Do you tell parents when you’re sick?

[Anonymous]

Parents who don’t offer paid sick days are stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents who don’t offer paid sick days are stupid.

Or, it may be an issue as they have to pay someone else. Most jobs just offer PTO, not sick and vacation anymore.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not like I get a courtesy call when the kids are sick and then give me a cold before I go on vacation. That happened twice this year, so yeah no you don’t get courtesy calls either.

If you call out sick, then they need to find back up child care. Its really inconsiderate not to let them know. You have a job because they have a job and if you are not reliable you will lose your job and are replaceable.

So, they deserve the courtesy call so they can make arrangements. The nanny doesn’t deserve one bc the parents have to work.

Also, a nanny can just as easily chose to quit on the spot and leave a family in a bind. Families are just as replaceable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not like I get a courtesy call when the kids are sick and then give me a cold before I go on vacation. That happened twice this year, so yeah no you don’t get courtesy calls either.

If you call out sick, then they need to find back up child care. Its really inconsiderate not to let them know. You have a job because they have a job and if you are not reliable you will lose your job and are replaceable.

So, they deserve the courtesy call so they can make arrangements. The nanny doesn’t deserve one bc the parents have to work.

Also, a nanny can just as easily chose to quit on the spot and leave a family in a bind. Families are just as replaceable.

Its a nanny's job to care for the kids when they are sick. That is the point of having a nanny so you can go to work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not like I get a courtesy call when the kids are sick and then give me a cold before I go on vacation. That happened twice this year, so yeah no you don’t get courtesy calls either.

If you call out sick, then they need to find back up child care. Its really inconsiderate not to let them know. You have a job because they have a job and if you are not reliable you will lose your job and are replaceable.

So, they deserve the courtesy call so they can make arrangements. The nanny doesn’t deserve one bc the parents have to work.

Also, a nanny can just as easily chose to quit on the spot and leave a family in a bind. Families are just as replaceable.

Its a nanny's job to care for the kids when they are sick. That is the point of having a nanny so you can go to work.

No, that isn’t the point of having a nanny. The point of having a nanny is so that care is provided in the child’s home. The point of a nanny is so that a child has 1-1 care.

[Anonymous]

I once was incredibly sick and I told my MB I wasn’t feeling too well and she said “I don’t care you can still come tomorrow.” So that was that.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not like I get a courtesy call when the kids are sick and then give me a cold before I go on vacation. That happened twice this year, so yeah no you don’t get courtesy calls either.

If you call out sick, then they need to find back up child care. Its really inconsiderate not to let them know. You have a job because they have a job and if you are not reliable you will lose your job and are replaceable.

So, they deserve the courtesy call so they can make arrangements. The nanny doesn’t deserve one bc the parents have to work.

Also, a nanny can just as easily chose to quit on the spot and leave a family in a bind. Families are just as replaceable.

Its a nanny's job to care for the kids when they are sick. That is the point of having a nanny so you can go to work.

No, that isn’t the point of having a nanny. The point of having a nanny is so that care is provided in the child’s home. The point of a nanny is so that a child has 1-1 care.

No, a huge part of it is so you have continuous care, including holidays if needed, sick days, etc. Centers don't take sick kids.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not like I get a courtesy call when the kids are sick and then give me a cold before I go on vacation. That happened twice this year, so yeah no you don’t get courtesy calls either.

If you call out sick, then they need to find back up child care. Its really inconsiderate not to let them know. You have a job because they have a job and if you are not reliable you will lose your job and are replaceable.

So, they deserve the courtesy call so they can make arrangements. The nanny doesn’t deserve one bc the parents have to work.

Also, a nanny can just as easily chose to quit on the spot and leave a family in a bind. Families are just as replaceable.

Its a nanny's job to care for the kids when they are sick. That is the point of having a nanny so you can go to work.

No, that isn’t the point of having a nanny. The point of having a nanny is so that care is provided in the child’s home. The point of a nanny is so that a child has 1-1 care.

