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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You people should work on reading comprehension. PP said that "any job" out there lets you go home at 5 on the dot when work is supposed to end. That simply isn't true for the vast majority of jobs out there. Married to a physician who never has any clue when he is getting home, because a patient could show up to the hospital at 458, and it's his job to treat them, which takes more than 2 minutes. If it's a clinic day, a couple of late patients or a slow medical assistant can throw the schedule off for an entire day. My job technically ends at 5, but it's totally normal to have work that needs to be finished before I leave, causing me to stay later, or to have my boss sideline me with an important conversation as I'm trying to get out the door.

You should absolutely be compensated for your time, OP. But wanting to leave at 5 (or whatever time) on the dot may not be realistic for these parents if they have one of the many, many jobs in this world that sometimes require you to stay a few minutes late (without additional compensation!) And if that's the case, maybe this isn't the job for you. [/quote]

Op here. I understand occasional days where the parent may leave late. However, I don't understand it happening 2 sometimes 3 days per week AND this being the case, every week. Let me also state that I am in a nanny share and the other family has NEVER been late- I've been with them for a year now. They work together and if one is running late, they both group text me and say "hey, running late can you leave a little early to relief Melissa?" If that's isn't possible then I say "no worries" because I see them try to at least work it out to relieve me on time. The other family is not that organize and sometimes I think they take advantage of me. Like I mentioned before, I work long hours with a total of 3 children (under the age of 5) and I am in school. I have proven to be more than flexible and I arrive on time. I also do not get compensated every time. So how does that indicate that this isn't the job for me? Because I chose not to be taken advantage of? Because I am not an assistant that has agreed to work demanding hours all day long? I have a contract that states I work from this hour to this hour- abide by the rules! If I was late everyday, I would be fired! One rule can't apply to one person but not the other. I have every right to want to leave on the dot because that's in my contract! [/quote]

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