I would tell them I was sick and they would say they needed me to come in. Simple as that. I had paid sick days but when DB was out of town for a week, I had no choice but to go in since they had no back up.

Anonymous wrote:OP, I hope you feel better. My old employers used to make me come in to work when I had the flu and other contagious illnesses. Some people are stupid.

How do your employers "make" you go to work?

OP, I hope you feel better. My old employers used to make me come in to work when I had the flu and other contagious illnesses. Some people are stupid.

Hi, I'm OP, for those of you saying "it is just a cold", well, you must have never gotten a really bad cold. I had a swollen throat that gave me a cough episode every 10minutes, I was completely congested from my nose making it really hard to breathe, dark circles under my eyes, not my usual energetic self at all. Yes, I belonged in my bed and I am not a whiner I assure you.

My point was, when you MBs don't give your nanny sick days, then karma is a bitch and I was venting that now one of the kids is sick because they were selfish enough to keep me going (even tho I was washing my hands like crazy and using purell all the time). Dad was home!! Didn't even offer me to go rest/take a break for a while! So nowwww, go to your trip to the beach with a sick kid by yourselves.
And thank you to the girls that actually got what the point of my post was!

A horrible cold can be just as bad as the flu. Actually, I have had several colds over the years that HAVE been worse than some of the times I have had the flu.

Anonymous wrote:"very ill"? OP had a cold. OP are you a guy? only my DH is such a baby about having a cold. I know of no woman who would view having a cold as grounds for staying home "sick" in bed.

My friend sent her nanny home last week when she turned up to work with a horrific cold. Sniffles are one thing, but there have been some nasty colds going around this year is all I'm saying. You could also be right that OP was overreacting, I have no way to tell.

Anonymous wrote:PP - shut up. OP is just telling other parents to stop being selfish having a sick chidcare provider come to work instead of taking a sick day. You're the ridiculous one. Troll.

Do you know the definition of troll? Clearly you don't. I was telling the OP to get over it. Sorry if you don't agree.

"very ill"? OP had a cold. OP are you a guy? only my DH is such a baby about having a cold. I know of no woman who would view having a cold as grounds for staying home "sick" in bed.

Anonymous wrote:PP - shut up. OP is just telling other parents to stop being selfish having a sick chidcare provider come to work instead of taking a sick day. You're the ridiculous one. Troll.

PP wasn't trolling, they were stating an opinion that was different than yours.

Clearly OP was very ill earlier in the week, PRESUMABLY asked for a sick day and was denied (OP - if you didn't ask, it's your own damn fault and I won't feel bad for you), and came her to revel a little bit in what she sees as the karma of the situation: the kids catching her cold. It isn't the most dignified reaction but it's easy to understand, too.

OP, I hope you and the kids all feel better soon.

PP - shut up. OP is just telling other parents to stop being selfish having a sick chidcare provider come to work instead of taking a sick day. You're the ridiculous one. Troll.

You're ridiculous, OP. Find a new job if this one sucks so badly. No one feels sorry for you.

Huhn? Cold does not equal sick day. Dear lord I would miss well over a mon of work each yr with that rule. But I also am not phased when DCs get colds. They come with kid territory and should be 100pct expected both for kids and those caring for them.

She made you work?

Didn't you call in and say I'm sick and I don't want to risk getting your DC sick and ruin your trip.....oh you didn't ....I see.

Totally the parents fault.....

Agree! And what's sad is, these parents will probably find some way to blame you completely and take no responsibility for their selfish actions.

For making me work monday and tuesday when I was clearly sick with a terrible terrible coid. Now tomorrow you take off to St Barts with 2 kids, one of them with signs of starting to get sick. I do not wish sickness to children so I'm already fighting his cold the way I can BUT he might develop a cold and make your firsty few days of vacation miserable. I wish you can learn from that! Give your nanny sick days!!!!