Nanny wants three days off for 2nd vaccine

[Anonymous]

OP...the rest of us who have had to shift around work commitments without the luxury of a nanny who never calls in sick (!) are either laughing at you or rolling our eyes HARD.

[Anonymous]

You should give it to her. No questions asked. She is entitled to it. I would not try and compromise on it. Look up DC Sick and Safe Leave Act. It was also amended in October, 2020 to include COVID related scenarios.

Clearly you have a good and personal relationship with your nanny, which is great. But when it comes to employee time off requests any conversation or reworking of an employees request needs to occur within the confines of their time off rights.

[Anonymous]

I’m probably the outlier in terms of second dose reactions but I had 102 fever the first night and then 100.9 the following night before it finally broke.
Bottom line is your nanny has the time coming. Give it to her or risk looking for a new nanny in the near future.

[Anonymous]

Get a backup to cover for her if it’s that much a hardship for you right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP...the rest of us who have had to shift around work commitments without the luxury of a nanny who never calls in sick (!) are either laughing at you or rolling our eyes HARD.

Whoever had to shift their work commitments so OP could take leave when that baby is born, would probably be appalled to read this thread.

[Anonymous]

Why can't she take Friday off, get the vaccine then, and be good to go by Monday?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can't she take Friday off, get the vaccine then, and be good to go by Monday?

Because she has 2 full years of accrued PTO in the bank and she has notified her employer that she will be using some of it. There is no negotiation involved, except in OPs head.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can't she take Friday off, get the vaccine then, and be good to go by Monday?

Have you tried to get a vaccine? You get it when they tell you to get it, especially the second dose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can't she take Friday off, get the vaccine then, and be good to go by Monday?

We’re in California. You take the vaccine time given to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m probably the outlier in terms of second dose reactions but I had 102 fever the first night and then 100.9 the following night before it finally broke.
Bottom line is your nanny has the time coming. Give it to her or risk looking for a new nanny in the near future.

Our daughters teacher got the 2nd shot and was out sick for a week.

I actually think given your nanny's 2 years of reliability and no days off during COVID, that as far as an employee goes, she has demonstrated reliability and trust in her time in role. Because of this I think she is actually being responsible in planning for additional days off just in case. All of this is somewhat irrelevant though because as you say, she has the time off available to her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why can't she take Friday off, get the vaccine then, and be good to go by Monday?

Sounds like she would if she could. I was given the day and time of my vaccinations - no changing it. Take it or lose it. My second shot was automatically scheduled for exactly the same time 28 days later.

[Anonymous]

The stronger your immune system - the harder the 2nd dose will hit you.

My sickly grandmother had no side effects while my very fit husband had a raging fever, chills and nausea for a full day.

Your nanny sounds very strong and healthy to not be sick once in two years!

Give her the time without attitude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The stronger your immune system - the harder the 2nd dose will hit you.

My sickly grandmother had no side effects while my very fit husband had a raging fever, chills and nausea for a full day.

Your nanny sounds very strong and healthy to not be sick once in two years!

Give her the time without attitude.

This isn’t necessarily true. More that 50% of people have no side effects at all. It doesn’t mean their immune system is weak or that the vaccine didn’t work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should give it to her. No questions asked. She is entitled to it. I would not try and compromise on it. Look up DC Sick and Safe Leave Act. It was also amended in October, 2020 to include COVID related scenarios.

Clearly you have a good and personal relationship with your nanny, which is great. But when it comes to employee time off requests any conversation or reworking of an employees request needs to occur within the confines of their time off rights.

No she isn't! What about the rest of us who get the vaccines and then wait and see what happens? Some people sail through without a problem. Some have a problem with a second one. Some have a problem with the first one. Even my 87 year old MIL sailed right through. Of course, the nanny might not be honest after getting it but OP should say "we need you; let's see how you feel". THREE DAYS! No!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m probably the outlier in terms of second dose reactions but I had 102 fever the first night and then 100.9 the following night before it finally broke.
Bottom line is your nanny has the time coming. Give it to her or risk looking for a new nanny in the near future.

Our daughters teacher got the 2nd shot and was out sick for a week.

I actually think given your nanny's 2 years of reliability and no days off during COVID, that as far as an employee goes, she has demonstrated reliability and trust in her time in role. Because of this I think she is actually being responsible in planning for additional days off just in case. All of this is somewhat irrelevant though because as you say, she has the time off available to her.

This. And people have little to no control over when the have an appointment at this time.

If I was the nanny, I would immediately start looking if you refused, given her outstanding work history.