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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You consider paying her for the gas to drive your kid around, and paying her extra to do extra work related to a move “accommodations”?

She taught your kid he useful skill of making his own lunch and you didn’t thank her but think she should be grateful you didn’t complain?[/quote]

+1 Many of the things you're citing as treating your nanny exceptionally well are standard practices.  In fact, paying for gas to cart your kid around is not something extra, and I hope that if she used her own car, so I hope you paid her something extra for that, because often parents provide their own car for the nanny to drive., It's also not a bad thing for a 10 year old to make their own lunch.  And allowing her time for doctor's appointments is also par for the course when you have a nanny.  It's a person you're employing, not a daycare center, they'll need time off occasionally to go about their lives.  [/quote]

I paid her IRS mileage rates for her mileage/gas, totally standard. I said “adjustments” not “exceptional benefits.” “Accommodate” refers to her leaving an hour earlier than she was hired for and arriving an hour later, and letting her supervise in her own home instead of ours when she wanted to. I don’t think there are too many nanny jobs where you can do your own work 6 hours a day while a 10 year old is in remote school, and makes his own lunch, it’s a lot easier than watching a toddler or younger child. [/quote]

True.  Watching a 10 year old is a cushy gig by most nanny standards.  But you didn't compensate her for use of her car,(depreciation) and the moving thing was definitely a bad ask to someone who considers themselves an education professional.  "Letting" her supervise in her own home because she didn't like yours for some unexplained reason is also not a benefit, as it involves wear and tear and use of resources in her home.[/quote]

I guess you don’t understand IRS mileage rates bc that is exactly what they compensate for. I’m not sure what kind of wear and tear you think happened in her home that didn’t occur in mine? I paid her for groceries am I supposed to pay his portion of the water bill?[/quote]

OP, you sound mean and a bit clueless.  Your nanny saved you a boatload of money with her ability to drive your kid around in her own car.  She's doing work for you at her home, when the agreed upon place is your home, because your own home was unacceptable for some reason.  If wear and tear occurs in your home from your kid, that's part of the job.  Having that wear and tear occur in the nannies home is not part of the job.   And yes, having your kid around all day could result in higher utility bills.[/quote]

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