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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I took my first nanny position, I didn't realize there would be an issue of parents canceling and not paying me, so I didn't know I needed to negotiate for it. When they decided to take two, 3-week vacations that year (outside of the holidays) without paying me, I was in a serious bind. It was uncomfortable and unpleasant and I still think it is wrong to do that to a nanny.

So yes, nannies *should* negotiate this upfront. Not all nannies know that they need to, either because they've never encountered it before or because they're new to the profession. In a case like that, I absolutely agree the nanny should give her notice shortly before the employers leave on vacation and move on to another position. There is nothing unprofessional about that.[/quote]

See the thing is, just like new nannies don't know to ask for this, new employers don't know to offer it.  Most of us have had hourly jobs, and were not paid when we were not scheduled, for whatever reason.  Nannies are in a unique position where many get both the benefits of a salary (guaranteed hours) and the benefits of hourly work (OT).  It makes sense, but it is not necessarily what people with no experience expect.  So you should ask for it and explain yourself graciously and professionally.  Even though the request is reasonable, if the family didn't budget for it, they will need to adjust.

Purposely screwing them over is extremely unprofessional and unwarranted.[/quote]

Yes, the family will need to adjust their budget if they didn't think this through. Frankly, that's not the nanny's problem.

The employers' problem: will need to figure out how to pay their nanny if they want to keep her.

The nanny's problem: will need to find a new job if her employers won't pay her.

Quitting her job so she can find another one where she will be paid for her time is not "purposely screwing them over." It's ensuring she has enough of an income to pay her rent, purchase groceries, put gas in her car...
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