Entire NF is sick with the flu

[Anonymous]

If you worked at all this week then you e already been exposed. Parents have nannies vs day care so they have someone to watch their child when sick. Yes the flu can be serious but if you wash your hands, avoid kisses, having them cough or sneeze on you you will limit exposure also the flu shot would be good to have to protect you, you could still get the flu but it lessens the effects.

I won't work with kids that have pneumonia or are vomiting a lot but that's due to the risk of them getting dehydrated and needing a dr asap which is easier for the parents to get done.

I know people confuse the flu with a stomach bug so just to be clear the flu is like a cold but worse fever, body aches, cough stuffy nose, vomiting is rare and usually only infants and in young children or the elderly. Yes this was necessary to point out because I see it posted a lot on here and FB a nanny complaining their charge has the flu when it's really a stomach bug and people need to know the difference

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Go to work, OP, and stop your nonsense and melodrama. They have the flu not bubonic plague. Caring for our charges when they are sick is this is a part of our jobs, like it or not.

If they really have the actual flu, I don't think OP should go. The flu effects everyone differently and can in fact be VERY serious. Caring for kids with colds or common childhood illnesses is one thing, but the flu is different. Are OP's employers going to pay for her medical bills if she needs to be hospitalized? The flu can knock you out for up to 2 weeks, it's stupid of them to ask her to expose herself.

Driving can be VERY SERIOUS too. Nanny could get in an accident and DIE! But then on the other hand the bus could crash and nanny could die. So could the metro. You know what, even walking isn't that safe, someone could run up on the curb and hit nanny. It's probably best if nanny just stays home and keeps getting paid, we wouldn't want to risk anything happening.

Stop being a smart ass, the comparisons you give are ridiculous. They know they have the flu, why would they want to expose their healthy nanny to it when they are home? Then they would have to miss more work when the nanny gets sick.

If the kids already had the flu there is no reason for her to stay home when she gets it. Think Einstein. The kids can't get it again.

So the nanny has to come to work while sick with the flu now too. You are either a really evil employer or a nanny who has been taken advantage of a lot. If the latter please know that there are good families out there to work for.

OMG you nannies whine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you worked at all this week then you e already been exposed. Parents have nannies vs day care so they have someone to watch their child when sick. Yes the flu can be serious but if you wash your hands, avoid kisses, having them cough or sneeze on you you will limit exposure also the flu shot would be good to have to protect you, you could still get the flu but it lessens the effects.

I won't work with kids that have pneumonia or are vomiting a lot but that's due to the risk of them getting dehydrated and needing a dr asap which is easier for the parents to get done.

I know people confuse the flu with a stomach bug so just to be clear the flu is like a cold but worse fever, body aches, cough stuffy nose, vomiting is rare and usually only infants and in young children or the elderly. Yes this was necessary to point out because I see it posted a lot on here and FB a nanny complaining their charge has the flu when it's really a stomach bug and people need to know the difference

Everyone has been tested positive for the flu, I wouldn't post it if I didnt know it for sure. Please tell me how I can avoid the kids from coughing and sneezing on me? They're three and two.

[Anonymous]

OP I think there are good arguments either way. What would sway my decision is whether the family would cover my sick leave if needed or if I worked for multiple families. I am in a nanny share so I do not work if one of my charges has a stomach bug, I can't imagine any professional way to handle vomiting or terrible diarrhea at work and keep after the kids. I will work if its the flu or cold though just because by the time we see symptoms we have all been exposed and the symptoms are not so embarrassing/debilitating if catch it.

[Anonymous]

I'm in this boat right now family is home sick with the flu and I feel sick too. No fun.

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If the parents are home, why can't they take care of their own kids? That's what we as parents must do while sick all the time.

[Anonymous]

I hope you didn't work, OP. I had the same scenario. I have been home for over a week with the flu. I had a flu shot but this year the shot isn't coming close to touching this strain according to my doctor. Good luck! Hope you are well!

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Anonymous wrote:Go to work, OP, and stop your nonsense and melodrama. They have the flu not bubonic plague. Caring for our charges when they are sick is this is a part of our jobs, like it or not.

If they really have the actual flu, I don't think OP should go. The flu effects everyone differently and can in fact be VERY serious. Caring for kids with colds or common childhood illnesses is one thing, but the flu is different. Are OP's employers going to pay for her medical bills if she needs to be hospitalized? The flu can knock you out for up to 2 weeks, it's stupid of them to ask her to expose herself.

Driving can be VERY SERIOUS too. Nanny could get in an accident and DIE! But then on the other hand the bus could crash and nanny could die. So could the metro. You know what, even walking isn't that safe, someone could run up on the curb and hit nanny. It's probably best if nanny just stays home and keeps getting paid, we wouldn't want to risk anything happening.

Stop being a smart ass, the comparisons you give are ridiculous. They know they have the flu, why would they want to expose their healthy nanny to it when they are home? Then they would have to miss more work when the nanny gets sick.

If the kids already had the flu there is no reason for her to stay home when she gets it. Think Einstein. The kids can't get it again.

Have you had the flu this year? It's horrible. There is no way I could work with the flu! You should think before you speak, Einstein!

[Anonymous]

It is unreasonable for them to expect you to come in when everyone is sick. Tough luck, but I wouldn't get near them.

[Anonymous]

I know this is too late, but as HM, I find these responses shocking:

1. If the entire family is VERY sick (flu qualifies) then no way would I even have the nanny come.
2. If my kids are VERY sick (flu and vomiting qualify) as the mother I WANT to nurse my own children back to health. Certainly if my kids have a basic fever or nasty cough that is keeping em home, I have the nanny come, but the big stuff is my job.

I guess we all have different levels of involvement in out children's lives.

[Anonymous]

If you are scheduled to work and the parents want you, then go. Taking care kids, even when sick is part of the job.

To prevent catching it wear hospital gloves and a mask. Ask the family members to wear a mask too. You should be able to buy them from a medical supply store. I'd also build up the immune system by taking airborne, zinc, high doses of vitamin C, etc. You've probably already been exposed so I'd try to build up the immune system ASAP.