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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No OT. She is not a full time nanny and is not getting time and a half for the extra five minutes. A flexible nanny who is not going to penny pinch every single minute is worth her weight and gold and will have a better job overall.  I'm not talking 30 min twice a week. But to not make a big deal about 5-10 minutes a couple times a week just makes the nanny awesome in the eyes of the MB. Sorry if that's "abusive" because they are not getting OT and were not told three weeks in advance, but it would be the same way with any employer. [/quote]

Most nannies do start out wanting to be flexible and often end up staying 5-10 minutes late on a regular basis (mainly because, just like OP, the parents show up right at the end of the day but then still expect to sit around and chat or be able to get changed/take the dog out etc.).  This usually starts out fairly innocuously but ends up becoming a regular occurrence and this unpaid time really adds up. If my family keeps me for an extra 10 minutes three times a week, by the end of the month I have worked two hours for free, I don't think asking to be paid (or not work for) those hours is pinching pennies and being inflexible. Maybe OP's nanny has been burned one too many times and is leery of a situation that seems to be happening all over again. Her promptness could be a sign that she is not willing to work, however insignificant the amount of time may seem, for free. [/quote]

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