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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've been a nanny for 15 years. I've taken 3 sick days in that time. I've also never mixed up vacation days because I double and Tripple check the dates with emails. I would find someone else.[/quote]

These responses are the worst. Three days in 15 years? Bully for you but that is not a reasonable expectation of an employee, not even close.[/quote]
You either have a good work ethic or you don't [/quote]

Taking 1 or a few sick days per year doesn't mean that you don't have a good work ethic.  It just means you or your child were sick.  If it's within the allowable amount for the contract and the nanny is being proactive about staying healthy and getting well quickly when ill, nbd.[/quote]

When it happens right at the beginning of employment, it's a problem. A single lengthy flu or something, I'd take a wait-and-see attitude and see how her attendance was over the next few months. A few separate illnesses using up all sick leave within the first month or two? Sorry, it may be a run of bad luck, or you may be sickly, which isn't your fault, but I can't cover it, or you may be flakey. Whatever the reason, you're not reliable. Intentions really don't matter in this case.[/quote]

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