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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent, I find these "I don't do vomiting kids" posters ridicules.

Um,...kids get sick. Get real. Sometimes mildly, sometimes awfully.

While I'd love to stay home and comfort my kids everytime they get sick, I can't.  That's why I hire someone to help me out.

I would not hire a professional nanny that told me "I don't do vomiting kids".    I have made a mental note to be sure to ask future nannies...do you do vomiting kids? That way I can not HIRE them.  I would just ask those nannies to BE HONEST with me and TELL ME that you don't do vomiting kids, so I DONT HIRE YOU!!!

I think the OP's MB didn't handle the situation well. She should have given the OP correct info...and warned her.  Perhaps she thought the nanny would bail. I don't know. Sometimes my work counts on me and if I cannot go in I know I would be in DEEP TROUBLE.

Its her job.
It wasn't handled well...but its still part of her job.[/quote]

But you probably offer your nanny paid sick days, which is the difference between reasonable and outrageous.[/quote]

Any nanny who wants paid sick leave should ASK for it and NEGOTIATE it not refuse to come to work because she might get something from a sick child.  Nannies are grown ups - you can negotiate whatever contract you want and walk away from any job that does not offer it.  If you take a job without paid sick leave (or paid any leave), that is on you.[/quote]

The point being, that a parent who would like their nanny to care for a sick child, should then expect to compensate for the resulting sick day plain and simple. I will and have taken jobs where parents didn't feel the need to offer sick days. In our negotiations I let them know that this means I will not be caring for their child if they exhibit such and such symptoms. The parent in the OPs situation wants her cake and to eat it too. It's unreasonable to expect sick coverage but offer no sick pay. [/quote]

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