Nannies...Are you working today?

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Anonymous wrote:I worked, just paid regular. However, my employers aren't' wealthy so I don't really expect paid vacation/paid sick days.

These are essential components to a healthy job. To any healthy job. These are basic rights you have as an employee. Here in the US, we have the lowest or among the lowest (depending on the data you're looking at) paid leave of anywhere in the world. We also have no mandated maternity - or paternity - leave. When you say things like the above, you are acting like you are not a human being deserving of anything other than 100% work. Work, moreover, in which you must suffer a loss of income for getting sick, as everyone does at some time. You are selling yourself short and you are contributing to the culture of classism that is directly fueling America's global decline. You are a person. A worthy person. You deserve paid leave from your job. No ifs, ands, or buts.

That may be so, but this is the best job I've ever had. I'm paid more than I was when I worked at a daycare center and I'm treated better as well. I had absolutely no benefits. If you can find me a job that meets those requirements than so be it. I can't, I am happy.

Well if you don't care about it then we certainly don't!.. I'm just glad my employers pay me what I deserve. Now, they truly are the best and I am very happy!

Congrats, I don't live in the DC area. It live in a low come rural area and this is 100X better than working at a daycare center. I never got benefits there either, at least I get paid $12 vs the $7.25 an hour I got at the daycare center I worked out for three years.

My point is, you deserve basic benefits at ANY job - daycare, nanny, rural, urban. This shouldn't even be a debate.

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I am the PP advocating for reasonable benefits for nannies and I want to say that my employers are by no means wealthy - having a nanny is a stretch for them - but I am granted full benefits, including a health care contribution. When I took my chosen week's vacation, they couldn't afford to pay a back-up nanny, so grandma came into town to take over childcare for the week. You're a human being working in a human field - your employers can find a way to treat you decently and humanely, even if they aren't well off.

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Anonymous wrote:I doubt you'd say that to your daughter. Silly.

I absolutely would. I'm bringing her up to live in the real world.

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Anonymous wrote:I doubt you'd say that to your daughter. Silly.

I absolutely would. I'm bringing her up to live in the real world.

Pardon?