No, a huge part of it is so you have continuous care, including holidays if needed, sick days, etc. Centers don't take sick kids.

Most nannies don’t work on certain holidays. Why do you sound like a PITA?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not like I get a courtesy call when the kids are sick and then give me a cold before I go on vacation. That happened twice this year, so yeah no you don’t get courtesy calls either.

If you call out sick, then they need to find back up child care. Its really inconsiderate not to let them know. You have a job because they have a job and if you are not reliable you will lose your job and are replaceable.

So, they deserve the courtesy call so they can make arrangements. The nanny doesn’t deserve one bc the parents have to work.

Also, a nanny can just as easily chose to quit on the spot and leave a family in a bind. Families are just as replaceable.

Its a nanny's job to care for the kids when they are sick. That is the point of having a nanny so you can go to work.

No, that isn’t the point of having a nanny. The point of having a nanny is so that care is provided in the child’s home. The point of a nanny is so that a child has 1-1 care.

No, a huge part of it is so you have continuous care, including holidays if needed, sick days, etc. Centers don't take sick kids.

No, a huge part is you have care provided in your home. A nanny isn’t your servant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would be pissed if you showed up with a fever and flu symptoms to take care of an infant without telling me.

This. If I found out you hid a fever and flu like symptoms from me and came to watch an INFANT (like PP said, flu is very serious for babies), you would be fired. A sniffle is different- but what you are describing you better tell the family and stay home.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would be pissed if you showed up with a fever and flu symptoms to take care of an infant without telling me.

This. If I found out you hid a fever and flu like symptoms from me and came to watch an INFANT (like PP said, flu is very serious for babies), you would be fired. A sniffle is different- but what you are describing you better tell the family and stay home.

So, provide adequate sick days. My current family didn’t give me a number. If I can work, I do, if I don’t, I still get paid.

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Anonymous wrote:I would be pissed if you showed up with a fever and flu symptoms to take care of an infant without telling me.

This. If I found out you hid a fever and flu like symptoms from me and came to watch an INFANT (like PP said, flu is very serious for babies), you would be fired. A sniffle is different- but what you are describing you better tell the family and stay home.

So, provide adequate sick days. My current family didn’t give me a number. If I can work, I do, if I don’t, I still get paid.

You’re going to risk my baby’s life because you didn’t negotiate a package sufficient for your needs?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would be pissed if you showed up with a fever and flu symptoms to take care of an infant without telling me.

This. If I found out you hid a fever and flu like symptoms from me and came to watch an INFANT (like PP said, flu is very serious for babies), you would be fired. A sniffle is different- but what you are describing you better tell the family and stay home.

So, provide adequate sick days. My current family didn’t give me a number. If I can work, I do, if I don’t, I still get paid.

You’re going to risk my baby’s life because you didn’t negotiate a package sufficient for your needs?

You’re going to risk your baby’s life bc you didn’t offer a package sufficient for your nanny’s needs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, you do not go take care of two babies with those symptoms. Call the parents right away.

Agree. You might have the flu.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would be pissed if you showed up with a fever and flu symptoms to take care of an infant without telling me.

This. If I found out you hid a fever and flu like symptoms from me and came to watch an INFANT (like PP said, flu is very serious for babies), you would be fired. A sniffle is different- but what you are describing you better tell the family and stay home.

So, provide adequate sick days. My current family didn’t give me a number. If I can work, I do, if I don’t, I still get paid.

You’re going to risk my baby’s life because you didn’t negotiate a package sufficient for your needs?

I didn’t have to negotiate. My references all said the same thing: I only call out if I absolutely can’t work, but I’m happy to have the day off paid if the family feels more comfortable that way. So, my current family didn’t give me a set number of days off. They trust me to call out if I have a fever of 101+, vomit or have diarrhea; if my symptoms seem to concern them, they’ll let me know that I can have the day off. This is the fifth family that has done this, and I love it. They trust me to not abuse the privilege and I get more days off because they feel better when there are few/no symptoms around kids.