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Anonymous wrote:If I waited around for my employers to give me time off, it unfortunately would never happen. They come home early almost every Friday and not once have I been allowed to go early. They also never take vacations. They do take days off here and there but I'm still expected at work. So yeah, you better believe I do not hesitate to use my PTO.

+1! Last week MB came home early all 5 days (and then just hung around with us), and took off on Friday...so she could go see a movie. I know I am being paid to be here, but really, when you CLEARLY don't need me, would it be such a hassle to let me go early?

I think I can top it. BOTH of my employers took off all of last week, and sat around playing video games. I don't begrudge them their time off, but its really annoying to be treated like a commodity they paid for and just HAVE to get their money's worth. Come Friday the baby ended up taking a late nap and we all knew that he likely wouldn't wake up before it was time for me to leave. I had finished all of my tasks, cleaned the play room and they continued to sit at their computers in the same room. This goes on for nearly an hour. 15 minutes before I am due to be off, I hear a whispered conversation about whether they should let me go. Mom says, "but he might wake up!" And they make me wait out the last 15 minutes. By far their pettiest moment. [/quote]

Let me guess. All three of you would expect to be paid even if they let you go early, right?

Why do you care what they do as long as you are getting paid?[/quote]

They were totally within their rights and I acknowledge that. Doesn't change the fact that they clearly didn't need me, have never let me go early, and it would have been a nice gesture to let me go. They haven't done anything wrong, but its just another thing that gets filed in the back of my mind when they need something extra for me or a new job opportunity comes along. If you have no generosity or consideration for your nanny as a person, she's not going to have it for you. [/quote]

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