How would you handle this COVID situation with nanny?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP a significant amount of the examples you cite are typical guaranteed hours.

-Your family goes on vacation
-Your kids are exceptionally sick with vomiting/diahrrea
-Grandparents want the kids
-Snow days
-You have another preplanned vacation coming up

Plus- it is not her responibility to take on other tasks when she is out for covid (whether that is you or her with covid).

It sounds like you either have some built up resentment from regular parenting life issues or you do not understand personal and professional boundaries for domestic employees.

OP does not understand that anyone can get COVID and you need to deal with it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Errands groceries etc is not her responsibility. Either pay for the time or find yourself looking for another nanny. Your family has covid I wouldn’t want to work for you either and I’m definitely not helping with any “chores” that’s not the nanny’s responsibility

You sound like a real delight. You do realize that every working adult’s responsibility to their employer is to make their lives easier, right? Being so contentious is not helpful for you or anyone.

Disagree.

If I had a household card for OP's family, I would have no problem putting in a grocery order (including ziploc and rubbermaid containers) for the kids, picking it up, prepping veggies and food for them in my home, then dropping it off on their porch. No, I would not play with the kids outside until they were negative, but I would be happy to stand outside and supervise children who are 4+ who stay far away from me and who can go back inside to use the bathroom... for maybe up to 3 hours, beyond that and I'd want access to a bathroom for myself. Again, if errands involve the kids (picking up some new board games, picking up school supplies to get ready for the new year, etc), I'd be happy to do that during this time.

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Anonymous wrote:Errands groceries etc is not her responsibility. Either pay for the time or find yourself looking for another nanny. Your family has covid I wouldn’t want to work for you either and I’m definitely not helping with any “chores” that’s not the nanny’s responsibility

You sound like a real delight. You do realize that every working adult’s responsibility to their employer is to make their lives easier, right? Being so contentious is not helpful for you or anyone.

No my job is to care for your child not run errands to make your life easier. If you want an “easier” life I’m happy to up my rate if not it’s strictly childcare only. I’m not a doormat!

If you are this contentious and conflict seeking with your boss, it’s unsurprising to me that you’re trolling the employer forum and picking fights with potential employers. Here’s the thing - if you’re a good employee, you do your job and more. That’s how you advance - that’s how you get paid more - that’s how you get promoted. You don’t see your job as doing the bare minimum to get by and picking fights with your boss and saying you’re being treated like a doormat. Try to be solutions oriented and useful instead of angry and conflict seeking and you might be amazed at how far you can go professionally.

Except nannies don't get promoted or advance. And the bonuses and raises we should get for merit and longevity don't materialize with many families, but we can't know when they will or won't until they don't. So, no... we'll stick to what we're contracted to do. Anything involving kids is totally fine, if my employer wants me to infect their kids and not take sick leave, I'm okay with that. But I'm not doing errands for my boss unless it's part of my contract or I'm paid extra.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nanny here- I think that’s pretty unreasonable not to offer to do anything. My nanny family is pretty unsafe, so unsurprisingly they’ve had covid 3x. I’ve gone to work throughout all their infections BUT refused to go inside or drive the kids (aged 6 and 8). I have been outside with them masked and entertained the kids on FaceTime. I shopped for groceries and cooked meals at home max dropped them off. I think my boss was annoyed I wouldn’t go in the house, but it’s not my problem they’re unsafe and keep getting covid. I’ve done my job masked and outside. The kids didn’t always want to be outside, so they spent time n their own inside while I just kind of sat around outside on my own, but I was there to tell them to shower, make a snack, teach them how to do their own laundry on FaceTime etc. I don’t understand these nannies who just refuse to help at all when a family has covid. They’re probably the nannies who get let go when kids go to school. If you want to get paid those 10 days, you need to at least offer to do groceries, errands, and make drop off meals/lunches.

I'm with you on anything to do with the kids, not my employers.

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Anonymous wrote:Errands groceries etc is not her responsibility. Either pay for the time or find yourself looking for another nanny. Your family has covid I wouldn’t want to work for you either and I’m definitely not helping with any “chores” that’s not the nanny’s responsibility

You sound like a real delight. You do realize that every working adult’s responsibility to their employer is to make their lives easier, right? Being so contentious is not helpful for you or anyone.

