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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Holy smokes, who's in charge here? Why did you give her such an enormous bonus if she's such a pain? She sounds really entitled. Why can't she do her banking another time or deposit her pay by a different means? You should definitely not be letting this nanny have an impact on your own job performance ... a nanny is meant to allow you to focus on your job, not have to lie about an emergency to leave early so she can put her money in the bank. I'm sure you can do better.[/quote]

She had some financial issues which she shared with me.  She was obsessing about paying certain debts and was feeling miserable.  So, I gave her a bonus like that to be able to pay it and start concentrating on her life and my kids while she is at work[/quote]

But it sounds like she still has issues ... getting to your house in the cold, finding time to do her banking, needing (extra?) PTO to rest during the holidays.

How is she with your kids???? If she is amazing in all other respects, talk to her, explain that you are concerned she doesn't seem happy and that expectations are not being met on both sides. You need to feel secure not only that your kids are well cared for but that she is happy in her job so you can go and do yours, but if there are things that she needs from you that you can't always provide, like more PTO, a ride from the station every morning, an early finish on pay day to go to the bank, and is going to be unhappy when she doesn't get them, then that is something that needs to be taken into consideration. If you can't resolve the situation by talking to her and making compromises on both sides, then maybe it just isn't going to work out anymore.[/quote]

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