Allergic to Christmas tree

[Anonymous]

Benadryl is a bad idea because as you stated, it can make you very sleepy. I am surprised your MB would be so clueless to give the Nanny of her children such a sleep-inducing medication. Duh.

I would take another medication for allergies that doesn't make you drowsy such as Claritin, etc. See if that helps.

If not, then just let your MB know that you are allergic and hopefully you can avoid any exposure to the tree if possible.

If that is not feasible, then they have no choice but to give you your Christmas vacation early.

[Anonymous]

Oh the drama.

OP - get an allergist who can help you manage your allergies for the short or long term - as needed. There are different levels and types of medications depending on whether you need just a temporary solution or a life management solution.

I call some level of BS on not knowing that you had any allergies however if you're reacting this dramatically to one tree.

But if it's a deal breaker for you then look for another job starting in the new year and be sure to find out whether or not they have live xmas trees or other things to which you're allergic in the home. (Which also means get an allergist. You need to know what your individual concerns are - and if you need to rule out jobs due to your limitations that's fine, but that's on you as a grown-up.)

I'm a live tree house also and if our nanny were allergic I'd tell her i'd help w/ medications, send her to my allergist (and give her the time off for those appointments) or tell her to take her vacation over the winter holidays. I would not change our family's lifestyle for it. I'd understand if she chose to look for another job and I'd wish her well.

Then I'd ask all applicants for the position if they had any allergies or medical conditions that could affect their ability to be in our home. I'd probably also tell them about their predecessor who quit because of the xmas tree.

I imagine that conversation would be a great one for determining fit with our family actually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh the drama.

OP - get an allergist who can help you manage your allergies for the short or long term - as needed. There are different levels and types of medications depending on whether you need just a temporary solution or a life management solution.

I call some level of BS on not knowing that you had any allergies however if you're reacting this dramatically to one tree.

But if it's a deal breaker for you then look for another job starting in the new year and be sure to find out whether or not they have live xmas trees or other things to which you're allergic in the home. (Which also means get an allergist. You need to know what your individual concerns are - and if you need to rule out jobs due to your limitations that's fine, but that's on you as a grown-up.)

I'm a live tree house also and if our nanny were allergic I'd tell her i'd help w/ medications, send her to my allergist (and give her the time off for those appointments) or tell her to take her vacation over the winter holidays. I would not change our family's lifestyle for it. I'd understand if she chose to look for another job and I'd wish her well.

Then I'd ask all applicants for the position if they had any allergies or medical conditions that could affect their ability to be in our home. I'd probably also tell them about their predecessor who quit because of the xmas tree.

I imagine that conversation would be a great one for determining fit with our family actually.

It is illegal to ask a candidate to disclose medical conditions.

[Anonymous]

I'm a nanny, and I would never expect a family to make such drastic changes to their lifestyle/traditions on my account. Take Claritin and tell MB you'll be spending the majority of the day out of the house with the kids. Obviously you should also not be expected to do any minor tree-related chores (watering it, vacuuming around it, etc).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh the drama.

OP - get an allergist who can help you manage your allergies for the short or long term - as needed. There are different levels and types of medications depending on whether you need just a temporary solution or a life management solution.

I call some level of BS on not knowing that you had any allergies however if you're reacting this dramatically to one tree.

But if it's a deal breaker for you then look for another job starting in the new year and be sure to find out whether or not they have live xmas trees or other things to which you're allergic in the home. (Which also means get an allergist. You need to know what your individual concerns are - and if you need to rule out jobs due to your limitations that's fine, but that's on you as a grown-up.)

I'm a live tree house also and if our nanny were allergic I'd tell her i'd help w/ medications, send her to my allergist (and give her the time off for those appointments) or tell her to take her vacation over the winter holidays. I would not change our family's lifestyle for it. I'd understand if she chose to look for another job and I'd wish her well.

Then I'd ask all applicants for the position if they had any allergies or medical conditions that could affect their ability to be in our home. I'd probably also tell them about their predecessor who quit because of the xmas tree.

I imagine that conversation would be a great one for determining fit with our family actually.

It is illegal to ask a candidate to disclose medical conditions.

It's actually not. Learn before you respond.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh the drama.

OP - get an allergist who can help you manage your allergies for the short or long term - as needed. There are different levels and types of medications depending on whether you need just a temporary solution or a life management solution.

I call some level of BS on not knowing that you had any allergies however if you're reacting this dramatically to one tree.

But if it's a deal breaker for you then look for another job starting in the new year and be sure to find out whether or not they have live xmas trees or other things to which you're allergic in the home. (Which also means get an allergist. You need to know what your individual concerns are - and if you need to rule out jobs due to your limitations that's fine, but that's on you as a grown-up.)