No my job is to care for your child not run errands to make your life easier. If you want an “easier” life I’m happy to up my rate if not it’s strictly childcare only. I’m not a doormat!

If you are this contentious and conflict seeking with your boss, it’s unsurprising to me that you’re trolling the employer forum and picking fights with potential employers. Here’s the thing - if you’re a good employee, you do your job and more. That’s how you advance - that’s how you get paid more - that’s how you get promoted. You don’t see your job as doing the bare minimum to get by and picking fights with your boss and saying you’re being treated like a doormat. Try to be solutions oriented and useful instead of angry and conflict seeking and you might be amazed at how far you can go professionally.

So you do your boss’s grocery shopping then, I take it? I mean, because it’s all about “making their life easier” and all.

Buffoon.

No, but I realize that “other duties as assigned” is a part of every job and that being useful and helpful is far more likely to earn me the raises I seek than complaining and drawing hard lines in the sand about what I do and don’t do. Trying being pleasant and useful and team oriented instead of oppositional with your bosses and seeing yourself as a victim who is being exploited by them. Nannying is a very cush gig, and nonone just gets to sit on their butt and ask to be paid for doing 2 weeks of no work when they refuse to come in. A service oriented mentality has served me with numerous promotions and I’ve gone from being people’s nanny to literally making 10x my old salary and now being in a position to employ a nanny. I didn’t get there by being indignant and angry and trying to draw hard lines in the sand about what I was and was not being paid to do. See what needs to be done, and do it. More often than not you get rewarded for that.

Oh, wonderful, please tell me how cushy my job is!

Let's see: violence (hit with a lamp today), slp homework at home, ot homework at home, tutoring and/or homeschooling (not distance learning, I choose the pieces to fit the standards and expected progress for the year), helping kids learn to be independent, helping kids learn to recognize/name/manage emotions, etc.

I go above and beyond... when it's to do with the kids, because that's my job. I spend hours that I'm *not* required to work researching, choosing and deciding how to implement things that help my charges. I am *not* doing my employer's laundry, shopping, cooking, cleaning, errands or anything else unless I'm contracted and paid for it.

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Anonymous wrote:Errands groceries etc is not her responsibility. Either pay for the time or find yourself looking for another nanny. Your family has covid I wouldn’t want to work for you either and I’m definitely not helping with any “chores” that’s not the nanny’s responsibility

You sound like a real delight. You do realize that every working adult’s responsibility to their employer is to make their lives easier, right? Being so contentious is not helpful for you or anyone.

No my job is to care for your child not run errands to make your life easier. If you want an “easier” life I’m happy to up my rate if not it’s strictly childcare only. I’m not a doormat!

If you are this contentious and conflict seeking with your boss, it’s unsurprising to me that you’re trolling the employer forum and picking fights with potential employers. Here’s the thing - if you’re a good employee, you do your job and more. That’s how you advance - that’s how you get paid more - that’s how you get promoted. You don’t see your job as doing the bare minimum to get by and picking fights with your boss and saying you’re being treated like a doormat. Try to be solutions oriented and useful instead of angry and conflict seeking and you might be amazed at how far you can go professionally.

So you do your boss’s grocery shopping then, I take it? I mean, because it’s all about “making their life easier” and all.

Buffoon.

No, but I realize that “other duties as assigned” is a part of every job and that being useful and helpful is far more likely to earn me the raises I seek than complaining and drawing hard lines in the sand about what I do and don’t do. Trying being pleasant and useful and team oriented instead of oppositional with your bosses and seeing yourself as a victim who is being exploited by them. Nannying is a very cush gig, and nonone just gets to sit on their butt and ask to be paid for doing 2 weeks of no work when they refuse to come in. A service oriented mentality has served me with numerous promotions and I’ve gone from being people’s nanny to literally making 10x my old salary and now being in a position to employ a nanny. I didn’t get there by being indignant and angry and trying to draw hard lines in the sand about what I was and was not being paid to do. See what needs to be done, and do it. More often than not you get rewarded for that.

