Day 4 and I'm done.

[Anonymous]

They sound awful, you can do SO much better than this family. Please don't go back on Monday, they don't deserve you.

[Anonymous]

I agree they sound Terri but if you're already deciding whether to buy groceries or make your car payment then how will not working on Monday improve the situation?

[Anonymous]

It shouldn't be only "half" of you that doesn't come in to work next week...It should be the WHOLE of you.

They obviously are not keeping up their end of the agreement up so why should you?
Plus to randomly take off $100 is just shady.

No wonder they already went through two Nannies.

[Anonymous]

*doesnt want

[Anonymous]

They're desperate for childcare because they're a mess. It may be understandable (to a degree), but they're not going to keep anyone with lengthy unpaid holidays, late arrivals, and docking pay, on top of a challenging family situation.

Given the month off in the summer, followed by the end of the job anyway, I don't see the upside for staying.

If they're military, suggest they look into the base CDC. If they're not, suggest a daycare nearby. That would work better for them anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Here's an update: I stuck it out to the end of the week, but don't think I'll be returning Monday. They docked my pay $100 after I took a sick day on Thursday. I had food poisoning. AFTER I was told in my interview, in these words, "your rate of $xxx will be a flat weekly rate. We understand things happen and you may get sick, but we wouldn't penalize you for that."

DB wrote my check Friday, gave it to me and...
DB: "is this right?"
Me: "No actually, MB and I had agreed on $xxx flat rate per week. This is $100 less than that."
DB: "Oh. I texted her to ask how much to pay you and she said this much."
Me: "Do you think maybe she took some money off for the sick day I took yesterday? I was told I wouldn't be penalized for sick days."
DB: "Hmm, I don't know. That's probably what she did."

After that, he didn't seem interested in the conversation anymore though I reiterated the rate we had agreed upon a few more times. He was already 40 minutes late getting home (after telling me he'd be early on Fridays) and I was in a hurry so I just left.

Here's my thing: if she really wanted to not pay me for the day I was sick, wouldn't any normal person divide my weekly rate by 5, and subtract that much? That wasn't the case. She just took a random $100 off, which makes me think she just wanted to pay me less. I'm upset that I had food poisoning, which is bad enough as it is, and then was jipped $100 of my pay after being told I'd be getting a weekly flat rate. I depend on every dollar of my pay for my bills and expenses. Now I will have to decide if I want to make my car payment or buy groceries for my home this week.

What would you do? Right now, I'm past the point of "talking to them". Half of me just doesn't want to show up on Monday. I'm hurt, annoyed and pissed. But part of me still feels a twinge of guilt because they were so desperate for childcare and I know I will be really putting them in a tough position if I cut ties. Help??

You just started a job and took a sick day. If you have no leave, it is leave without pay. Weekly means you go to work every day. If you don't work, they miss work or have to pay a replacement. You are not reliable. Is it he or she? Your story doesn't make sense. Your bills are not their problem. Your coming to work reliably is. You don't get paid for days you don't work.