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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the time thing really is something that nannies and families work out together over time.  If a family is late often and that is a big dealbreaker dor you, then you tell them that and they either fix it or they don't and you quit.  If it isn't a big deal then you let it slide and enjoy the overtime.  The problem with the OP of the thread you are referencing is that she not only didn't object to her MB's habitual lateness, she wasn't even charging overtime, and then she blew up at MB and unleashed months of bitterness about the chronic lateness on top of the specific day of her blowup.  She should have communicated clearly much earlier.[/quote]

Come on!  She told her MB that she HAD to be on time on Wednesdays and why.  MB Agreed.  MB was for the first three weeks of this new situation and then was 30 minutes late last Wednesday in spite of her agreeing to be on time and nanny reminding her three times.  Hardly a blow up of unresolved issues!  She wanted this ONE DAY a week to pick up a child from daycare.  ONE DAY OUT OF FIVE.

MB in that situation was totally wrong and coped to it.  MB also found a solution and all is well in their world.

BTW, I have never had an employer who was habitually late and I have been a nanny for over 15 years.  I am also never late.  [/quote]

I agree that the MB was wrong (hence her apology), but as a nanny I think you need to realize that you are training your employers how to treat you.  You wouldn't let a kid hit you daily with no consequence and then one day say, okay, no more hitting.  You would work hard to stop the hitting from day one!  Nannies needs to set clear boundaries and expectations for the parents like they do for the kids.[/quote]

The nanny did teach her employer how to treat her!  She said it was okay to be late four days out of five but not on this one day.  One day.  And employers are not children.  This nanny set her boundaries and expectations:  one day a week, she demanded her employer be on time.  And the employer failed.  [/quote]

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