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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Foreign nanny here- My bosses have been amazing accommodating my requests. I take two weeks paid vacation and then another two weeks unpaid vacation 6 Months later. I take 4 weeks vacation per year. This is normal in other countries, Americans are the only people who don't time time off. My employers knew this when they hired me.

In return I have (in 7 years with the same family) never called in sick (I don't get sick often but when I do the kids are sucks we we just have a chill day together), am never late, never ask for random days off, schedule my appts on my own time (or if I can't my employer lets me take the kids to a rare appt), do light housekeeping and tidying on days the housekeeper doesn't come, and go above and beyond in my job.

My employers use a temp agency and while I know it's inconvenient they understand that I like to travel and make it easy for me to leave.[/quote]

I am the same as you, PP - never sick, never late, never ask for any days off and go above and beyond in my position.  I also have a degree in ECE.

And I take two weeks of vacation - two separate weeks - both when my employers can take off easily.

Foreign nannies are a problem in regard to vacation - it is a cultural thing.   [/quote]

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Foreign nanny here- The rest of the world had more than 2 weeks vacation per year. I have a degree as well (not sure why that's relevant to this discussion?!) and I'm not from a 3rd world country or 'illegal'. I'm upfront in interviews about my vacation needs and employers don't seem to have a problem with it. I agree it's unfair to just spring it on your employer. This isn't a foreign nanny problem, this is an americans don't understand life/work balance problem. [/quote]

It is clearly a foreign nanny problem!  Doesn't matter what understanding Americans have about the work/life balance - few, if any, employers get 4 weeks off in a year so their nannies cannot take 4 weeks off.  You are lucky you found people to accommodate your vacation demands because they easily could have found an American nanny who was just as good and didn't have such demands. [/quote]

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