Is it common for MB's and DB's to fudge the time they need up front?

[Anonymous]

OP the problem is that only desperate employers are willing to hire a nanny bringing her infant. You just can't compete for the better jobs as this is such a negative for prospective families. (Don't go down the BS road trying to convince anyone its not...)

If you have alternative childcare options and don't need to bring your child, you'll find much better positions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP the problem is that only desperate employers are willing to hire a nanny bringing her infant. You just can't compete for the better jobs as this is such a negative for prospective families. (Don't go down the BS road trying to convince anyone its not...)

If you have alternative childcare options and don't need to bring your child, you'll find much better positions.

Actually I found a great position that pays much better starting next week and they are happy to have my baby there as their baby is the same age. But thanks anyway!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have never done this with a nanny, however, we do ask in the interview if the nanny is willing to do occasional evening and weekend care. We always pay for any extra time worked. Your employers are taking advantage of you.

I agree with this. My NF always first asks me if I'm available to work late. They understand I have a life beyond my work.

[Anonymous]

Weird this topic came back up as it is exactly what I am experiencing trying to secure a part-time/weekend nanny job (I have a weekday nanny job I love). Twice now employers have promised me 15 to 20 hours only to realize that they don't need me for that much time but still want me to work for them. One employer even admitted that she told me 20 hours initially because she was afraid to lose me.

It sucks. I have wasted so much time with this crap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weird this topic came back up as it is exactly what I am experiencing trying to secure a part-time/weekend nanny job (I have a weekday nanny job I love). Twice now employers have promised me 15 to 20 hours only to realize that they don't need me for that much time but still want me to work for them. One employer even admitted that she told me 20 hours initially because she was afraid to lose me.

It sucks. I have wasted so much time with this crap.

Do you write up an agreement for them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have never done this with a nanny, however, we do ask in the interview if the nanny is willing to do occasional evening and weekend care. We always pay for any extra time worked. Your employers are taking advantage of you.

You are also taking advantage by expecting your nanny to be available on evenings and weekends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm an MB and it is not ok to expect flexibility where it hasn't been explicitly discussed and certainly not ok (or legal) to not pay you for hours worked.

That said, I have personally experienced hiring someone thinking we needed one thing and then all of a sudden, our needs change drastically (job/school change, kids wake up/nap schedule, etc) or, not so drastically (traffic increases on my commute, find that I can't get out the door when I thought I could). So, pay issues aside, it would be lovely of a Nanny to recognize that there might be some subtle or drastic changes to the schedule the MB needs at any time. If you can't accommodate that, then certainly that's your prerogative (and again, you should always be paid appropriately), but I wouldn't assume they're being purposefully misleading or unfair unless you have additional signs.

No one's job/you a changes that drastically overnight. Are you flexible with the Nancy's time? Hell no!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird this topic came back up as it is exactly what I am experiencing trying to secure a part-time/weekend nanny job (I have a weekday nanny job I love). Twice now employers have promised me 15 to 20 hours only to realize that they don't need me for that much time but still want me to work for them. One employer even admitted that she told me 20 hours initially because she was afraid to lose me.

It sucks. I have wasted so much time with this crap.

Do you write up an agreement for them?

PP here and I hadn't gotten that far with either family. Once they admitted they didn't need (or couldn't afford) 15 to 20 hours, I had to decline their offer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You need to spell it out in your contract. My previous employers would occasionally need me to stay an extra 30-45 minutes, which I didn't mind or require pay for. If staying an extra couple hours, I was always paid hourly.

An extra 30 to 45 minutes of not getting paid is not ok. You should be payed to the nearest half hour, I guarantee your employers know how to divide your hourly rate in half.

For the days I had a doctors appointment and came in an hour late, or ocassionally had an afternoon off, there is nothing wrong with staying 30 minutes extra here and there. Some of you nannies are ridiculous.

There's also nothing wrong with expecting to be paid for extra work.