What do you MBs do when child goes to school most days?

[Anonymous]

Nanny here. MB signed up child to attend preschool for 6h out of the 8h I’m usually there. I started looking for a new job with the impression they won’t need me. She works a job without a consistent schedule. Spoke to her this morning, and I wanted to say that I don’t see how they can provide a full time job under these circumstances. She’s saying she was thinking about keeping me on, and paying me the guaranteed hours, however, it would be guaranteed hours for the week, which means she’s saying every week every day the schedule would be different. And on days that she’s off I could take the day off and work it on the weekend if I wanted too. I’m like so confused by what she’s even saying that I couldn’t get another word out. I’m also underpaid, which is another reason why I’m leaving.. but they had family problems so I stuck it out but now that the problems are resolved and he’s going to school full time I don’t see myself being around at all, and that was my impression that’s why I started looking for new jobs weeks ago.
Am I Crazy to think she’s crazy? She’s trying to keep me 24/7 but only pay for less than 40h?

What do other people do in these situations? I know some families keep the nanny for emergencies and keeps their schedules, and uses the Nanny for errands and stuff. But I do realize we’re talking about 20 hours a week that there wouldn’t be work for me, unless errands and stuff, which I wouldn’t mind doing… I’m just so confused

[Anonymous]

She might be saying she is paying you for your availability. Especially with school breaks, teacher work days ,sick days etc but I wouldn’t work weekends

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She might be saying she is paying you for your availability. Especially with school breaks, teacher work days ,sick days etc but I wouldn’t work weekends

OP here
Can you please clarify? What do you mean by she’s paying for my availability? She wants me available 24/7….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She might be saying she is paying you for your availability. Especially with school breaks, teacher work days ,sick days etc but I wouldn’t work weekends

OP here
Can you please clarify? What do you mean by she’s paying for my availability? She wants me available 24/7….

Yes, essentially. You'd probably agree to X amount of notice so for instance she would send you the schedule every Sunday or on the 30th of every month for the following month.

[Anonymous]

So DH and I work full time but our kids are in school. We pay our nanny for full time. Sure came in handy when the pandemic hit and sure comes in handy for random school closures, mildly sick kids, half days, etc. The nanny generally shows up at our house about an hour or so before the kids get out of school, but sometimes comes over earlier to be in a quiet place to study (going to school part time online).

This job sounds weird - nobody is available 24/7.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So DH and I work full time but our kids are in school. We pay our nanny for full time. Sure came in handy when the pandemic hit and sure comes in handy for random school closures, mildly sick kids, half days, etc. The nanny generally shows up at our house about an hour or so before the kids get out of school, but sometimes comes over earlier to be in a quiet place to study (going to school part time online).

This job sounds weird - nobody is available 24/7.

OP here thank you!
I don’t expect them to pay me full time when the child is in school full time, I told them that, and that I’m ok with looking for a new job and that I will always be in touch with them also for random babysitting hours.

You’re very nice to offer that to your nanny! And I heard other families do the same thing, it just eases the parents mind and somebody is always available for the child.

The problem here is- the MB is simply CHEAP, I started with “guaranteed hours” , which she quickly turned into using the guaranteed hours whenever she wanted and when she gave me a day off, she wouldn’t pay me for it. I complained many times until I finally had it, then we talked to the husband and he said to her you need to pay her for the day I’m ok with that.
She’s just one of those people who want everybody work around her life and her schedule and bend over backwards… and you just can’t win with these people. I told her that she doesn’t need me full time anymore (bc I don’t want to quit on her, SHE doesn’t need me! I’m leaving bc of that! ).
So she still wants me, for obvious reasons, school closure, sick days and stuff, but only if I PHYSICALLY work full time for her. I’m like how is that gonna work? He’s in school 9-3, be in bed at 6. How can I make it to a full time job? I always offered to run ANY errands, COOK full healthy meals, maybe do a little more cleaning now , I don’t want to just sit around doing nothing.
And they make a lot of money every year so I just don’t get it lol but thank you for your response!

[Anonymous]

I’d be fine with a somewhat modified schedule if I knew the schedule 2 weeks ahead of time, or even a month. Don’t be telling on Friday though what days you need me the following week. You could me we plan anything.
If she’s putting a young child in preschool 6 hours and paying you as well she’s not broke. Don’t let her make you think that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So DH and I work full time but our kids are in school. We pay our nanny for full time. Sure came in handy when the pandemic hit and sure comes in handy for random school closures, mildly sick kids, half days, etc. The nanny generally shows up at our house about an hour or so before the kids get out of school, but sometimes comes over earlier to be in a quiet place to study (going to school part time online).

This job sounds weird - nobody is available 24/7.

OP here thank you!
I don’t expect them to pay me full time when the child is in school full time, I told them that, and that I’m ok with looking for a new job and that I will always be in touch with them also for random babysitting hours.

You’re very nice to offer that to your nanny! And I heard other families do the same thing, it just eases the parents mind and somebody is always available for the child.

The problem here is- the MB is simply CHEAP, I started with “guaranteed hours” , which she quickly turned into using the guaranteed hours whenever she wanted and when she gave me a day off, she wouldn’t pay me for it. I complained many times until I finally had it, then we talked to the husband and he said to her you need to pay her for the day I’m ok with that.
She’s just one of those people who want everybody work around her life and her schedule and bend over backwards… and you just can’t win with these people. I told her that she doesn’t need me full time anymore (bc I don’t want to quit on her, SHE doesn’t need me! I’m leaving bc of that! ).
So she still wants me, for obvious reasons, school closure, sick days and stuff, but only if I PHYSICALLY work full time for her. I’m like how is that gonna work? He’s in school 9-3, be in bed at 6. How can I make it to a full time job? I always offered to run ANY errands, COOK full healthy meals, maybe do a little more cleaning now , I don’t want to just sit around doing nothing.
And they make a lot of money every year so I just don’t get it lol but thank you for your response!

Wait... this is the troll who was going to call cps bc the child was eating ham sandwiches...

[Anonymous]

Just find another job OP.