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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]1). Yesterday morning, Monday I received a text from our nanny. Apparently there had been a water main break on her street and the water was shut off when she woke up. She told me she couldn't come in because she couldn't take a shower first. I told her it was okay, she could shower at our home, but she politely declined saying she wouldn't feel comfortable doing so.

I work from home, yet I had a lot of work to catch up on from last week and this put me out. Sure, she could have lied and told me she was sick, at least she was being honest. Still...I find this a flimsy excuse.

I watched the news and indeed her street had a pipe burst, however the news said water service was restored by 11AM. (She was due to start work @7:30AM).

We have employed her for about eight mos., this is her first time cancelling on us.

2). This is totally unrelated and probably is nothing, but over the weekend she Facebook friend requested my husband, and not me. I am positive nothing is going on between them, yet I find it a little odd that she would friend him and not me as well. FYI, I am listed in his friend list so she could have looked for me and found me.

Advice?  :roll: [/quote]

As a nanny, I think a lot of times nannies need a "mental health break" day, but feel REALLY uncomfortable asking for one, and that's where the this sort of issue comes from. We try to tough it out until we just cannot face work one day, and we call out last minute. That is actually a LOT more of an issue for our employers than our just taking some PTO!

I would talk with nanny and ask her to simply come in "as is" if another water line issue takes place, and emphasize that you truly need her to work when scheduled, unless she is ill. Then ask her if she would like to schedule a long weekend soon, and remind her of how much notice she needs to give you to use some of her PTO.

Facebook - I think being friends with employers/employees on FB is a HUGE mistake. It opens too many doors that should stay shut in order to maintain a professional working relationship. I highly doubt your nanny is carrying on with your DH, but I would ask your DH to "unfriend" nanny and let nanny know that your policy is to respect her privacy while she works for you.[/quote]

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