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[Anonymous]

I meant, your child and your share partners' child

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Flexibility you say? In what job are you required to take on someone else's job? Even as a teacher I am ASKED if I'd like to sub for someone who needs to leave early, I am never compelled to. It is not appropriate to assume she should care for someone else's child. Her job is to care for your child and someone else's child. Period. I thought the daycare analogy made perfect sense.

I agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:her contract is with family a and family b. not family c.

Family A is basically subcontracting her services to Family C. She still gets paid by Family A, but family C pays family A.

Like another poster already told you, you are a real idiot.

And you sound not too mature yourself. The nanny has to work anyways and she can say no if she is not comfortable handling the friend's child. From OPs post nanny has watched extra children so its not really far fetched ask.

[Anonymous]

Name one good reason why any smart nanny would say yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flexibility you say? In what job are you required to take on someone else's job? Even as a teacher I am ASKED if I'd like to sub for someone who needs to leave early, I am never compelled to. It is not appropriate to assume she should care for someone else's child. Her job is to care for your child and someone else's child. Period. I thought the daycare analogy made perfect sense.

I agree.

Sure, one is always asked, we don't live in times when live in a time/place when anyone can force anyone to do something, fortunately! But of any employee, be they a lawyer/dr or a nanny consistently refuses to show any flexibility and-or tries to nickle and some their employer for any little thing, they will not be long for the workplace! Nannies on dcum seem to think they are somehow an exception to the codes that govern normal workplaces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flexibility you say? In what job are you required to take on someone else's job? Even as a teacher I am ASKED if I'd like to sub for someone who needs to leave early, I am never compelled to. It is not appropriate to assume she should care for someone else's child. Her job is to care for your child and someone else's child. Period. I thought the daycare analogy made perfect sense.

I agree.

Sure, one is always asked, we don't live in times when live in a time/place when anyone can force anyone to do something, fortunately! But of any employee, be they a lawyer/dr or a nanny consistently refuses to show any flexibility and-or tries to nickle and some their employer for any little thing, they will not be long for the workplace! Nannies on dcum seem to think they are somehow an exception to the codes that govern normal workplaces.

When you pay for flexibility, you'll get flexibility!
It's that simple.

One of my favorite long-term jobs paid a very generous FT income for only 10 hours a week. Guess what? I was as flexible as an Olympic gymnast.
Funny how that works, huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flexibility you say? In what job are you required to take on someone else's job? Even as a teacher I am ASKED if I'd like to sub for someone who needs to leave early, I am never compelled to. It is not appropriate to assume she should care for someone else's child. Her job is to care for your child and someone else's child. Period. I thought the daycare analogy made perfect sense.

I agree.

Sure, one is always asked, we don't live in times when live in a time/place when anyone can force anyone to do something, fortunately! But of any employee, be they a lawyer/dr or a nanny consistently refuses to show any flexibility and-or tries to nickle and some their employer for any little thing, they will not be long for the workplace! Nannies on dcum seem to think they are somehow an exception to the codes that govern normal workplaces.

One of the best parts of the nanny profession is that there will always be a high demand for nanny care.
There will always be an even higher demand for a GOOD nanny.
I don't want to be flexible. I want to do an excellent job caring for my charge and go home at the end of my shift.
The beautiful part of it is that I am so good at my job that I am in extremely high demand and don't have to agree to flexibility.
Comparing this to any other job is ridiculous!
The reason office workers are required to be flexible is because YOU ARE REPLACEABLE! It would also be more difficult for you to find an excellent job than it would for me. My employers could decide to get rid of me (I've never been fired or laid off in 15 years) and I could have 5 excellent jobs to choose from in a day. It would take you weeks (at minimum).
I am completely understanding when my employers are late due to traffic or a last minute meeting. It happens.
I would never allow them to switch my hours around or to be asked to care for some strange child when they go on vacation.
The reason you are expected to be flexible is because your boss could very easily replace you with a 23 year old who'd be willing to do your job for less money.
Enough with the office comparisons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flexibility you say? In what job are you required to take on someone else's job? Even as a teacher I am ASKED if I'd like to sub for someone who needs to leave early, I am never compelled to. It is not appropriate to assume she should care for someone else's child. Her job is to care for your child and someone else's child. Period. I thought the daycare analogy made perfect sense.