Oh, wonderful, please tell me how cushy my job is!

Let's see: violence (hit with a lamp today), slp homework at home, ot homework at home, tutoring and/or homeschooling (not distance learning, I choose the pieces to fit the standards and expected progress for the year), helping kids learn to be independent, helping kids learn to recognize/name/manage emotions, etc.

I go above and beyond... when it's to do with the kids, because that's my job. I spend hours that I'm *not* required to work researching, choosing and deciding how to implement things that help my charges. I am *not* doing my employer's laundry, shopping, cooking, cleaning, errands or anything else unless I'm contracted and paid for it.

I used to be a nanny before I was a parent and now I employ a nanny. I have also waited tables, scrubbed toilets, worked fast food, retail, in restaurants. been a dog sitter/camp counselor/tutor, coached sports, worked in a day care, and more. I promise you, nannying is not the hardest job I’ve ever worked. Watching people’s kids is much better than standing on your feet for 8 hours in fast food with a line to the door, a hot oven going, and 2 15-minute breaks. Look, no one forced you to be a nanny. If you are no unhappy with your career profession, change it.

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Anonymous wrote:Errands groceries etc is not her responsibility. Either pay for the time or find yourself looking for another nanny. Your family has covid I wouldn’t want to work for you either and I’m definitely not helping with any “chores” that’s not the nanny’s responsibility

You sound like a real delight. You do realize that every working adult’s responsibility to their employer is to make their lives easier, right? Being so contentious is not helpful for you or anyone.

No my job is to care for your child not run errands to make your life easier. If you want an “easier” life I’m happy to up my rate if not it’s strictly childcare only. I’m not a doormat!

If you are this contentious and conflict seeking with your boss, it’s unsurprising to me that you’re trolling the employer forum and picking fights with potential employers. Here’s the thing - if you’re a good employee, you do your job and more. That’s how you advance - that’s how you get paid more - that’s how you get promoted. You don’t see your job as doing the bare minimum to get by and picking fights with your boss and saying you’re being treated like a doormat. Try to be solutions oriented and useful instead of angry and conflict seeking and you might be amazed at how far you can go professionally.

So you do your boss’s grocery shopping then, I take it? I mean, because it’s all about “making their life easier” and all.

Buffoon.

No, but I realize that “other duties as assigned” is a part of every job and that being useful and helpful is far more likely to earn me the raises I seek than complaining and drawing hard lines in the sand about what I do and don’t do. Trying being pleasant and useful and team oriented instead of oppositional with your bosses and seeing yourself as a victim who is being exploited by them. Nannying is a very cush gig, and nonone just gets to sit on their butt and ask to be paid for doing 2 weeks of no work when they refuse to come in. A service oriented mentality has served me with numerous promotions and I’ve gone from being people’s nanny to literally making 10x my old salary and now being in a position to employ a nanny. I didn’t get there by being indignant and angry and trying to draw hard lines in the sand about what I was and was not being paid to do. See what needs to be done, and do it. More often than not you get rewarded for that.

Oh, wonderful, please tell me how cushy my job is!

Let's see: violence (hit with a lamp today), slp homework at home, ot homework at home, tutoring and/or homeschooling (not distance learning, I choose the pieces to fit the standards and expected progress for the year), helping kids learn to be independent, helping kids learn to recognize/name/manage emotions, etc.

I go above and beyond... when it's to do with the kids, because that's my job. I spend hours that I'm *not* required to work researching, choosing and deciding how to implement things that help my charges. I am *not* doing my employer's laundry, shopping, cooking, cleaning, errands or anything else unless I'm contracted and paid for it.

I used to be a nanny before I was a parent and now I employ a nanny. I have also waited tables, scrubbed toilets, worked fast food, retail, in restaurants. been a dog sitter/camp counselor/tutor, coached sports, worked in a day care, and more. I promise you, nannying is not the hardest job I’ve ever worked. Watching people’s kids is much better than standing on your feet for 8 hours in fast food with a line to the door, a hot oven going, and 2 15-minute breaks. Look, no one forced you to be a nanny. If you are no unhappy with your career profession, change it.

