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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a part time nanny who our daughter really likes, but she is not that great of a worker. She leaves the lunch on the high chair until well after lunch and often doesn't bring the stroller safely back inside. She also is 50-50 on whether or not she actually picks up the play area.

When we hired her we specified the only housework we needed completed was cleaning up after lunch and picking up the play area. My husband and I are both working from home so we also have been incredibly flexible with her if she has an appointment or needs to flex time and we provide lunch daily which I think most people do, but I am not sure.

We are paying her above board with a payroll system. She is a college student and living at home in D.C. while she completes school remotely. We pay her for hours worked, so there is not a PTO or sick leave policy.

Lately she has become increasingly unreliable, within the past month or so. We cannot decide if we need to let her go, or if we should stick with what we have. She frequently will text the night before or early morning letting us know she can't make it for one reason or another. We realize we have a rare set up with a part time nanny that we only have to pay for hours worked...and not provide leave, but I cannot help but wonder if there are more reliable college students out there who would love to work 5-6 hours a day [b]making well over minimum wage.[/b]

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I'm curious what you are actually paying.[/quote]

This. Minimum wage in many parts of the country and Virginia is $7.25. In Maryland its $10 an hour.

The going rate for an actual professional nanny in this area is $20-$25/hr. So if she's not cleaning up your daughter's plates and calling out - there's your reason why.[/quote]

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