for self-centered idiots. |
The irony ![]() ![]() |