Contract says...

[Anonymous]

If schools are closed, I don't work. MB is pressuring me to come in tomorrow even though her work also follows school closings and she will be off. She is insisting that the roads are fine and I have to come in. I partly want to tell her that she should also come to work then. How do I handle this? She's insisting that the roads will be salted and fine..I don't care about the roads, I care about my contract.

[Anonymous]

Say as per our contract I am off when its bad enough that schools close. I am happy review it with you at a later time.

I would also say if you can make it to go. Charge time and an half

[Anonymous]

"We aligned our contract to follow your work schedule and our contract states that when the schools are closed due to weather, I will have a paid snow day."

If you'd like you could add something like...
"If you'd like, we could add a day to my vacation days and I could come in tomorrow as a trade." Though that may make her angry and resentful.

[Anonymous]

It's ridiculous that she will be off and still expects you to come in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's ridiculous that she will be off and still expects you to come in.

Her MB doesn't want to take care of her accessory kids.

[Anonymous]

And she's still insisting via text that roads will be fine. Seriously

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Say as per our contract I am off when its bad enough that schools close. I am happy review it with you at a later time.

I would also say if you can make it to go. Charge time and an half

I would entertain this idea if I felt like it would fly with my employers. There's no way they would pay time and a half.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And she's still insisting via text that roads will be fine. Seriously

Quote your contract to her. That's what it's there for. If she continues with the roads are fine bit, let her know that you will come in if she intends to go to work (since the roads are fine) and that you will do so in exchange for an extra personal/vacation day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"We aligned our contract to follow your work schedule and our contract states that when the schools are closed due to weather, I will have a paid snow day."

If you'd like you could add something like...
"If you'd like, we could add a day to my vacation days and I could come in tomorrow as a trade." Though that may make her angry and resentful.

If my contract states I am to be off, but my employer needs me to work, I am paid time and a half, and if the hours push me over 40, the hours later in the week are also overtime. However, there's a clause in my contract that gives the stipulation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If schools are closed, I don't work. MB is pressuring me to come in tomorrow even though her work also follows school closings and she will be off. She is insisting that the roads are fine and I have to come in. I partly want to tell her that she should also come to work then. How do I handle this? She's insisting that the roads will be salted and fine..I don't care about the roads, I care about my contract.

What a petty babysitter. School system have to make decisions for huge areas. They may be closed because some rural areas are not plowed, if your roads are clear to and from work then you should go in. Wow.

MBs seriously you need to only hire nannies with references, and make sure you CALL THOSE REFERENCES so you don't have to deal with this OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If schools are closed, I don't work. MB is pressuring me to come in tomorrow even though her work also follows school closings and she will be off. She is insisting that the roads are fine and I have to come in. I partly want to tell her that she should also come to work then. How do I handle this? She's insisting that the roads will be salted and fine..I don't care about the roads, I care about my contract.

What a petty babysitter. School system have to make decisions for huge areas. They may be closed because some rural areas are not plowed, if your roads are clear to and from work then you should go in. Wow.

MBs seriously you need to only hire nannies with references, and make sure you CALL THOSE REFERENCES so you don't have to deal with this OP.

You're off your rocker! Why offer snow days in the contract if you're not going to abide by it!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If schools are closed, I don't work. MB is pressuring me to come in tomorrow even though her work also follows school closings and she will be off. She is insisting that the roads are fine and I have to come in. I partly want to tell her that she should also come to work then. How do I handle this? She's insisting that the roads will be salted and fine..I don't care about the roads, I care about my contract.

What a petty babysitter. School system have to make decisions for huge areas. They may be closed because some rural areas are not plowed, if your roads are clear to and from work then you should go in. Wow.

MBs seriously you need to only hire nannies with references, and make sure you CALL THOSE REFERENCES so you don't have to deal with this OP.

as a nanny, I actually agree with this. I think that stipulation in the contract was there for when the roads are bad...I didn't work Monday, but I worked today. the roads were definitely driveable but many schools are still out because areas are still unplowed and those that are might not be easy for a school bus (as opposed to the car). the way you phrase this issue (and I"m sure you'll come back and suddenly say that you are in an unplowed area and can't get to work ), you just sound like a nanny trying to take an extra vacation day. whatever

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If schools are closed, I don't work. MB is pressuring me to come in tomorrow even though her work also follows school closings and she will be off. She is insisting that the roads are fine and I have to come in. I partly want to tell her that she should also come to work then. How do I handle this? She's insisting that the roads will be salted and fine..I don't care about the roads, I care about my contract.

What a petty babysitter. School system have to make decisions for huge areas. They may be closed because some rural areas are not plowed, if your roads are clear to and from work then you should go in. Wow.

MBs seriously you need to only hire nannies with references, and make sure you CALL THOSE REFERENCES so you don't have to deal with this OP.

as a nanny, I actually agree with this. I think that stipulation in the contract was there for when the roads are bad...I didn't work Monday, but I worked today. the roads were definitely driveable but many schools are still out because areas are still unplowed and those that are might not be easy for a school bus (as opposed to the car). the way you phrase this issue (and I"m sure you'll come back and suddenly say that you are in an unplowed area and can't get to work ), you just sound like a nanny trying to take an extra vacation day. whatever

Just like MB is a mother trying to not deal with her kids.

If MB actually had to be at work, I would totally agree with this. If they meant if the roads were clear, they should have specified that. I'm always off anytime schools are closed.....holidays, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If schools are closed, I don't work. MB is pressuring me to come in tomorrow even though her work also follows school closings and she will be off. She is insisting that the roads are fine and I have to come in. I partly want to tell her that she should also come to work then. How do I handle this? She's insisting that the roads will be salted and fine..I don't care about the roads, I care about my contract.

What a petty babysitter. School system have to make decisions for huge areas. They may be closed because some rural areas are not plowed, if your roads are clear to and from work then you should go in. Wow.

MBs seriously you need to only hire nannies with references, and make sure you CALL THOSE REFERENCES so you don't have to deal with this OP.

MBs fault for putting it in the contract. And from OP's post it doesn't sound like MB is going to work either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If schools are closed, I don't work. MB is pressuring me to come in tomorrow even though her work also follows school closings and she will be off. She is insisting that the roads are fine and I have to come in. I partly want to tell her that she should also come to work then. How do I handle this? She's insisting that the roads will be salted and fine..I don't care about the roads, I care about my contract.

What a petty babysitter. School system have to make decisions for huge areas. They may be closed because some rural areas are not plowed, if your roads are clear to and from work then you should go in. Wow.

MBs seriously you need to only hire nannies with references, and make sure you CALL THOSE REFERENCES so you don't have to deal with this OP.

as a nanny, I actually agree with this. I think that stipulation in the contract was there for when the roads are bad...I didn't work Monday, but I worked today. the roads were definitely driveable but many schools are still out because areas are still unplowed and those that are might not be easy for a school bus (as opposed to the car). the way you phrase this issue (and I"m sure you'll come back and suddenly say that you are in an unplowed area and can't get to work ), you just sound like a nanny trying to take an extra vacation day. whatever

Just like MB is a mother trying to not deal with her kids.

If MB actually had to be at work, I would totally agree with this. If they meant if the roads were clear, they should have specified that. I'm always off anytime schools are closed.....holidays, etc.

I suspect you will be looking for a new job next year and they will be reevaluating this very expensive clause.