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[quote=Anonymous]I am thinking of hiring a full-time housekeeper/nanny for the first time (we've had part and full-time nannies up till now) and I am wondering how annoying it would be to candidates to have a nontraditional schedule and for their schedule to change a few months after they start.

Proposed schedule:

Summer (40 hours)
Sunday 3-7pm 
Mon/Wed 12-7pm 
Tues/Thurs 8-7pm

Fall (40 hours) - schedule would be mutually agreed and set by early August, so at least one month's notice 
Sunday 3-7pm 
Mon/Wed/Fri 2-7pm 
Tues/Thurs 830-7pm

As of now, I could give her the Fall schedule above on a tentative basis and the final schedule would not be that different. She would never be asked to work more than 11 hours/day and the most likely change is which days she works full vs. half days. She would always be given 40 hours/week with guaranteed pay and hours, latter subject to schedule reset above.

Another question is that I would like this person to work Sunday afternoon, irrespective the rest of the schedule.  Would this eliminate too many applicants? The summer schedule would be five days (Sun-Thurs), but the fall schedule ideally would be Sun-Fri.  If six days a week makes the job really unattractive, I would change the schedule to Sun-Thurs and find separate Friday help.  I do not want to make the schedule Mon-Fri and find Sunday help because it is hard to find someone to work just a few hours on Sunday.

And if anyone is wondering: I work part-time and SAH part-time, which is why I'm looking for someone to work a nontraditional schedule.  I tend to pay $3-5 more to start than what is standard so enough to attract good candidates, but not enough to make them put up with something they otherwise wouldn't (e.g., working six days if they want only five).  
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