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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I will echo the question about flexibility. Are you occasionally asking nanny to come slightly early or stay slightly late, and are those requests last minute or with 12 - 24 hours notice?

Or are you asking for nanny to just come in when needed, with no predictable schedule, and little notice? Are things somewhere in between my examples?

I'm someone who is happy to plan things daily when my job is predictable enough that I actually get to follow through with plans 90% of the time. I can be flexible, but I would not do well in a job with unpredictable hours. Kids are unpredictable enough - I don't want to have to deal with unpredictable parents too.

That said, your nanny may be overwhelmed, lazy, disengaged, bored, inexperienced, or whatever. The bottom line is that you need to talk with her about your CHILD'S needs, and how you want those needs met. Don't make it about you, don't make it about nanny, focus on your desire to have support from your nanny to give your kid what she needs.

And if that doesn't work then you need to look for a new Nanny and screen carefully for all of your needs.[/quote]

The flexibility doesn't make her schedule unpredictable.  She has set hours, but sometimes when my work gets busy, I ask her if she can work an extra 5 or 10 hours a week for a couple weeks at a time.  I always ask her in advance and what works for her schedule, I never dictate to her the new schedule because she is doing me a favor.  [/quote]

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