Sick kids

[Anonymous]

This +1. I'm pretty sure most nannies would take the day unpaid rather than clean up your kids' vomit while you are present and perfectly capable of doing so yourself.

Wrong. The parents were working and thus not capable of "doing" it themselves. Are you normally this dense?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

This +1. I'm pretty sure most nannies would take the day unpaid rather than clean up your kids' vomit while you are present and perfectly capable of doing so yourself.

Wrong. The parents were working and thus not capable of "doing" it themselves. Are you normally this dense?

Not dense, but clearly you are.

ca·pa·ble
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Adjective
Having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing.
Able to achieve efficiently whatever one has to do; competent.

Perhaps you could make yourself AVAILABLE to take care of your own sick children. And read the whole thread, the parents were sitting alone watching Netfilx not "working".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here, 12:13, that's happened in the past and I've taken care of my charges. We watched movies and colored.

This time the kids got sick yesterday evening and their parents currently completed their work for the day and are watching Netflix in their bedroom. Like I said before, its their choice.

So why get so out of shape for them not giving you advance notice? Your complaints are all for nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:12:50, that's not how it works. Since I am here and working, I am being paid. I am going to stay for my entire 13 hour shift. If I leave early I lose money. I would only get paid for the hours I worked. I didn't want the day off, I just wanted a text message from my bosses letting me know what was going on so I could have been better prepared.

So instead of just talking to your employers about it, you decided to complain about it here? That's real professional of you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
This +1. I'm pretty sure most nannies would take the day unpaid rather than clean up your kids' vomit while you are present and perfectly capable of doing so yourself.


Wrong. The parents were working and thus not capable of "doing" it themselves. Are you normally this dense?


Not dense, but clearly you are.

ca·pa·ble
/?k?p?b?l/
Adjective
Having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing.
Able to achieve efficiently whatever one has to do; competent.

Perhaps you could make yourself AVAILABLE to take care of your own sick children. And read the whole thread, the parents were sitting alone watching Netfilx not "working".

So says the bitter troll of a nanny.

Capable doesn't matter. Available matters. If they work at home, they most likely are required to have child care. They have this care because they are not available. That's all you need to know. You judging whether you think they are working (laughable since you have no idea of what their jobs entail) is immaterial. How many times do you need to hear these facts?

I get it. You and your trolly friends have an agenda. You think sick kids mean a paid day off. Parents employ a nanny in part for security if kids get sick. Too bad that you are wrong.

I really hope you aren't an actual nanny, PP. You clearly have no sense and should not be in charge of the safety of any child.

[Anonymous]

Working from home is just that. Working. Most companies require you not also be handling childcare at the same time. Besides-they have a nanny. Why would the nanny get the day off?

Ps: if you are a nanny and refuse to come in because someone in the house is sick you are a crappy candidate for the job. That's ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

And even if parents ARE watching Netflix...

Not. Your. Business.

You are getting paid. Do your job.