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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP chose a flaky college student because they knew they couldn't get away with no benefits, overtime, or PTO in a pandemic with anyone else.

You get what you pay for.[/quote]

Or they couldn't find a professional nanny willing to do part-time. We spent months looking for a PT nanny ($20/hr and PTO, plus a healthcare stipend every month -- no overtime because we only need 20 hours a week anyway) and the only people who were interested were college kids or recent graduates. Nannies are in really high demand right now and can easily find a FT gig. The only people I know with experienced PT nannies right now are people who have had their nannies for a long time. Trying to hire one during the pandemic has been really hard.

I do think that if you are working with a PT nanny who is not experienced (and are thus probably not paying her the usual rate), you have to accept that she's not going to be the most professional person in the world. If you are paying bare minimum with no benefits, you can expect her to put in the bare minimum as well, which in this case is: your DD is taken care of for the appointed time each day. Beyond that, you have to shrug it off. A lot of people don't have childcare at all right now.[/quote]

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