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[quote=Anonymous]As a nanny it definitely bugs me when parents are late. The families I work for always pay me until 6 PM even though I usually only work until 5:30-5:45 because they are putting in that buffer to allow them to be late. That way, I'm not in a huff when they do come home at 6. I also expect a call or text saying my boss might be late coming home. It's just common courtesy, and I'm not surprised that your nanny leaves upset.

I love my job, but working full time as a nanny typically means working from 8-6 to allow time for a commute, and then on top of that there is the trip to and from work. Sorry, but I want to get out at 6, so that I can make dinner and relax with my family.

I worked for a woman this past summer who was chronically late. To me, 5 minutes isn't the  end of the world, but 10-15 minutes is really venturing into the territory where you are interrupting her life outside of her job. I told the woman I worked for that I needed to leave by 1:45 for a doctor's appointment, and she didn't get back until 2. That meant that I just barely made it to my appt, but it's all fine and dandy because she got to stop for groceries on the way home![/quote]

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