Taking Family to airport tomorrow, won’t pay me for overnight stay
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Anonymous
| I’m just wondering if this is odd: basically I have been a short term nanny for a great family. the mom and 2 girls are moving to Japan for 5 months to be with the dad (as he was already overseas for work). The kids are amazing, the mom is great and we sort of developed a friendship during this 2 month period. They need me to take them to the airport as they are flying to Japan on Thursday. I told her I’d happily do it. I have to be at their house to pick them up early in the am, like 6. I live 30 mins out. The mom told me I could spend the night so that I didn’t have to get up so early and drive, but that she wouldn’t be paying me for overnight stay. Is this odd or normal? I’m not angry or anything AT ALL, just wondering if I should be compensated for that time. Thanks! |
Anonymous
| For driving, yes. I would have paid you 1/2 day or a full day. But for staying overnight, no. You’re not really working, you’re sleeping there so that you don’t need to wake up too early tomorrow. If you don’t want to stay, just say it’s no problem to wake up early, thank you very much, I’ll sleep at home. |
Anonymous
Pp again. Unless the mom thinks you’re doing them a favor  and she’s not planning on paying you. In all my years of nannies and travel, it never occurred to me to ask nanny to drive us. We just took a cab, it was cheaper.
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Anonymous
| ^^^ and not the nanny’s job to drive us to airport… |
Anonymous
| I've driven my nanny peeps to the airport before no biggie.... I wouldn't expect to be paid overnight because you could just wake up earlier.... or get this say no.... |
Anonymous
| You won't be working if you sleep there overnight. She's just offering you an option that will let you get a bit more sleep. It's legit to not pay you. But she should pay you for the gas and your time to take them to the airport. |
Anonymous
| There’s Uber and super shuttle but she would have to pay for those services unlike you who’s willing to do it for free. Please stop letting people take advantage of you, because they’ll be in for a shock when a professional nanny refuses to anything outside of their job description. |
Anonymous
| Just go home and wake up earlier. Do not queer a great relationship with this on their last day. |
Anonymous
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I wouldn’t expect to be paid for staying at their home since you have the option of sleeping in your own home.
I would only expect to be financially compensated if I were REQUIRED to sleep at their house. I would hope that you are going to be paid for driving them to the airport even though you consider her a “friend.” |
Anonymous
| You’re sleeping over for your convenience and not working. Why would you expect to be paid? |
Anonymous
| Easy. Just say no thanks and go home. Sleep in your own bed and get up early. I don't think mom can not give you a very nice tip/gas for the favor you are about to make her. And I don't think she thinks to pay you if it's your choice stay overnight. |
Anonymous
| If you’re not watching the kids, why are you expecting her to pay you? She should pay you for the ride and that’s it. It would be in your favor to sleep over so you don’t have to get up early or you can just drive over in the morning. |
Anonymous
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Pay for the drive to and from the airport plus mileage (and hopefully some caffeine) - yes
You sleeping over for your convenience so you don’t have to get up earlier - no payment. You can go home and wake up early. That’s your choice. |
Anonymous
| They sound cheap. I would never have signed up for this. OP sounds like a doormat. I travel abroad quite a lot, and we use Uber. She sounds military and cheap. |
Anonymous
| They need you to drive them to the airport? Are you serious? |