I'm a live tree house also and if our nanny were allergic I'd tell her i'd help w/ medications, send her to my allergist (and give her the time off for those appointments) or tell her to take her vacation over the winter holidays. I would not change our family's lifestyle for it. I'd understand if she chose to look for another job and I'd wish her well.

Then I'd ask all applicants for the position if they had any allergies or medical conditions that could affect their ability to be in our home. I'd probably also tell them about their predecessor who quit because of the xmas tree.

I imagine that conversation would be a great one for determining fit with our family actually.

It is illegal to ask a candidate to disclose medical conditions.

It's actually not. Learn before you respond.

NP here but isn't the point of posting on forums to LEARN things? Why can't you just educate pp and explain that nannies aren't protected by blah blah blah during hiring the way other employees are? Yeesh. If we all knew everything, no one would ever post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh the drama.

OP - get an allergist who can help you manage your allergies for the short or long term - as needed. There are different levels and types of medications depending on whether you need just a temporary solution or a life management solution.

I call some level of BS on not knowing that you had any allergies however if you're reacting this dramatically to one tree.

But if it's a deal breaker for you then look for another job starting in the new year and be sure to find out whether or not they have live xmas trees or other things to which you're allergic in the home. (Which also means get an allergist. You need to know what your individual concerns are - and if you need to rule out jobs due to your limitations that's fine, but that's on you as a grown-up.)

I'm a live tree house also and if our nanny were allergic I'd tell her i'd help w/ medications, send her to my allergist (and give her the time off for those appointments) or tell her to take her vacation over the winter holidays. I would not change our family's lifestyle for it. I'd understand if she chose to look for another job and I'd wish her well.

Then I'd ask all applicants for the position if they had any allergies or medical conditions that could affect their ability to be in our home. I'd probably also tell them about their predecessor who quit because of the xmas tree.

I imagine that conversation would be a great one for determining fit with our family actually.

It is illegal to ask a candidate to disclose medical conditions.

It's actually not. Learn before you respond.

NP here but isn't the point of posting on forums to LEARN things? Why can't you just educate pp and explain that nannies aren't protected by blah blah blah during hiring the way other employees are? Yeesh. If we all knew everything, no one would ever post.

I would be happy to if PP ASKED instead of went about stating false information like it is fact.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why people are being so mean to you, it's kind of like if nanny family got a cat and then you discovered you were allergic. :-/ I wouldn't expect them to ditch the tree, but I also wouldn't expect you to work around something that's giving you an allergic reaction.

The nanny of my previous family was allergic to mango, and my MB went as far to be sure she never even bought baby food containing mango for the nanny to feed her son. She's a fantastic boss, though, and an all around wonderful woman.

OP, you should make sure you ask whether the family has a real Christmas tree or indoor wreaths in your future interviews. It is not a typical question an employer would think to ask a household employee. Seek out only Jewish or Muslim families in the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are some f**king bitches on this thread. You people are awful.

The OP's gobsmacking post is bringing out the Grinch in many of us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure why people are being so mean to you, it's kind of like if nanny family got a cat and then you discovered you were allergic. :-/ I wouldn't expect them to ditch the tree, but I also wouldn't expect you to work around something that's giving you an allergic reaction.

The nanny of my previous family was allergic to mango, and my MB went as far to be sure she never even bought baby food containing mango for the nanny to feed her son. She's a fantastic boss, though, and an all around wonderful woman.

If celebrating the discovery of life-giving tropical fruit called for the erecting of a large, peeled tower of mangoes in one's family room for a month, I would accept your analogy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are some f**king bitches on this thread. You people are awful.

The OP's gobsmacking post is bringing out the Grinch in many of us.

No, I think the bitch in you is bringing out the bitch in you. We all make choices. You choose to treat OP with a complete lack of basic respect.
That's not Grinchy, that's bitchy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are some f**king bitches on this thread. You people are awful.

The OP's gobsmacking post is bringing out the Grinch in many of us.

No, I think the bitch in you is bringing out the bitch in you. We all make choices. You choose to treat OP with a complete lack of basic respect.
That's not Grinchy, that's bitchy.

Wow. Just wow.

[Anonymous]

Fellow nanny with Christmas tree allergy here...

I've just been taking non drowsy allergy meds and dealing. It sucks but it's part of their Christmas tradition. They asked if they should take it down and I said absolutely not. It's one month a year. You can make do.

[Anonymous]

likely you aren't allergic to the tree. It is the mold spores.

Which can also exist on artificial trees.