I agree.

Sure, one is always asked, we don't live in times when live in a time/place when anyone can force anyone to do something, fortunately! But of any employee, be they a lawyer/dr or a nanny consistently refuses to show any flexibility and-or tries to nickle and some their employer for any little thing, they will not be long for the workplace! Nannies on dcum seem to think they are somehow an exception to the codes that govern normal workplaces.

One of the best parts of the nanny profession is that there will always be a high demand for nanny care.
There will always be an even higher demand for a GOOD nanny.
I don't want to be flexible. I want to do an excellent job caring for my charge and go home at the end of my shift.
The beautiful part of it is that I am so good at my job that I am in extremely high demand and don't have to agree to flexibility.
Comparing this to any other job is ridiculous!
The reason office workers are required to be flexible is because YOU ARE REPLACEABLE! It would also be more difficult for you to find an excellent job than it would for me. My employers could decide to get rid of me (I've never been fired or laid off in 15 years) and I could have 5 excellent jobs to choose from in a day. It would take you weeks (at minimum).
I am completely understanding when my employers are late due to traffic or a last minute meeting. It happens.
I would never allow them to switch my hours around or to be asked to care for some strange child when they go on vacation.
The reason you are expected to be flexible is because your boss could very easily replace you with a 23 year old who'd be willing to do your job for less money.
Enough with the office comparisons.

Agree. There's nothing unique about how you get done a stack of paperwork at your desk. Or is there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flexibility you say? In what job are you required to take on someone else's job? Even as a teacher I am ASKED if I'd like to sub for someone who needs to leave early, I am never compelled to. It is not appropriate to assume she should care for someone else's child. Her job is to care for your child and someone else's child. Period. I thought the daycare analogy made perfect sense.

I agree.

Sure, one is always asked, we don't live in times when live in a time/place when anyone can force anyone to do something, fortunately! But of any employee, be they a lawyer/dr or a nanny consistently refuses to show any flexibility and-or tries to nickle and some their employer for any little thing, they will not be long for the workplace! Nannies on dcum seem to think they are somehow an exception to the codes that govern normal workplaces.

One of the best parts of the nanny profession is that there will always be a high demand for nanny care.
There will always be an even higher demand for a GOOD nanny.
I don't want to be flexible. I want to do an excellent job caring for my charge and go home at the end of my shift.
The beautiful part of it is that I am so good at my job that I am in extremely high demand and don't have to agree to flexibility.
Comparing this to any other job is ridiculous!
The reason office workers are required to be flexible is because YOU ARE REPLACEABLE! It would also be more difficult for you to find an excellent job than it would for me. My employers could decide to get rid of me (I've never been fired or laid off in 15 years) and I could have 5 excellent jobs to choose from in a day. It would take you weeks (at minimum).
I am completely understanding when my employers are late due to traffic or a last minute meeting. It happens.
I would never allow them to switch my hours around or to be asked to care for some strange child when they go on vacation.
The reason you are expected to be flexible is because your boss could very easily replace you with a 23 year old who'd be willing to do your job for less money.
Enough with the office comparisons.

Agree. There's nothing unique about how you get done a stack of paperwork at your desk. Or is there?

This is hilarious! Nannies have a less replaceable skill set than people who have jobs which pay them enough to afford nannies?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flexibility you say? In what job are you required to take on someone else's job? Even as a teacher I am ASKED if I'd like to sub for someone who needs to leave early, I am never compelled to. It is not appropriate to assume she should care for someone else's child. Her job is to care for your child and someone else's child. Period. I thought the daycare analogy made perfect sense.

I agree.

Sure, one is always asked, we don't live in times when live in a time/place when anyone can force anyone to do something, fortunately! But of any employee, be they a lawyer/dr or a nanny consistently refuses to show any flexibility and-or tries to nickle and some their employer for any little thing, they will not be long for the workplace! Nannies on dcum seem to think they are somehow an exception to the codes that govern normal workplaces.

