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[quote=Anonymous]MB here.  We have a nanny who is fantastic and who has been with us for almost three years.  I hope she is with us for at least that many more.

She is more than an employee, and our involvement with her goes well beyond simply/purely professional.

However, she is not family.  And the need for maintaining a level of professionalism is something I believe in strongly.  She, and we, need and deserve the ability to renegotiate compensation, benefits, job duties, etc... on a regular basis.  She needs and deserves the protections of a contract, stable payment mechanisms, overtime pay, assurance of workers comp coverage, appropriate working environment, adherence to contracted hours, etc...   We need and deserve the benefit of someone who is accountable for the work, the safety of our children, who does things the way we want them done, who takes her job seriously, who does the work she was hired to do, etc...

It is a job first.   When the relationship evolves such that there are mutual warm feelings on both sides that can be great, but that can also be damaging and needs to be managed carefully.[/quote]

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