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[quote=Anonymous]You have 2 different issues - one is that your nanny does not seem to be trying to work with you on small things like appointments and scheduling in general and the second is that she is using more time off than it sounds like she has.  For the first issue, I would have a discussion that she needs to clear appointments and time off with you before making definite plans and in return you will do the courtesy of trying to work with her as much as possible to give her preferred dates.  For the second issue we simply have a policy that our nanny is welcome to request additional time off beyond the PTO days that we give, but if she's out of PTO days then any other days taken will be unpaid.

We have been lucky with having courteous nannies who will ask before scheduling Dr appointments, etc if a certain day or time is ok - and it almost always is but I appreciate that they check first.  They have also always asked to make sure that their vacation plans would work for us instead of arbitrarily announcing that they would be gone from x-y.  There have been times when it was clear that they really did not want to change dates, but I've also worked to set up reliable backup care so that our nanny is able to take off pretty much whenever she asks since I figure I'd appreciate the same courtesy from my job.  Admittedly, I know that it is also important to make vacation plans around what is going on with work so I would never ask to have off during a particularly hectic time.

I would always appreciate it if our nanny would plan her vacation at the same time as ours, but I recognize that I'm giving her PTO so she's going to use those days at some point in addition to when we're on vacation so I may as well be prepared to accommodate her chosen time off.  Honestly, if my nanny was out of vacation days by June and then told me she was choosing one of the busiest weeks of the year to take off, I'd probably feel like she didn't respect me or the job and start looking for someone who would.[/quote]

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