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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, PP - something being a "hassle" is not an excuse not to go to work. Something being unsafe, yes. But just a hassle?  Of course take a few extra minutes to clear off your car and drive slower or come in a half hour late once the roads are more clear. But if my employee told me it was just too much of a hassle to come in, that wouldn't work for me more than once. [/quote]

Agreed. My husband and I are both doctors and don't have the option of telecommuting. Nor do we have the option of not going to work if the office is open. Unfortunately we live on the top of a really steep hill that becomes a sheet of ice that takes days to melt when it snows even an inch. When we know the weather is going to be bad we stay at my parents house which means packing up 3 children and 2 adults. It's a HUGE pain but as I said, just because it snows doesn't mean we don't have to go to work.

I don't want our nanny to be unsafe so of course if I don't have to go to work neither does the nanny but if I have to go I expect her to at least try her best to be able to come, even if it takes a little longer.[/quote]

You must understand that your situation is a world different from sitting on your ass in your home office whining because your nanny doesn't want to climb the ice hill to your house right? You're actually going in to work. You're not teleworking, expecting your nanny to do something you can't or won't do. Yes Friday wasn't too bad, but with the always available option to telework, some employers have unreasonable expectations for their nanny getting to their home. That's why I address it in my contract. I'm not going to wait for the blizzard to happen, and have some asshole of an employer bitch at me because I can't get to them so they can telework. [/quote]

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