Nanny and risk tolerance

[Anonymous]

Our nanny is wonderful and is doing what she can to socially distance responsibly (wears a mask to shop, drives to our house, is attending church by zoom only) but she lives with her husband who works in construction and her son who works as a security guard. We are on the cusp of moving on from needing a nanny as our youngest is starting k next year and I’m wondering if now is a good time to help her move on to another family because more people are looking for nannies right now or whether the fact that she lives with problem who work outside the home would be a dealbreaker for most people.

She is truly a life saver, so I’m happy to continue to have her with us for the year if it would be hard for her to have another job, but with both my spouse and I home for the foreseeable future, we really don’t need the full time help as much as others might.

[Anonymous]

There has never been a better time to find a nanny job!

Talk to your nanny and tell her your thoughts. No one can legally ask if she lives alone but people are scared.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t bank on kindergarten being reliable child care next year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t bank on kindergarten being reliable child care next year

+1. I’d hang onto her until the pandemic is over. What happens if one of you ends up in the hospital?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t bank on kindergarten being reliable child care next year

+1. I’d hang onto her until the pandemic is over. What happens if one of you ends up in the hospital?

Are we still on the ridiculous belief that Covid = hospital?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t bank on kindergarten being reliable child care next year

+1. I’d hang onto her until the pandemic is over. What happens if one of you ends up in the hospital?

Are we still on the ridiculous belief that Covid = hospital?

Not wanting to get political here, but the COVID-19 certainly can put healthy people in the hospital.

Google Nick Cordero if you still think this is a ridiculous belief.....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t bank on kindergarten being reliable child care next year

This is OP and I’m not really counting on school being open, but I’m writing from home and so is my spouse. We just don’t need a nanny while we are also home and we do have family in the area who can help in a pinch. But my question is more whether it will be hard for our current nanny to find a job given that her family members work outside the house or whether this level of risk is acceptable to families who really need help.

[Anonymous]

So it won’t necessarily mean she can’t find a job, but the families willing to overlook it will also be higher risk most likely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t bank on kindergarten being reliable child care next year

This is OP and I’m not really counting on school being open, but I’m writing from home and so is my spouse. We just don’t need a nanny while we are also home and we do have family in the area who can help in a pinch. But my question is more whether it will be hard for our current nanny to find a job given that her family members work outside the house or whether this level of risk is acceptable to families who really need help.

Do you have the flexibility to be able to do school and your job? If so, let her know to start looking, but you’ll keep her until she finds something. If not, keep her until covid and dl are over.

I agree with PP. Any nanny can find a job now. With her household’s risk level, a family willing to hire her is likely to also be higher risk.

[Anonymous]

Op here, and that makes sense. Yes, both spouse and I have the flexibility to work and do some school/childcare. And if school is our, we have family who can help after we quarantine for 14 days.

I think where I’m leaning is to have tell her this week that we are happy to have her stay through the summer, but she should start looking (we will help) and when we get back from our vacation in September we will no longer need her. I suppose worst case, she could go on unemployment until she finds something if it takes longer, but I’d imagine with the number of families where both parents have to work and school is closed or likely to close, she will be a good fit for someone. And I understand that she’s likely to be more appealing to a family who is not fully isolated, for whatever reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t bank on kindergarten being reliable child care next year

School and kindergarten are not for childcare but institutions for learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here, and that makes sense. Yes, both spouse and I have the flexibility to work and do some school/childcare. And if school is our, we have family who can help after we quarantine for 14 days.

I think where I’m leaning is to have tell her this week that we are happy to have her stay through the summer, but she should start looking (we will help) and when we get back from our vacation in September we will no longer need her. I suppose worst case, she could go on unemployment until she finds something if it takes longer, but I’d imagine with the number of families where both parents have to work and school is closed or likely to close, she will be a good fit for someone. And I understand that she’s likely to be more appealing to a family who is not fully isolated, for whatever reason.

If you are going on vacation outside your house then you are not fully isolating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here, and that makes sense. Yes, both spouse and I have the flexibility to work and do some school/childcare. And if school is our, we have family who can help after we quarantine for 14 days.

I think where I’m leaning is to have tell her this week that we are happy to have her stay through the summer, but she should start looking (we will help) and when we get back from our vacation in September we will no longer need her. I suppose worst case, she could go on unemployment until she finds something if it takes longer, but I’d imagine with the number of families where both parents have to work and school is closed or likely to close, she will be a good fit for someone. And I understand that she’s likely to be more appealing to a family who is not fully isolated, for whatever reason.

If you are going on vacation outside your house then you are not fully isolating.

We aren’t fully isolating (we are seeing family and a few friends) but we will be fully isolating on vacation as we are going to our family home in Delaware. We drive there and follow the same social distance rules that we do here. But I’m actually not moving on from our nanny because of her exposure (that’s a risk I would be willing to take if we had to work in the office) but rather because i found out this week that I won’t need to return to the office until July 2021 and we really don’t need a nanny if I’m teleworking full time.

[Anonymous]

I honestly don’t think she’ll have a problem finding another position now. I’d certainly choose your nanny over a 20 something with roommates and a social life. Tell your nanny to stress her covid protocols.

Honestly, how many nannies can afford to live alone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I honestly don’t think she’ll have a problem finding another position now. I’d certainly choose your nanny over a 20 something with roommates and a social life. Tell your nanny to stress her covid protocols.

Honestly, how many nannies can afford to live alone?

+1. I’d trust an older nanny far more than a younger one with roommates.