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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]thanks, PPs. I just don't see what sitting down with her will resolve. She's clearly sick and not playing hooky. When she's out, DH and I have to coordinate child care on our own (usually splitting the day). And having her come in when sick means my kids get sick too. So what's the solution? I just wish she wasn't sick so much, but what can I do about that other than hiring someone else right? (which I don't want to do) [/quote]

Then part of this is on you. You don't want her there if she's sick? Even just the sniffles? I get that with a newborn - 3 month-old, but after that, she should just use good hand-washing hygiene and come to work. Otherwise, even if she's got seasonal allergies she won't come in because you can never be sure ...

Most of us (MB here), expect the nanny to do what we do with our own jobs: call out if you can't get out of bed or it's something super contagious and you know you're still contagious. Otherwise, take some Dayquil and power through. The weeklong flus and pneumonias of life should be rare. If they aren't, you may find yourself out of work through no real fault of your own.

Also, as keeps coming up in these threads, if you're someone with a terrible immune system, who catches every bug that comes around, maybe working as a nanny isn't a good fit. You are the sole person in the position and reliability is as important as any other factor, and kids are germ factories.[/quote]

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