Our nanny of about 6 months hadn't been feeling great for the past few days and thought it was allergies - coughing, sneezing, sore throat. This morning she showed up sounding congested and horrible. She said she wasn't sure how long she could stay because she felt horrible and had been coughing up blood this morning. I told her I wish she had called/texted me because I would have told her to stay home/go straight to the dr. I told her she needed to go to the dr and ended up driving her to her dr (with my 10 month old in the car with us). Turns out she has pneumonia. So now I'm terrified that my 10 month old will come down with pneumonia (we've called the pediatrician and know what to keep an eye out for) AND wondering what to do about continuing with the nanny. This is the second major personal heath issue the nanny has had. There's also been lateness balanced with often being early. Her personal/sick days are pretty much exhausted at this point (she may have 1 left). |
Hopefully your pediatrician explained that pneumonia isn't contagious. |
Man, nannies can't win with the MBs here. If a nanny calls in sick, the MB asks if she should be fired. If a nanny tries to tough it out, the MB asks if she should be fired.
MBs -- PEOPLE GET SICK! Maybe offer a few more paid sick days and don't punish nannies for telling you they're sick! |
To answer your question: Wish your nanny a speedy recovery and find back up care. Oh, and don't dock her pay for having pneumonia. |
OP?? |
the virus or bacteria that causes pneumonia (depending on the type - it could also be caused by chemical exposure) are contagaious |
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