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[quote=Anonymous]We are constantly disappointed in our nanny's approach to her time-off - doctor appts, other appts, and her vacation.  She either doesn't tell us until the last minute, or tells us and changes her mind, or never works with us to pick a suitable date.  It is a mess and a real time sink.

Now she has done it again with her week-long summer vacation.  We emailed her our July (7 days off) and August trip (5 days off) and urged her to travel then and work with us. 
She wrote back that she is taking her birthday week off at end of August, a different week, because that is when her friends' bosses let them take off (ironically).  This is a difficult week due to school starting, work travel and the hassle of replacement childcare.

She actually does not have any of her vacation days left due to taking 13 full or half-days off since January 1st (dentist, doctor, court dates, car stuff).  We also do not due to covering for her half that time or phoning up babysitters, flying in grandparents, etc.

We just wish she'd go over her vacation options with us just like every other employee does.  You see what dates work with your employer (and in our case we need written approval to take vacation, so nothing is covert or billed wrong), and then go plan your trip one of those weeks!

What process do you guys use?  Please be realistic.  Most jobs have an element of request, notice, and work-around plan. [/quote]

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