Is your nanny or babysitter still coming?

[Anonymous]

Considering a babysitter who I know well whose family is staying home come to help out b/c I'm so slammed at work.

Horrible idea? She drives, no public transport.

[Anonymous]

Either everyone is ashamed to say yes or so horrified to do this that they are not responding.

[Anonymous]

Please don’t. The better we all are at social distancing, the quicker this will be over. Just hang in there!

I’ve been up since 3AM and got in four solid hours of work before my kids woke up. It’s hard but it’s doable in the short term.

[Anonymous]

Yes, we are having our nanny work reduced hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Considering a babysitter who I know well whose family is staying home come to help out b/c I'm so slammed at work.

Horrible idea? She drives, no public transport.

1) If she is not seeing anyone outside of your family and hers and there is no one immunocompromised, it's probably fine. I presume you are working from home? If no and she potentially has someone elderly or immunocompromised in her family, I wouldn't do it.

2) People still have to eat and a lot of people are being laid off with no pay right now so this helps both of you. If you can both agree that you're not going out and she's not, and you're both socially isolating OTHER than each other, it's probably fine. The issue is, most people are still going out to grocery stores, restaurants, liquor stores, gas stations etc... So you both have to be sure you're not putting yourself in a situation to pass the virus to someone vulnerable.

It's a tough spot to be in, one I don't envy, and no I don't have a babysitter coming.

[Anonymous]

I’m working an abbreviated schedule. If our local officials announce a shelter in place order, I’ll probably take vacation time.

-nanny

[Anonymous]

The trust has to be rock solid. Personally, I wouldn't have them come.

Whatever bandaids to make it work at home and depending on age I would just do it and suck it up because it isn't worth the risk. I would still pay them something, though.

People will lie about their exposure-assuming they even know about it-to achieve whatever is most convenient for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering a babysitter who I know well whose family is staying home come to help out b/c I'm so slammed at work.

Horrible idea? She drives, no public transport.

1) If she is not seeing anyone outside of your family and hers and there is no one immunocompromised, it's probably fine. I presume you are working from home? If no and she potentially has someone elderly or immunocompromised in her family, I wouldn't do it.

2) People still have to eat and a lot of people are being laid off with no pay right now so this helps both of you. If you can both agree that you're not going out and she's not, and you're both socially isolating OTHER than each other, it's probably fine. The issue is, most people are still going out to grocery stores, restaurants, liquor stores, gas stations etc... So you both have to be sure you're not putting yourself in a situation to pass the virus to someone vulnerable.

It's a tough spot to be in, one I don't envy, and no I don't have a babysitter coming.

We are. She lives alone, is scared out of her mind so has hoarded food and only comes to and from my house. My husband and I are only going into the office solo. Is there ANY risk? Yes. Once a week I go to the grocery store if I can't have it delivered. I also think it's helping keep her mentally better off - she has somewhere to go and get a break from her basement apartment that she is otherwise confined to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The trust has to be rock solid. Personally, I wouldn't have them come.

Whatever bandaids to make it work at home and depending on age I would just do it and suck it up because it isn't worth the risk. I would still pay them something, though.

People will lie about their exposure-assuming they even know about it-to achieve whatever is most convenient for them.

I agree with trust having to be rock solid. I am the PP who is having her nanny come. I do trust her. She's the one asking me if cleaners are coming, etc.