I've waited tables, cashiered, run a gas station for 12 hour shifts without a break because I was the only one there, and a few others. However, nannying is by far the hardest thing I've ever done, mentally, emotionally, and sometimes physically. I'm thrilled with my profession. I just can't stand people saying it's an easy job, because it's not, not if it's done well by someone who cares about the children.

[Anonymous]

Since this is primarily an employer’s section, I would not expect much support regarding “job creep.”

Yes, I think it is wonderful to go above + beyond to make someone else’s life easier.
In theory.

However as many Nannies I am sure can attest to - in the Nanny profession those that do a little extra for their employers are usually under appreciated for it.
Worse > their employers often will expect these things as a given for the future & may decide to add on add’l tasks for the Nanny to complete.

I can totally get why a Nanny may be hesitant to do a little extra for her family.
There are just too many families out there that would take advantage of the situation rather than appreciate it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Since this is primarily an employer’s section, I would not expect much support regarding “job creep.”

Yes, I think it is wonderful to go above + beyond to make someone else’s life easier.
In theory.

However as many Nannies I am sure can attest to - in the Nanny profession those that do a little extra for their employers are usually under appreciated for it.
Worse > their employers often will expect these things as a given for the future & may decide to add on add’l tasks for the Nanny to complete.

I can totally get why a Nanny may be hesitant to do a little extra for her family.
There are just too many families out there that would take advantage of the situation rather than appreciate it.

This 100+.

[Anonymous]

I think there’s a big difference between asking her to add groceries to her normal duties (job creep), vs helping out for 1-2 weeks while she will have no other childcare duties. You talk about only doing things for the kids… do the kids not need to eat while they’re in quarantine? Would dropping off some crafts or other things to entertain sick kids not be “child-related duties”? I think it’s reasonable to ask a nanny to do these things when they are INSTEAD of normal duties rather than IN ADDITION TO.

It’s these type of “stress” situations that reveal how you feel about your nanny long-term. If this is someone amazing, then you look at this as a terrible inconvenience in your life that can’t be helped like most of Covid. If she is just so-so and you have been putting up with a lot of sub-optimal stuff for childcare, then you are probably pretty upset at her. Would her dropping off some groceries even make a difference in how you feel about the situation? I feel like there’s a good chance you would still be overwhelmed, as picking up groceries is a drop in the bucket.

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Anonymous wrote:Errands groceries etc is not her responsibility. Either pay for the time or find yourself looking for another nanny. Your family has covid I wouldn’t want to work for you either and I’m definitely not helping with any “chores” that’s not the nanny’s responsibility

You sound like a real delight. You do realize that every working adult’s responsibility to their employer is to make their lives easier, right? Being so contentious is not helpful for you or anyone.

No my job is to care for your child not run errands to make your life easier. If you want an “easier” life I’m happy to up my rate if not it’s strictly childcare only. I’m not a doormat!

If you are this contentious and conflict seeking with your boss, it’s unsurprising to me that you’re trolling the employer forum and picking fights with potential employers. Here’s the thing - if you’re a good employee, you do your job and more. That’s how you advance - that’s how you get paid more - that’s how you get promoted. You don’t see your job as doing the bare minimum to get by and picking fights with your boss and saying you’re being treated like a doormat. Try to be solutions oriented and useful instead of angry and conflict seeking and you might be amazed at how far you can go professionally.

So you do your boss’s grocery shopping then, I take it? I mean, because it’s all about “making their life easier” and all.

Buffoon.

No, but I realize that “other duties as assigned” is a part of every job and that being useful and helpful is far more likely to earn me the raises I seek than complaining and drawing hard lines in the sand about what I do and don’t do. Trying being pleasant and useful and team oriented instead of oppositional with your bosses and seeing yourself as a victim who is being exploited by them. Nannying is a very cush gig, and nonone just gets to sit on their butt and ask to be paid for doing 2 weeks of no work when they refuse to come in. A service oriented mentality has served me with numerous promotions and I’ve gone from being people’s nanny to literally making 10x my old salary and now being in a position to employ a nanny. I didn’t get there by being indignant and angry and trying to draw hard lines in the sand about what I was and was not being paid to do. See what needs to be done, and do it. More often than not you get rewarded for that.

