Don’t pay me for hours when the kids are in school

[Anonymous]

And then when they get sick, have a snow day or there is early release I will politely let you know I’m in yoga, getting a manicure or babysitting and won’t be finished until it’s dismissal and my regularly scheduled time.

Parents really want to only pay for “on” hours yet want availability or catch attitudes when you say you can’t? BYE

[Anonymous]

Quit and find a full time job. You can't expect to be paid while the kids are in school. There's a babysitter on every corner. They will find a replacement. BYE

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the laughs. BYE

[Anonymous]

This is why I will be replacing my full time nanny with a full time housekeeper/sitter when the kids are in school. I do need coverage, but I don't have 20K sitting around to hand someone to be on call.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the laughs. BYE

+1000

[Anonymous]

I'm paid while the kids are in school and if that changes anytime soon I will leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Quit and find a full time job. You can't expect to be paid while the kids are in school. There's a babysitter on every corner. They will find a replacement. BYE

You mean there's a "warm body" on every corner.
If there was a decent babysitter on every corner, you parents would not be complaining every day about the shitty sitter you picked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And then when they get sick, have a snow day or there is early release I will politely let you know I’m in yoga, getting a manicure or babysitting and won’t be finished until it’s dismissal and my regularly scheduled time.

Parents really want to only pay for “on” hours yet want availability or catch attitudes when you say you can’t? BYE

Good luck finding a job when they replace you. And by the way, our nanny is amazing, doesn't get paid while the kids are in school (which SHE said she was fine with), does help with snow days, sick days, etc., and will be available soon since we're moving, so hopefully your current family can find her.

[Anonymous]

It's the rare family that will agree to this after year 1 if we're talking more than an hour or two a day. All of a sudden, aftercare, camps, and grandma look a lot better than spending the year's college savings on someone who is literally sitting around hoping she doesn't get a phone call.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's the rare family that will agree to this after year 1 if we're talking more than an hour or two a day. All of a sudden, aftercare, camps, and grandma look a lot better than spending the year's college savings on someone who is literally sitting around hoping she doesn't get a phone call.

Yep. Sorry nannies, when there are no children at home, you need to step up and provide some "added value" if you want to be paid. That might mean doing the the kids' laundry and cleaning their rooms, running errands, shopping, cooking, other household tasks. Apart from firemen (who have to hand out at the station), people just don't get paid to be on call. Being "On call" is part of the deal for many jobs that receive similar annual compensation to that of nannies.

[Anonymous]

To echo the above, When my brothers youngest started preschool instead of letting the nanny go they renegotiated the entire scope of work. The nanny grocery shops, cleans, runs the household while kids are at school. And they did this because they really love their nanny and vice versa.

[Anonymous]

My friends who have kept their nannies (and pay them) while their kids are in full-time school have nannies who have become house manager for them. During the day their nannies:
- do all the household laundry
- do all the grocery shopping and errands
- manage the repair people
- do all the prep for dinner and often start it

Maybe you can approach your family and discuss a mutually agreeable solution where you get paid and they get value.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friends who have kept their nannies (and pay them) while their kids are in full-time school have nannies who have become house manager for them. During the day their nannies:
- do all the household laundry
- do all the grocery shopping and errands
- manage the repair people
- do all the prep for dinner and often start it

Maybe you can approach your family and discuss a mutually agreeable solution where you get paid and they get value.

Please tell your friends that "house managers" have cleaning people to manage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And then when they get sick, have a snow day or there is early release I will politely let you know I’m in yoga, getting a manicure or babysitting and won’t be finished until it’s dismissal and my regularly scheduled time.

Parents really want to only pay for “on” hours yet want availability or catch attitudes when you say you can’t? BYE

Yep. If they don’t want to pay because you’re not scheduled to work, they cannot assume you’re available if something crops up.

[Anonymous]

My brother has had the same nanny for 13 years. Now that his kids are 10 and 13, nanny works noon to 7PM and most every Saturday night. The three hours before she picks up his kids at school are spend doing the kids laundry, grocery shopping as well as shopping for clothes and supplies for the kids and cleaning their rooms. She has always made amazing meals for the kids from scratch.

Certainly what I hope with our beloved nanny.