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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No nanny, you are delusional. I work for the government. My hours are FREQUENTLY changed to accomadate the needs of the community. And I know this May seem shocking to you, but I don't get paid just because they scheduled me. I have to, you know, work if I want to be paid.

Secondly, I worked in retail in college. The retail industry employees millions of people. And it is very, very common for a manager to approach his/her employees during a slow period and pick a few to send home because they are not needed. It happens everyday in all kinds of industries.

Nanny, please take a break from the nanny world, go out into corporate America and get an actual job.  Then perhaps you will have a little more perspective about what " no one would do". [/quote]

+1.  Guaranteed hours means just that--the nanny is guaranteed pay for a certain number of hours per week.  It does not mean that her schedule won't change.  Plenty of jobs, including nanny jobs, require scheduling flexibility.  Of course, nanny should be told up front that she needs to be available for whatever block of time she may be needed.  For example, she may be told that she has to be available M-F from 8 am to 7 pm unless the parent are notified in advance, but that she will only be guaranteed 45 or 50 hours a week to be scheduled according to the parent's work demands.  If nannies want to be treated as professionals, they need to get comfortable with professional expectations, which include being flexible enough to accommodate a variable workflow.      [/quote]
You're completely insane. No intellegent person does what you're asking, for cheapy nanny wages. Or is your boss paying you 15/hour to???[/quote]

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