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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here: It all boils down to respect for me as an employee. If I got sick days I have no problem dealing with large amounts of vomit and diarrhea. I wouldn't have been complaining nearly as much. I am human and I think I deserve to say geeze this sucks and I wish I got sick days like most normal people get with their jobs. I have no problem with coming in with just about any illness under the sun when I am being paid if I catch their bug. [/quote]

I'm glad I read the entire thread before responding b/c I had an entirely different response in my head until I came to this post.

OP: It sounds like your real issue is the lack of sick days. That's understandable. It's also something that can be addressed...unlike expecting your doctor MB to cancel her patients to stay home with a sick child. Like some others I would be irritated if my doctor canceled on me for anything less than an emergency (due to the difficulty of getting the appointment in the first place at some offices).

If you have an anniversary coming up with them you could bring it up at annual review time. I think it's very reasonable to ask for some sick days to be added as a benefit. Even if you don't have an anniversary coming up I think you should schedule a time to talk about it. Explain that you are happy to take care of their kids when they are sick but are concerned about the possibility of catching their illness and needing to take unpaid time off to recuperate. Put the ball in their court by asking if they have any thoughts or ideas on how to address this concern. Explain that your concern isn't related to catching a cold or other minor illness, but rather related to being exposed to and catching a stomach virus b/c you don't want to be in a position of having to choose between coming to work when you are vomiting or losing out on a day's pay due to a stomach virus you caught while cleaning up vomit at their house. You're a f/t nanny, and I think it's reasonable to ask for some sick days based on your f/t employment status.  [/quote]

15:59 PP here.  This is great advice.  There are really two issues here.  One is whether nannies should work when their charges are sick.  This may be an individualized determination but if you feel the answer is no in this or any other situation (particularly if you expect to get paid for the day anyway) you should raise that before you accept a job.  Most parents I know consider this to be an advantage of having a nanny over daycare and would not hire a nanny who said this.  The second is whether a nanny should have paid sick leave.  I think nannies should, but at the end of the day, it is always on the nanny to negotiate the contract, pay, and benefits that meet her needs, and if a family is unwilling, the nanny is always free to move on.  It's not the parents fault for not offering something you didn't ask for.  Tell them you need it and see if they will work with you or look for other jobs.[/quote]

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