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[quote=Anonymous]I haven't read the comments so sorry if I'm reiterating what others have said, but I was a full time nanny for 15 years and am now an MB. Here's my thoughts:
-Nanny shares are not fun for nannies. You have 2 families requirements and expectations to juggle (this is a perfect example) and 4 bosses instead of 2. Typically, the only reason a nanny does a share is for the increased pay rate. If I was with a family almost a year and never took off then got sick and they asked for a doctors note to "prove" it, I would also be inclined to resign. If they don't trust me to be truthful about an illness, what would happen if their kid got hurt on my watch? I had a child get a minor fracture under my care when she tripped in her living room and landed awkwardly on her arm. The family never questioned me and I was a wonderful employee to them for 6 years. I'd imagine a family that asked me to prove the validity of my need for sick days would have ruined my career over that trip and fall. I wouldn't feel safe working for them.

-Does your nanny have health insurance as a benefit? If not, did you just assume she has coverage? There was a period when I was nannying after I aged out of my parents coverage and before I was married where I didn't have health insurance. I was very sick once and had to go to urgent care and the bill was almost a week of my pay and that was the only time in my life I was late on rent that month. It was extremely stressful for me.[/quote]

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