One of the best parts of the nanny profession is that there will always be a high demand for nanny care.
There will always be an even higher demand for a GOOD nanny.
I don't want to be flexible. I want to do an excellent job caring for my charge and go home at the end of my shift.
The beautiful part of it is that I am so good at my job that I am in extremely high demand and don't have to agree to flexibility.
Comparing this to any other job is ridiculous!
The reason office workers are required to be flexible is because YOU ARE REPLACEABLE! It would also be more difficult for you to find an excellent job than it would for me. My employers could decide to get rid of me (I've never been fired or laid off in 15 years) and I could have 5 excellent jobs to choose from in a day. It would take you weeks (at minimum).
I am completely understanding when my employers are late due to traffic or a last minute meeting. It happens.
I would never allow them to switch my hours around or to be asked to care for some strange child when they go on vacation.
The reason you are expected to be flexible is because your boss could very easily replace you with a 23 year old who'd be willing to do your job for less money.
Enough with the office comparisons.

Agree. There's nothing unique about how you get done a stack of paperwork at your desk. Or is there?

This is hilarious! Nannies have a less replaceable skill set than people who have jobs which pay them enough to afford nannies?!

All depends on how low your expectations are. When I decided to move out of state, one of my former employers actually told me I was irreplaceable. She would therefore be providing the fulltime care of her child until preschool. They happen to be one of the wealthiest old money families. They can afford to do, and have anything they want. Due to professional success (and big money of course) their child has become someone commonly well-known to the general public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flexibility you say? In what job are you required to take on someone else's job? Even as a teacher I am ASKED if I'd like to sub for someone who needs to leave early, I am never compelled to. It is not appropriate to assume she should care for someone else's child. Her job is to care for your child and someone else's child. Period. I thought the daycare analogy made perfect sense.

I agree.

Sure, one is always asked, we don't live in times when live in a time/place when anyone can force anyone to do something, fortunately! But of any employee, be they a lawyer/dr or a nanny consistently refuses to show any flexibility and-or tries to nickle and some their employer for any little thing, they will not be long for the workplace! Nannies on dcum seem to think they are somehow an exception to the codes that govern normal workplaces.

One of the best parts of the nanny profession is that there will always be a high demand for nanny care.
There will always be an even higher demand for a GOOD nanny.
I don't want to be flexible. I want to do an excellent job caring for my charge and go home at the end of my shift.
The beautiful part of it is that I am so good at my job that I am in extremely high demand and don't have to agree to flexibility.
Comparing this to any other job is ridiculous!
The reason office workers are required to be flexible is because YOU ARE REPLACEABLE! It would also be more difficult for you to find an excellent job than it would for me. My employers could decide to get rid of me (I've never been fired or laid off in 15 years) and I could have 5 excellent jobs to choose from in a day. It would take you weeks (at minimum).
I am completely understanding when my employers are late due to traffic or a last minute meeting. It happens.
I would never allow them to switch my hours around or to be asked to care for some strange child when they go on vacation.
The reason you are expected to be flexible is because your boss could very easily replace you with a 23 year old who'd be willing to do your job for less money.
Enough with the office comparisons.

Agree. There's nothing unique about how you get done a stack of paperwork at your desk. Or is there?

This is hilarious! Nannies have a less replaceable skill set than people who have jobs which pay them enough to afford nannies?!

The reason you have enough money to afford a nanny IS because you have a nanny. You can go to your job everyday without worrying that your nanny won't show up or will quit with no notice. So, yes. A good nanny has an irreplaceable skill set. She allows you to go to work everyday and earn a living.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flexibility you say? In what job are you required to take on someone else's job? Even as a teacher I am ASKED if I'd like to sub for someone who needs to leave early, I am never compelled to. It is not appropriate to assume she should care for someone else's child. Her job is to care for your child and someone else's child. Period. I thought the daycare analogy made perfect sense.

I agree.

Sure, one is always asked, we don't live in times when live in a time/place when anyone can force anyone to do something, fortunately! But of any employee, be they a lawyer/dr or a nanny consistently refuses to show any flexibility and-or tries to nickle and some their employer for any little thing, they will not be long for the workplace! Nannies on dcum seem to think they are somehow an exception to the codes that govern normal workplaces.