Oh, wonderful, please tell me how cushy my job is!

Let's see: violence (hit with a lamp today), slp homework at home, ot homework at home, tutoring and/or homeschooling (not distance learning, I choose the pieces to fit the standards and expected progress for the year), helping kids learn to be independent, helping kids learn to recognize/name/manage emotions, etc.

I go above and beyond... when it's to do with the kids, because that's my job. I spend hours that I'm *not* required to work researching, choosing and deciding how to implement things that help my charges. I am *not* doing my employer's laundry, shopping, cooking, cleaning, errands or anything else unless I'm contracted and paid for it.

I used to be a nanny before I was a parent and now I employ a nanny. I have also waited tables, scrubbed toilets, worked fast food, retail, in restaurants. been a dog sitter/camp counselor/tutor, coached sports, worked in a day care, and more. I promise you, nannying is not the hardest job I’ve ever worked. Watching people’s kids is much better than standing on your feet for 8 hours in fast food with a line to the door, a hot oven going, and 2 15-minute breaks. Look, no one forced you to be a nanny. If you are no unhappy with your career profession, change it.

I've waited tables, cashiered, run a gas station for 12 hour shifts without a break because I was the only one there, and a few others. However, nannying is by far the hardest thing I've ever done, mentally, emotionally, and sometimes physically. I'm thrilled with my profession. I just can't stand people saying it's an easy job, because it's not, not if it's done well by someone who cares about the children.

It’s not the hardest job. You are replacing a parent, who does all the extra stuff you refuse on top of everything else v

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Anonymous wrote:Errands groceries etc is not her responsibility. Either pay for the time or find yourself looking for another nanny. Your family has covid I wouldn’t want to work for you either and I’m definitely not helping with any “chores” that’s not the nanny’s responsibility

You sound like a real delight. You do realize that every working adult’s responsibility to their employer is to make their lives easier, right? Being so contentious is not helpful for you or anyone.

No my job is to care for your child not run errands to make your life easier. If you want an “easier” life I’m happy to up my rate if not it’s strictly childcare only. I’m not a doormat!

If you are this contentious and conflict seeking with your boss, it’s unsurprising to me that you’re trolling the employer forum and picking fights with potential employers. Here’s the thing - if you’re a good employee, you do your job and more. That’s how you advance - that’s how you get paid more - that’s how you get promoted. You don’t see your job as doing the bare minimum to get by and picking fights with your boss and saying you’re being treated like a doormat. Try to be solutions oriented and useful instead of angry and conflict seeking and you might be amazed at how far you can go professionally.

So you do your boss’s grocery shopping then, I take it? I mean, because it’s all about “making their life easier” and all.

Buffoon.

No, but I realize that “other duties as assigned” is a part of every job and that being useful and helpful is far more likely to earn me the raises I seek than complaining and drawing hard lines in the sand about what I do and don’t do. Trying being pleasant and useful and team oriented instead of oppositional with your bosses and seeing yourself as a victim who is being exploited by them. Nannying is a very cush gig, and nonone just gets to sit on their butt and ask to be paid for doing 2 weeks of no work when they refuse to come in. A service oriented mentality has served me with numerous promotions and I’ve gone from being people’s nanny to literally making 10x my old salary and now being in a position to employ a nanny. I didn’t get there by being indignant and angry and trying to draw hard lines in the sand about what I was and was not being paid to do. See what needs to be done, and do it. More often than not you get rewarded for that.

Oh, wonderful, please tell me how cushy my job is!

Let's see: violence (hit with a lamp today), slp homework at home, ot homework at home, tutoring and/or homeschooling (not distance learning, I choose the pieces to fit the standards and expected progress for the year), helping kids learn to be independent, helping kids learn to recognize/name/manage emotions, etc.

I go above and beyond... when it's to do with the kids, because that's my job. I spend hours that I'm *not* required to work researching, choosing and deciding how to implement things that help my charges. I am *not* doing my employer's laundry, shopping, cooking, cleaning, errands or anything else unless I'm contracted and paid for it.

