Nanny staying overnight before a snow day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you? No blizzard is forecast for this area. It sounds as though you requested she stay overnight for your convenience and, therefore, you pay her hourly rate and if it runs into OT, you pay OT. This is a major inconvenience for her and her family. It is immaterial that she isn't working.

It "sounds" as though you don't know what you're talking about. Nope never requested her staying here at all.. she decided to stay home, but when I gave her an option to stay at my house to ensure an on time start, I wanted to reach out to you kind folks on ideas of compensation. She is free to stay here or wherever she wants as long as she is here at 7am which is in her contract. Tomorrow we will discuss payment if she wants to stay in the future to avoid dangerous weather. I'm in DC and weather will be fine, so it's a non issue as of now.

My problem with this post, is that there appears to be no allowance for really inclement weather, like streets covered with ice. I guess she would be required to ski to your home by 7am, according to her contract.

+1

I just watched someone on the mews slide into a ditch

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are you? No blizzard is forecast for this area. It sounds as though you requested she stay overnight for your convenience and, therefore, you pay her hourly rate and if it runs into OT, you pay OT. This is a major inconvenience for her and her family. It is immaterial that she isn't working.

It "sounds" as though you don't know what you're talking about. Nope never requested her staying here at all.. she decided to stay home, but when I gave her an option to stay at my house to ensure an on time start, I wanted to reach out to you kind folks on ideas of compensation. She is free to stay here or wherever she wants as long as she is here at 7am which is in her contract. Tomorrow we will discuss payment if she wants to stay in the future to avoid dangerous weather. I'm in DC and weather will be fine, so it's a non issue as of now.

My problem with this post, is that there appears to be no allowance for really inclement weather, like streets covered with ice. I guess she would be required to ski to your home by 7am, according to her contract.

+1

I just watched someone on the mews slide into a ditch

. Some parents are truly unreasonable with their unrealistic bad weather expectations. I don't do ice, and I do not commute on roads that can't be navigated by foot or car. If you fall and bust your tailbone, trying to get anywhere because of a contract, trust and believe that those parents would give the customary, "so sorry for you injury" speech, and quickly replace you. after all, you are dispensable. You only require unreasonable things from people you feel are easily replaceable

[Anonymous]

Roads are fine this morning in DC land. Asphalt and cement everywhere in the roads, and driveways easy to shovel quickly (2-3 inches, no ice).

So everyone can put their drama away for next time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Roads are fine this morning in DC land. Asphalt and cement everywhere in the roads, and driveways easy to shovel quickly (2-3 inches, no ice).

So everyone can put their drama away for next time.[/quote

I live in the suburbs and roads were NOT clear at 7am. this post is unbelievable. 7am? really? !?!

[Anonymous]

Our nanny spends the night frequently when bad weather is forecast. She has spent 3 nights with us in the last week alone.

This is her choice. She is uncomfortable/scared when driving in snow or potential ice.

She is not paid extra for these overnights, nor does she work any time beyond her regular hours. (If she did work any additional hours she would be paid at her overtime rate.)

She has also stayed overnight with our kids when we travel. In those instances we pay her $75 for the overnight (no infants so no overnight care) and overtime for all waking hours.

[Anonymous]

You are doing her a favor by offering her a chance to avoid a difficult commute and arrive at work on time. No need to pay her because she isn't working.

OP, ignore the PPs who say you are inconveniencing her because she is not at her own home. If being at home is important, she will just decline your offer.

Seeing that most people manage to commute in bad weather all the time, your expectations of your nanny arriving on time for work are very reasonable. DC rarely has truly dangerous weather. Nannies are just overwrought.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Roads are fine this morning in DC land. Asphalt and cement everywhere in the roads, and driveways easy to shovel quickly (2-3 inches, no ice).

So everyone can put their drama away for next time.[/quote

I live in the suburbs and roads were NOT clear at 7am. this post is unbelievable. 7am? really? !?!

I live in the suburbs too and there was nothing to clear anyhow! Nanny made it in just fine by 8am and both of us were in the office on time too.

I agree, keep the drama for your boyfriend or someone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Roads are fine this morning in DC land. Asphalt and cement everywhere in the roads, and driveways easy to shovel quickly (2-3 inches, no ice).

So everyone can put their drama away for next time.

Not every neighborhood is like yours. In the past, i've sent photographs and video of my uncleared street, and one of my bosses picked me up, very early on his way to work so I could be at work for the kids. I had two infants, and a 3 year old to take care of. He complained about how bad my street was. I'm glad your neighborhood was fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you require her to stay the night away from her home, she's working and you pay her.

I'm so glad I have such a wonderful mutually beneficial relationship with my family. I request to stay overnight when snow is predicted. I don't want to burn up a vacation day due to snow aND I don't want to hassle with traffic. Furthermore it means I get to sleep in.

I don't ask for anything extra, but they do treat me like a VIP and MB cooks me a delicious dinner and makes me coffee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are doing her a favor by offering her a chance to avoid a difficult commute and arrive at work on time. No need to pay her because she isn't working.

OP, ignore the PPs who say you are inconveniencing her because she is not at her own home. If being at home is important, she will just decline your offer.

Seeing that most people manage to commute in bad weather all the time, your expectations of your nanny arriving on time for work are very reasonable. DC rarely has truly dangerous weather. Nannies are just overwrought.

We are overwrought because we have to deal with people like you day in and day out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Ok thanks all. She would not be working or be on call over night at all and would start at 7am as scheduled. I figured it was standard to pay her more since she has to work on days many ppl have off which will occasionally mean she has to be away from her family the night before and sleep here. Sounds like that's not the norm so I will just throw in a bonus for the day.


No, not standard. Are you paid extra to go in? I have to assume that when you hired her, she knew that this job entailed working days like this because of your job. If you want to give her a bonus, that's a very nice thing to do, but really think about whether that's something you will be able to do every time this comes up.

"....which occassion means she has to be here away from her family"
Do yo see it now PP? It's a requirement because her MB is required to come into work. Otherwise, as with anyone else who is "nonessential" in their jobs, nanny could stay home with her own family vs being at work. So yes, she should be paid a flat rate for the overnight stay, if she's not on call during the night,and her regular rate for the day.

As for the question if Nurse MB is paid extra to go in, the answer is Yes. Whether it's as an hourly employee; or she's salaried which has inclusive wage compensation levels greater than the hourly wage tier.

Someone else posted she's a guest. No she's not a guest. Guests choose wether or not they want to be a guest, when, where,and for how long. This is a necessity because of MB's job. The convenience engined is most specifically for the MB than the nanny.

[Anonymous]

You could give her a gift card to say thank you for staying to ensure you were here in the morning but you don't need to pay her unless she's working

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you require her to stay the night away from her home, she's working and you pay her.

I'm so glad I have such a wonderful mutually beneficial relationship with my family. I request to stay overnight when snow is predicted. I don't want to burn up a vacation day due to snow aND I don't want to hassle with traffic. Furthermore it means I get to sleep in.

I don't ask for anything extra, but they do treat me like a VIP and MB cooks me a delicious dinner and makes me coffee.

Same here!!