One of the best parts of the nanny profession is that there will always be a high demand for nanny care.
There will always be an even higher demand for a GOOD nanny.
I don't want to be flexible. I want to do an excellent job caring for my charge and go home at the end of my shift.
The beautiful part of it is that I am so good at my job that I am in extremely high demand and don't have to agree to flexibility.
Comparing this to any other job is ridiculous!
The reason office workers are required to be flexible is because YOU ARE REPLACEABLE! It would also be more difficult for you to find an excellent job than it would for me. My employers could decide to get rid of me (I've never been fired or laid off in 15 years) and I could have 5 excellent jobs to choose from in a day. It would take you weeks (at minimum).
I am completely understanding when my employers are late due to traffic or a last minute meeting. It happens.
I would never allow them to switch my hours around or to be asked to care for some strange child when they go on vacation.
The reason you are expected to be flexible is because your boss could very easily replace you with a 23 year old who'd be willing to do your job for less money.
Enough with the office comparisons.

Agree. There's nothing unique about how you get done a stack of paperwork at your desk. Or is there?

This is hilarious! Nannies have a less replaceable skill set than people who have jobs which pay them enough to afford nannies?!

The reason you have enough money to afford a nanny IS because you have a nanny. You can go to your job everyday without worrying that your nanny won't show up or will quit with no notice. So, yes. A good nanny has an irreplaceable skill set. She allows you to go to work everyday and earn a living.

A good nanny certainly has an IMPORTANT skill set, but it is replaceable. If it were not replaceable, only one of the nannies posting on here and claiming to be fabulous is telling the truth.

[Anonymous]

OP, you should look at what your contract says.

When we had a share five years ago, we had it structured as follows: nanny had two weeks of paid vacation. Apart from that, families were free to take any other time off, and the nanny received $15/hr (instead of our regular $19) when she cared for only one child instead of two. The family that remained under her care paid that rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you should look at what your contract says.

When we had a share five years ago, we had it structured as follows: nanny had two weeks of paid vacation. Apart from that, families were free to take any other time off, and the nanny received $15/hr (instead of our regular $19) when she cared for only one child instead of two. The family that remained under her care paid that rate.

I would never agree to that, as I can't imagine living on 19, let alone 15/hr.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flexibility you say? In what job are you required to take on someone else's job? Even as a teacher I am ASKED if I'd like to sub for someone who needs to leave early, I am never compelled to. It is not appropriate to assume she should care for someone else's child. Her job is to care for your child and someone else's child. Period. I thought the daycare analogy made perfect sense.

I agree.

Sure, one is always asked, we don't live in times when live in a time/place when anyone can force anyone to do something, fortunately! But of any employee, be they a lawyer/dr or a nanny consistently refuses to show any flexibility and-or tries to nickle and some their employer for any little thing, they will not be long for the workplace! Nannies on dcum seem to think they are somehow an exception to the codes that govern normal workplaces.

One of the best parts of the nanny profession is that there will always be a high demand for nanny care.
There will always be an even higher demand for a GOOD nanny.
I don't want to be flexible. I want to do an excellent job caring for my charge and go home at the end of my shift.
The beautiful part of it is that I am so good at my job that I am in extremely high demand and don't have to agree to flexibility.
Comparing this to any other job is ridiculous!
The reason office workers are required to be flexible is because YOU ARE REPLACEABLE! It would also be more difficult for you to find an excellent job than it would for me. My employers could decide to get rid of me (I've never been fired or laid off in 15 years) and I could have 5 excellent jobs to choose from in a day. It would take you weeks (at minimum).
I am completely understanding when my employers are late due to traffic or a last minute meeting. It happens.
I would never allow them to switch my hours around or to be asked to care for some strange child when they go on vacation.
The reason you are expected to be flexible is because your boss could very easily replace you with a 23 year old who'd be willing to do your job for less money.
Enough with the office comparisons.

You don't really know anyone's work, and no one knows yours, so let's not make pronouncements about each other that are uninformed.

Anyone is replaceable. Nanny or president of the USA, there's always more where that came from. The cemeteries are full of irreplaceable people, as they say.

Anyone good in their job, nanny, office worker or cardiac surgeon, can walk out and have five jobs available tomorrow. Excellence is not limited to the nanny business.