Pay nanny and send her home indefinitely - need advice

[Anonymous]

Explain you’re minimizing risk by self-isolating, and you’ll pay her for a predetermined amount of time. It’s fine. Don’t worry about her feelings. It’s free vacation time for her.

I work for a highly educated couple, and they’re not taking it as seriously as most people. They aren’t from rural US, and don’t watch Fox.

-nanny

[Anonymous]

It might be helpful to write it down - somethings if a concept is confusing -- reading it later (maybe with a family member or friend) might help clarify.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Should we not have our nanny come? We are both going to be working home with a 2 year old and 4 year old. No way we can workout without help. -New Poster

I would have her come. She’s part of your household at this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“We go bye-bye. You go home. Here money. Call you soon”

This is SO sad. But it's where most Americans are with their babysitters and cleaning ladies.

[Anonymous]

OP said this:

she doesn’t have a high school degree and comes from rural America and has a different understanding of the world.

WTF? her original post made it sounds like an ESL issue but...not. Now I'm assuming not the DMV

[Anonymous]

Our long term nanny is social distancing from everyone but us and we are doing the same for her. She wants to work and will do so until either she or one of us gets Covid-19. Then she is home with pay until we can resume the status quo.

[Anonymous]

NP here - for OP and others having their sitters/nannies home and paying them, how long are you going to do this for?

We are in IL and under a shelter in place order, and our nanny isn't coming for the next 2 weeks as a result. (we are of course paying her) But DH and I are trying to work and watch our 3 kids at the same time.

Are you guys doing 2 weeks, or more?