nannies working for fed employees
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Anonymous
| My PT nanny family works for the gov't. They haven't approached me about the shutdown and I am not sure if I should say anything. What are other nannies doing? I know I can't wait out the shutdown without pay if this becomes a problem. |
Anonymous
| Depends how much you want to trust them, OP. If you can't afford to get fired on Monday (with no anything), you should get a new job. Unfortunately, some/many of them will kick you out on the street when the time suits them. |
Anonymous
| There are already threads here and on the parenting forum about this. They might help you. |
Anonymous
| Email them today. Ask what their long range plans are. If they aren't candid with you, you got your answer. |
Anonymous
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A lot depends on how much money they have, or don't have, in the bank. Even if they can still afford to pay you, they might have other priorities with their money.
Maybe one of the parents will do the child caring? |
Anonymous
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I work for fed. employees and they told me two weeks ago what the plans were. We since talked a few times about the long term plans and things like that.
I feel open communication is important. I would definitely talk to the about their plans as they definitely affect you as well. |
Anonymous
| I've found that some parents will be honest with you, but others just won't. So please be careful, and learn to read inbetween the lines. |
Anonymous
| They are approving backpay for Feds. Problem solved. |
Anonymous
+1 I also talked to my MB and DB about this in both the short and long term. You'll know when you ask them whether they are honest and upfront or cagey and misleading - use that to determine your next steps. |
Anonymous
How's that, if the parents have no money in the bank to pay you on time? |
Anonymous
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OP, if your employers haven't spoken to you about it the reason may simply be that they don't want to worry you, they have things under control, aren't worried about the financial impact, and don't think they need to plan for it altering their childcare needs.
The shutdown impact us because my husband is a government contractor - so he has to use up all of his accrued leave during the shutdown and then won't be paid after that - ever. He won't get the back pay reinstated when the government reopens. We will be ok - we have savings, etc... So it impacts us more than people might realize (or might occur to our nanny) but we will figure it out in a way so that we don't have to change anything with our nanny. We don't want her worrying needlessly so we don't discuss it in front of her. Don't worry. |
Anonymous
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OP, if your family has to go w/out pay during the shutdown, then you have to [i]forgo[i] your paycheck as well.
It isn't fair or realistic to expect your employers to pay your if they themselves are not making anything. Try to be more understanding. It's tough on all sides. |
Anonymous
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Op here. I can't wait it out without pay because I am barely making ends meet now. I work part-time 20/hours week at $1000/month. I don't have a ton of extra money being a student. All my money goes to bills and needs. I also save to buy a plane ticket home for the holidays and books! I hate being poor.
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Anonymous
This is absolute nonsense. Of course household employees continue to get paid. |
Anonymous
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"OP, if your family has to go w/out pay during the shutdown, then you have to [i]forgo[i] your paycheck as well.
It isn't fair or realistic to expect your employers to pay your if they themselves are not making anything. Try to be more understanding. It's tough on all sides. " disagree with this. Most nanny families are much more likely to have a savings cushion they can draw from than your avg nanny would - the families make more obviously so it's easier to save. Plus now that you have guarantee of getting paid it is simply a timing issue so families should pay the nanny unless there are some really unusual circumstances. |