Would you be angry if nanny came to work with a cold?

[Anonymous]

I am a FTM with a normal seven-month-old. Our weekend nanny arrived last Saturday with a hoarse voice and said she lost her voice from overuse. She had no runny nose, coughing, other symptoms of a cold. She worked Sunday as well with the same hoarse voice. On Tuesday, DC came down with a miserable cold.

She only works weekend/very part-time and is not paid for any sick days. Is it possible she was hiding her cold (with OTC medications) and didn't care about infecting the baby? Or maybe her voice-strain story was the truth and she wasn't the one who infected DC?

I don't know if I should out right ask her or not. She is a wonderful nanny in every other way.

[Anonymous]

Offer herror a coffee. If it's just a cold than It's just a cold.

[Anonymous]

I never miss work even if I have horrible vomiting and diarrhea . Most parents don't care if you come to work sick. As long as you show up . That way they can go to work themselves.

If you don't want her to come to work sick tell her and offer her paid sick days.

[Anonymous]

OP doesn't even know if the nanny was actually sick! I lose my voice all the time and never from a cold.

If you have another child, OP, the whole "stay away from the baby if you have a cold" goes away since your older child will be a germ-bag.

[Anonymous]

Not many Americans can easily afford to miss a day's pay. And anyone working weekends generally is doing it for the money.

Offer even your part-time employees paid sick days or stop worrying about how a 7 month old got a cold.

[Anonymous]

Your kid could just as easily gotten the cold from you or anyone else he came in contact with. Cold germs are literally everywhere. EVERYWHERE. Maybe it's the nanny's fault, maybe not. You will never know because the world is crawling with germs. Get over it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not many Americans can easily afford to miss a day's pay. And anyone working weekends generally is doing it for the money.

Offer even your part-time employees paid sick days or stop worrying about how a 7 month old got a cold.

Agree. Who provides the baby's care M-F, op?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a FTM with a normal seven-month-old. Our weekend nanny arrived last Saturday with a hoarse voice and said she lost her voice from overuse. She had no runny nose, coughing, other symptoms of a cold. She worked Sunday as well with the same hoarse voice. On Tuesday, DC came down with a miserable cold.

She only works weekend/very part-time and is not paid for any sick days. Is it possible she was hiding her cold (with OTC medications) and didn't care about infecting the baby? Or maybe her voice-strain story was the truth and she wasn't the one who infected DC?

I don't know if I should out right ask her or not. She is a wonderful nanny in every other way.

a) nanny could very easily have a hoarse voice and not be sick. I once lost my voice for nearly a week. I wasn't sick and felt fine, but could speak very little.
b) If you want her to stay home when sick, offer paid sick days and tell her that you'd prefer she stay home if she is sick.
c) you can't say for sure where your child got sick. Do you work outside the home? Does your spouse/partner? Does everyone wash hands the moment the enter the home without touching ANYTHING? Does your child go with you to the store or to run errands? Anywhere outside the house at all?

It's hard when your child gets sick, but it's something that is going to happen. Most parents still want nanny to come to work if sick with a basic cold.

[Anonymous]

If you want to avoid specifically the nanny from bringing in a cold, offer her sick days. But anyone could give your kid a cold, so that's probably silly.

I work in a nursery in the mornings and I often end up with a hoarse voice by 1pm - depending on how many kids are having a monster day, so she didn't even necessarily have a cold. That said, I always text families and tell them I have a cold, especially if they have infants, and tell them I might be contagious. Not once have I been told to stay home if I felt well enough to come in.

[Anonymous]

Solution: Paid sick days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Solution: Paid sick days.

+1

If I were a nanny with no paid sick days, I would have come to work as well. I mean I don't work for fun

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Solution: Paid sick days.

+1

If I were a nanny with no paid sick days, I would have come to work as well. I mean I don't work for fun

#common sense #crappyMB #yougetwhatyoupayfor

[Anonymous]

I think unless someone is running a fever it's ridiculous to expect them to stay home because of a cold. I've had colds that linger for over a week. I'm not supposed to work the entire time?? If someone has a cold they should be diligent about hand washing. I understand no one wants a sick child, but you're not going to be able to shield them from all germs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a FTM with a normal seven-month-old. Our weekend nanny arrived last Saturday with a hoarse voice and said she lost her voice from overuse. She had no runny nose, coughing, other symptoms of a cold. She worked Sunday as well with the same hoarse voice. On Tuesday, DC came down with a miserable cold.

She only works weekend/very part-time and is not paid for any sick days. Is it possible she was hiding her cold (with OTC medications) and didn't care about infecting the baby? Or maybe her voice-strain story was the truth and she wasn't the one who infected DC?

I don't know if I should out right ask her or not. She is a wonderful nanny in every other way.

a) nanny could very easily have a hoarse voice and not be sick. I once lost my voice for nearly a week. I wasn't sick and felt fine, but could speak very little.
b) If you want her to stay home when sick, offer paid sick days and tell her that you'd prefer she stay home if she is sick.
c) you can't say for sure where your child got sick. Do you work outside the home? Does your spouse/partner? Does everyone wash hands the moment the enter the home without touching ANYTHING? Does your child go with you to the store or to run errands? Anywhere outside the house at all?

It's hard when your child gets sick, but it's something that is going to happen. Most parents still want nanny to come to work if sick with a basic cold.

MB here. +1 on this. A lot of people would be upset if their nanny called out sick just because she had a hoarse voice. Maybe time to have a specific conversation about your expectations in this regard.

[Anonymous]

If I have a cold or horse voice I will call my MB as soon as possible. Nanny don't like to care for sick kids YET they come in because of $. So selfish!