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[quote=Anonymous]Our nanny has two weeks vacation (her choice of when/how to take it), one week sick leave, and 10 paid holidays.  The holidays are mostly the federal holidays, but modified slightly to reflect what I actually get off, versus total federal issue (for instance I don't get the holiday in November but I get the day after T'giving instead - so that's what the nanny gets.)

Three weeks vacation, plus all the holidays regardless of when you have them off, sounds like a tough ask.  But this is a negotiation (if you want it to be).  I agree w/ another poster that finding fill-in help for a longer chunk of time is easier than finding piece meal, one day at a time kind of help.

So maybe I could work with the three weeks off, but I would not give holidays that I don't have off (and the reason for that should be pretty clear to the applicant).  The other thing is that I would offer benefits to a proven employee over time that I wouldn't extend in the first year.  So you could consider something like that - maybe 3 weeks off wouldn't be too bad if her attendance record and reliability were stellar.

Definitely an area for negotiation and also for trusting your gut instincts here about whether this individual is a great solution, really good fit for your family and this is what you need to do to make it work.  Or, is she feeling like this is already proving difficult and there is a little voice in your head that's already getting annoyed?  If the latter I'd walk away and find a better fit.  If the former, then figure out what you can actually offer and be transparent about your thinking.

Good luck!
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