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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, I've been paying a sitter $15 an hour 2 days a week for 5 hours at a stretch to do the following:

walk 4 year old to pre-k (4 blocks away)
come home with 2 year old and play.
at 1, gather DS from PK, head home, do a puzzle/game with both then go home.

Durning DS nap, she gets to do homework, read, etc...her time on my dime...no worries

NO laundry
NO meal prep (I do have her feed DD, but I typically put the meal together)
She doesnt even clean up toys before she leaves, leaves her personal dishes in the sink/dirty on the counter

And, fine--whatever--because it has been so hard to find middle of the day/middle of the week care, I figured it worked for me overall--she is nice, playful...

Then last week I come home and find her sleeping on the sofa while DD is napping and DS is alone in the basement playroom--where she told him to go so she could have some alone time. He is 5.
I reviewed the expectations, asked if she was sick...tried to be understanding...and didnt fire her on the spot.

Then this week she comes in on Monday, tells me she wont be available next week (SPRING BREAK!) because she found a better paying gig just for the week.

So I told her not to come back.  Now she is sending me emails and texts telling me I am a monster for kicking her out of our family, for not being supportive of her needs to make more money for a week, for thinking (I kid you not) my "families needs come first"...

Am I crazy? Is this chick bonkers, or is it really really different here?[/quote]

Ok, a 5 year old should be capable of playing alone for 30 minutes in a child-proofed area, and he should be able to go to the bathroom by himself and go back to the room.  BUT!  A professional nanny would be doing something constructive during that time (children's laundry, making dinner for kids, that kind of thing), she wouldn't be sleeping.

You only need 10 hours (maximum), and you're only willing to pay $15/hour.  At that rate, no, it's not a priority to anyone, it's only $150 per week, nowhere near enough to live on.  If you want to make it more of a priority, increase the hours to at least 20 per week and/or pay at least $20/hour.  SOME nannies are willing to accept $15/hour, but that's for full-time plus positions, so overtime rate is $22.50.  For two children, rates typically start around $17/hour for full-time and $18-19/hour for part-time (20-35 hours per week).  For any position under 20 hours, finding someone consistent is very, very difficult, so you will pay more.

If she only works 2 days at 5 hours per day, why is next week any different than last week?  If she wants to accept another position that pays more, that's her choice.  You only need her for very, very part-time hours, and your pay is less than market (for the number of hours), so letting you know that she isn't available next week sounds like she was letting you know that she was planning on using two PTO/vacation days.  Unless she's already used them, what's the problem? [/quote]

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