I used to be a nanny before I was a parent and now I employ a nanny. I have also waited tables, scrubbed toilets, worked fast food, retail, in restaurants. been a dog sitter/camp counselor/tutor, coached sports, worked in a day care, and more. I promise you, nannying is not the hardest job I’ve ever worked. Watching people’s kids is much better than standing on your feet for 8 hours in fast food with a line to the door, a hot oven going, and 2 15-minute breaks. Look, no one forced you to be a nanny. If you are no unhappy with your career profession, change it.

I've waited tables, cashiered, run a gas station for 12 hour shifts without a break because I was the only one there, and a few others. However, nannying is by far the hardest thing I've ever done, mentally, emotionally, and sometimes physically. I'm thrilled with my profession. I just can't stand people saying it's an easy job, because it's not, not if it's done well by someone who cares about the children.

It’s not the hardest job. You are replacing a parent, who does all the extra stuff you refuse on top of everything else v

Yep, they do the things I refuse: anything for the parents. I do everything for the child.

[Anonymous]

Nanny here, Since Covid began, I have added Covid clauses to my employment contract(s) so families and Nannies fully understand expectations and agree in advance should Nanny or any family members get Covid. Its worked great! I am fully Vacc'd and double boosted and require proof of the same for all household members over age 5. I am paid and don't work if any family member gets Covid (guaranteed hrs), until entire family tests negative. If I get COVID, I am paid for up to ten paid days and return to work only after testing negative. These conditions have been revised to apply "per occurrence" as the family has contracted COVID multiple times.

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Anonymous wrote:Nanny here, Since Covid began, I have added Covid clauses to my employment contract(s) so families and Nannies fully understand expectations and agree in advance should Nanny or any family members get Covid. Its worked great! I am fully Vacc'd and double boosted and require proof of the same for all household members over age 5. I am paid and don't work if any family member gets Covid (guaranteed hrs), until entire family tests negative. If I get COVID, I am paid for up to ten paid days and return to work only after testing negative. These conditions have been revised to apply "per occurrence" as the family has contracted COVID multiple times.

What happens if you bring Covid into the household and infect everyone? Asking because our nanny is traveling soon and will be visiting many family members, some of whom will be indoors and unvaccinated.

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Anonymous wrote:Errands groceries etc is not her responsibility. Either pay for the time or find yourself looking for another nanny. Your family has covid I wouldn’t want to work for you either and I’m definitely not helping with any “chores” that’s not the nanny’s responsibility

You sound like a real delight. You do realize that every working adult’s responsibility to their employer is to make their lives easier, right? Being so contentious is not helpful for you or anyone.

No my job is to care for your child not run errands to make your life easier. If you want an “easier” life I’m happy to up my rate if not it’s strictly childcare only. I’m not a doormat!

If you are this contentious and conflict seeking with your boss, it’s unsurprising to me that you’re trolling the employer forum and picking fights with potential employers. Here’s the thing - if you’re a good employee, you do your job and more. That’s how you advance - that’s how you get paid more - that’s how you get promoted. You don’t see your job as doing the bare minimum to get by and picking fights with your boss and saying you’re being treated like a doormat. Try to be solutions oriented and useful instead of angry and conflict seeking and you might be amazed at how far you can go professionally.

So you do your boss’s grocery shopping then, I take it? I mean, because it’s all about “making their life easier” and all.

Buffoon.

No, but I realize that “other duties as assigned” is a part of every job and that being useful and helpful is far more likely to earn me the raises I seek than complaining and drawing hard lines in the sand about what I do and don’t do. Trying being pleasant and useful and team oriented instead of oppositional with your bosses and seeing yourself as a victim who is being exploited by them. Nannying is a very cush gig, and nonone just gets to sit on their butt and ask to be paid for doing 2 weeks of no work when they refuse to come in. A service oriented mentality has served me with numerous promotions and I’ve gone from being people’s nanny to literally making 10x my old salary and now being in a position to employ a nanny. I didn’t get there by being indignant and angry and trying to draw hard lines in the sand about what I was and was not being paid to do. See what needs to be done, and do it. More often than not you get rewarded for that.

So the answer is “no” then? Got it. Not sure why you typed all that irrelevant nonsense after it though. Weird.