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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get OP as well.  She isn't saying she doesn't care about the nanny.  When her nanny calls to say she is sick, she switches into emergency mode with a list of 20 urgent things she needs to do NOW (calling all back up care options, calling her office, looking at her work load to see if she or DH can best take the day off, etc.).  When a nanny comes in the morning and hears MB or DB complain, the nanny is "on the clock," not needing to immediately jump on a list urgent things to take care of.  Staying late to tell MB and DB about the day cloud be similar, though, if the nanny is staying late to talk to the family and this is cutting into her own personal time.[/quote]

Nannies aren't on the clock to listen to you bitch and moan about your rich person problems, but we all do. Staying late is not our job, but most of us end up doing it because parents rarely respect the time this process takes and think those daily 10 minutes don't matter. If you can't manage to squeak out some compassion for your nanny when she calls in sick, you have a real empathy problem. No one is saying talk for 20 minutes, but don't act like she's done something wrong, which its so clear every time each of you post that you do actually think she's wronged you. On this thread alone we've seen "she calls an hour before she's supposed to arrive" "truly sick people don't apologize" "stop trying to make me say its okay when it isn't". THIS attitude is why you get a nanny begging for your approval eating up your precious time. Don't treat her like shit and she won't feel like it. Its really not hard. Neither is arranging backup care if you have an actual thought out plan, not just a list of possibilities. [/quote]

Not the OP, but What is "an actual thought out plan" for back-up care, and not just a list of possibilities?

Lets say you have three kids ages 6 mos, 2, and 5.  Your husband is already in the middle of surgery, and you are supposed to teach a class in an hour.  Give me some examples where you wouldn't feel anything but sorry for your nanny and her cold.

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If your husband is a surgeon you're loaded and can afford a back up agency. Zero sympathy. [/quote]

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