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[quote=Anonymous][quote=nannydebsays]You're getting 2 extra weeks of paid vacation, and you are unwilling to drive 72 miles round trip and get their dogs from the boarders? Really?

And I don't quite understand how that would take up "a good portion" of your day. Where do you live/work that driving 72 miles, picking up/dropping off dogs takes more than 3 - 4 hours, max?

I guess I think a little give and take makes for a good work relationship. It's not like they told you they needed you to dog sit for 2+ weeks, right?[/quote]

I have to disagree with you nannydeb. Getting paid for those extra 2 weeks is part of her contract. I think the idea that she somehow owes them for something they contracted to do is a slippery slope for sure. If they were asking her to perform a task related to her job, at her usual place of work, I would think it a completely reasonable request. This is completely different, and I don't think the level of difficulty is what decides if a request is reasonably within the realm of this nanny's responsibility. If she agrees to do this, will it become a standard request? Does that mean OP is agreeing to run errands for them while they are away, and does it open the door to other non job related tasks being asked of her? Does this create the expectation that OP must do something to "earn" her guaranteed hours? It wouldn't sit right with me, and I completely understand why OP is hesitant. I don't think it makes her a bad nanny. Everyone is entitled to their boundaries. [/quote]

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