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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you anticipate this happening regularly (not just this month), I would sit down with her and see if she would be willing to accommodate that flexibility x number of days a month going forward. If it seems like she'd rather not, you'll need to decide if the money it will cost you is sufficient to need to change nannies.

If it's just this one time, I would tell her what's going on and let her choose. My nanny would prefer to get paid all the hours because she needs the money. Our last nanny would have preferred to sleep in.[/quote]

I disagree.  I would feel compelled to do as my employers asked especially if they gave me a sob-story about needing to save money.  I would agree and then resent them for even asking me.  [/quote]

This. She's not your friend, she's your employee. It is inappropriate to ask your employee for favors that are in direct contradiction to the work agreement. [/quote]

You put it like this: "Larla, I need you to stay 3 hours late on Thursday, next Monday, and next Wednesday. If you are able to do that, you can either have a long day and get paid for all those hours, or if you would prefer a shorter day, you can come in at X:00 and be paid for just two hours of overtime. If you can't stay late at all, we'll stick to the regular schedule. Which would you prefer?"

Tell me which option MB wants in this scenario. I would make this same pitch to my nanny and hope that she didn't choose coming in late, because it messes up my whole day. But, I would worry about her doing an 11-hour day to begin with, and would want to 1) give her the option for the overtime, and 2) give her a way to both get the overtime and not be so tired at the end of it.

If you're the kind of nanny who never wants to do extra hours for any reason at all, and you will feel pressured and insulted if someone asks, you need to say that up front. It's not a common sentiment among 40-hour-a-week nannies. Every nanny I have had also takes babysitting gigs on the side for extra cash, and always wants me to ask before exploring other options because she prefers to make time-and-a-half for work she's looking for anyway.[/quote]

yep, right of first refusal to the FT nanny. [/quote]

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