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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A little late happens.  Its called having a job and getting stuck in traffic.  An hour late is a different situation.  Not all jobs are 9-5.  If you are late, is it ok for them to dock you 5-10 dollars each time.  You'd be pretty upset over that.  Be flexible.[/quote]

If I was consistently 5-10 minutes late my pay would not be docked, I would be fired. Traffic is pretty consistently bad at the same time each day and I'm guessing you take the same route to get home after work. Factor traffic into your commute or have your nanny's day end officially a half an hour later to give yourself some wiggle room. There is no excuse for routine lateness and it is not an issue of flexibility, it is one of respect. [/quote]

The reason for having a nanny is having flexibility.  We see people who walk-in as our office closes.  I always call but often I have no alternative but to work late as my boss demands it.  If I lose my job, so does my nanny.  My husband has an hour commute so by the time I realize I have to work late, he often cannot get home in time.  It sucks for everyone around but if I had better options, we'd be in a center which would be far cheaper.[/quote]

Understandable, but that doesn't mean you tell your nanny her end time is your end time +commute time and then cross your fingers it actually happens on occasion. You factor in traffic, having to work a few minutes late here and there etc. and you make her end time reflect it. Do you see the difference in job satisfaction between a nanny schedule to get off at 5, but only occasionally does, versus a nanny scheduled until 5:30, whose MB gets home anywhere between 5-5:30, allowing her to properly discuss the day and leave at her actual end time? The second nanny feels like her end time is respected and on the rare occasion her MB is running significantly late, that nanny would still only leave maybe 15 minutes late, and probably isn't going to think twice about it. Yes a nanny should be flexible, but parents also should be respectful of her time and realistic about when they get home, their need to talk at the end of the day, change clothes, check mail, etc. [/quote]

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I really don't see why this is such a difficult concept for some people to grasp. It seems like parents take the attitude that since they are paid more, their jobs and time is more important than ours. This "flexibility" bs is really getting old. Your nanny isn't being flexible when she deals with your constant lateness, he/she is just being taken advantage of. [/quote]

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