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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nanny: Would it be okay if I could leave at 3:30pm on Friday?
[b]You: What’s going on?[/b]
Nanny: Well, my sister’s boss let her have the beach house for the weekend, and it would be great to get out of town early. 
You: Yeah, that sounds like a great opportunity. Unfortunately I’m going to have to say no. Bob and I have to be at the office until our usual time.

I don’t think you need to have a conversation. You just need to respond in the moment and be okay with saying no. [/quote]

I don't ask the reason why.  Whether or not I can get home earlier has nothing to do with what the nanny wants to go do. [/quote]

No, the “why” matters.  If our nanny asked to leave early to go to a funeral, for example, we would make the time.  It does matter.  [/quote]

The reason does matter.  Our first nanny of 7 years was super reliable and when she asked for schedule changes, it was pretty rare and always for medical reasons or to take care of her family when something really bad happened.   Our current nanny (we moved and had to give up first nanny unfortunately) asks for time off for medical reasons which is fine but also asks for time off to much less valid excuses like wanting to be home to receive a package or because she's sad about something she saw on the news in her own country.  We've been saying yes to almost everything since we've been working from home due to COVID, but if I had a less flexible job, I would just say I can't accomodate.[/quote]

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