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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How come corporations don't do this for their workers?[/quote]

excellent point.  also, anyone taking a job working for an individual and not a corporation realizes the risks involved here and is willing to take these risks, as they are inherent to the type of position.  I am not talking just nannies... do you think if someone worked as a personal assistant for someone who then lost their job that the personal assistant would still have a job?  no of course not.  the personal assistant would be let go.  MAYBE they would get a week or two notice, but in tough times you do what you have to do.

and yes or course it is smart to have a safety net of funds saved for a rainy day, but it is also smart to cut costs when times get tough - and childcare is one of them, unfortunately.[/quote]

Sorry, childcare and the mortgage are not on the table when I'm cutting costs. Either I need to be ready to work at a moment's notice, like after the shutdown, or I need to have the flexibility to look for work. If you don't make enough money to save six months of expenses, including child care, you probably can't afford a nanny. (Personal assistant should get two weeks notice if you are a decent human being.)[/quote]
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Logically this doesn't make sense but emotionally maybe.[/b]

Logically if you are NOT working then you will be watching the kids therefore it would be one of the first things to cut.
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+1 - of course everyone would love to be a good employer and keep the nanny or childcare... but childcare is also a  HUGE expense, and if you don't currently need it and cannot afford it then it has to go![/quote]

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