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[quote=Anonymous]We have had the same nanny for more than 15 years. She now only works for us part-time year round (about 16 hours a week). We pay a salary, not hourly, plus health insurance stipend and gas/ wear and tear (at the govt listed per mile rate). We adore her and feel a loyalty to her but the challenge is that she always has something come up. She has been getting the flu, her child will be sick, routine dr appt, you name it. Since school started in September, I don’t think she has worked a full week. My job is somewhat flexible but when looking at my year productivity at year end, if I’m being honest, her repeated and unpredictable absences had an impact on my own job performance. My issue is simple: I need someone who is reliable. My oldest will be driving soon. I feel guilty because while I think she’d easily find another job, I can’t see her being able to keep it. We’ve been super accommodating because we adore her, but I feel like I’m simply donating money to her at this point and, as I said, it’s affecting my job. What do I do? Do I offer to keep her but only hourly? That doesn’t help with my reliability issues but it would help with money. Do I tell her she needs to find another job at the end of the school year, knowing she probably couldn’t hold it down? To complicate matters, my DH and I both have ill parents so often one of us is solo and we are likely going to have to hire a second person to help out if we don’t make a change. Thoughts? [/quote]

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