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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Part of the problem here is you.  You have been way too generous with her and now she is walking all over you.  She knows she doesn't have to work and she will still get paid.  She knows she can leave early and still get paid.  
  Sit down and talk with her and let her know there are going to be changes.  If she doesn't like the changes you make, then let her go.  But you need to start giving a set amount of sick days and stick to it.  Otherwise, this will keep happening.  [/quote]

You are probably right.  I my defense though I was just trying to be human.  I work at a company where I am treated with some flexibility and understanding and I wanted to extend that to our nanny.  I mean having two small kids I end up missing time in the office more than other coworkers without kids and my managers/clients been OK with me working from home as long as things get done on time.  the problem with this nanny I think is a weird sense of entitlement.  She is not from here originally and some times looks at things differently[/quote]

Here's where you went wrong, you hired a nanny who apparently cannot commute to and from work on her own and has unlimited sick days. Find a nanny who can get to work on her own without reinbursment, its a job and if they want to keep it they need to find a way to get there. Then limit the sick days to 5 a year and extra are unpaid period. You can be generous and pay her if she has a major illness that requires serious medical intervention. I've gotten unlimited sick day in prior positions and always only used one or two a year, never have I taken multiple days off because I was sick.

By the way banks are opened on Saturdays and with the new apps you can scan your check on your phone to deposit it. Her being able to get to a bank is not your problem.[/quote]

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