Anonymous
Post 01/27/2014 20:04     Subject: sick care policy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I work regardless if the children are sick. I have even been in the hospital with children who are very sick so their parents can get to work.


A parent who would go to work over being with their hospitalized child has their priorities completely out of whack. Workaholics like that should never have kids.


In theory I agree with you but you don't know what the parents do that they weren't at the hospital. I'm the PP who said I can't ever miss work but I did stay home the one day when my DS was sick enough that I thought I might have to take him to the hospital. I also risked losing my job because of it. When my children are sick I'd much rather stay home and take care of them and its not because I'm a workaholic and would rather be at work that I don't stay home. It's the nature of my profession that I can't stay home.


If you would lose your job over something like that, then perhaps you need look into FMLA next time. Legally, they should not be able to fire you for a family emergency. No job should be such that you can't ever miss no matter what or be fired. That's ridiculous.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2014 19:53     Subject: sick care policy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I work regardless if the children are sick. I have even been in the hospital with children who are very sick so their parents can get to work.


A parent who would go to work over being with their hospitalized child has their priorities completely out of whack. Workaholics like that should never have kids.


In theory I agree with you but you don't know what the parents do that they weren't at the hospital. I'm the PP who said I can't ever miss work but I did stay home the one day when my DS was sick enough that I thought I might have to take him to the hospital. I also risked losing my job because of it. When my children are sick I'd much rather stay home and take care of them and its not because I'm a workaholic and would rather be at work that I don't stay home. It's the nature of my profession that I can't stay home.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2014 19:41     Subject: sick care policy
Anonymous wrote:Okay MB's then what do you do when your nanny gets sick from your children? If you can't possibly ever, ever miss work, you should have a back up nanny on hand.



I'm the PP who said I can't ever miss work and I do have multiple emergency backups. I have to.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2014 19:27     Subject: sick care policy
Anonymous wrote:I work regardless if the children are sick. I have even been in the hospital with children who are very sick so their parents can get to work.


A parent who would go to work over being with their hospitalized child has their priorities completely out of whack. Workaholics like that should never have kids.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2014 19:25     Subject: sick care policy
Okay MB's then what do you do when your nanny gets sick from your children? If you can't possibly ever, ever miss work, you should have a back up nanny on hand.

Anonymous
Post 01/27/2014 18:50     Subject: sick care policy
All of us nannies need to come together on this, for real. The expectation that we will care for sick children is somewhat understandable, but without a requirement for the paid sick days that will inevitably happen, and a requirement for decent health care contributions its simply not right. We are people and we deserve better than this.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2014 18:41     Subject: Re:sick care policy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
In most cases, if the kids are running a fever or vomiting, you have already been exposed to whatever it is they are carrying. Not going in, in this case, would not prevent you from becoming ill. I can understand not wanting to take care of children who are vomiting all day (though I have done it on numerous occasions...just the kind of nanny that I am) but don't fool yourself or the parent's that it's for your own safety.
Sick care is always a matter of personal preference but it is really nothing out of the ordinary to have to be with kids when they are sick. Isn't that one of the benefits of hiring a nanny over sending children to day care??


+1


Another +1.

This is one of the primary reasons we chose a nanny over daycare.

That being said, there was an occasion when my kids were so sick that I actually didn't think it was fair to the nanny so I stayed home. But otherwise a nanny who was unwilling to care for sick kids wouldn't be someone who we could hire.


Another +1.


+2. I understand why you wouldn't want to risk getting sick but at the same time I have a nanny because I can't stay home when my children are sick. I can't stay home even if I'm sick. Basically unless I'm dying I have to go to work. There was only one time when I stayed home when DC#2 was sick because I thought I might have to take him to the hospital. So while I understand your point of view I would never hire someone who wouldn't come if the children were sick. Also, as a PP said people are most contagious BEFORE getting symptoms so if they have symptoms you've already been exposed.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2014 18:27     Subject: Re:sick care policy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
In most cases, if the kids are running a fever or vomiting, you have already been exposed to whatever it is they are carrying. Not going in, in this case, would not prevent you from becoming ill. I can understand not wanting to take care of children who are vomiting all day (though I have done it on numerous occasions...just the kind of nanny that I am) but don't fool yourself or the parent's that it's for your own safety.
Sick care is always a matter of personal preference but it is really nothing out of the ordinary to have to be with kids when they are sick. Isn't that one of the benefits of hiring a nanny over sending children to day care??


+1


Another +1.

This is one of the primary reasons we chose a nanny over daycare.

That being said, there was an occasion when my kids were so sick that I actually didn't think it was fair to the nanny so I stayed home. But otherwise a nanny who was unwilling to care for sick kids wouldn't be someone who we could hire.


Another +1.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2014 14:03     Subject: sick care policy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In most cases, if the kids are running a fever or vomiting, you have already been exposed to whatever it is they are carrying. Not going in, in this case, would not prevent you from becoming ill. I can understand not wanting to take care of children who are vomiting all day (though I have done it on numerous occasions...just the kind of nanny that I am) but don't fool yourself or the parent's that it's for your own safety.
Sick care is always a matter of personal preference but it is really nothing out of the ordinary to have to be with kids when they are sick. Isn't that one of the benefits of hiring a nanny over sending children to day care??


+1


Another +1.

This is one of the primary reasons we chose a nanny over daycare.

That being said, there was an occasion when my kids were so sick that I actually didn't think it was fair to the nanny so I stayed home. But otherwise a nanny who was unwilling to care for sick kids wouldn't be someone who we could hire.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2014 13:54     Subject: sick care policy
This is clearly your preference, and that's fine, but as others have said, it's not really the norm for nanny care. One of the reasons people hire nannies is so that there's someone already there to stay with a sick child so they can still work.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2014 13:48     Subject: sick care policy
I work regardless if the children are sick. I have even been in the hospital with children who are very sick so their parents can get to work.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2014 13:39     Subject: sick care policy
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:In most cases, if the kids are running a fever or vomiting, you have already been exposed to whatever it is they are carrying. Not going in, in this case, would not prevent you from becoming ill. I can understand not wanting to take care of children who are vomiting all day (though I have done it on numerous occasions...just the kind of nanny that I am) but don't fool yourself or the parent's that it's for your own safety.
Sick care is always a matter of personal preference but it is really nothing out of the ordinary to have to be with kids when they are sick. Isn't that one of the benefits of hiring a nanny over sending children to day care??


+1

+2 Unless it is a part time gig, then I don't want to expose my charges to it.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2014 13:29     Subject: sick care policy
Anonymous wrote:In most cases, if the kids are running a fever or vomiting, you have already been exposed to whatever it is they are carrying. Not going in, in this case, would not prevent you from becoming ill. I can understand not wanting to take care of children who are vomiting all day (though I have done it on numerous occasions...just the kind of nanny that I am) but don't fool yourself or the parent's that it's for your own safety.
Sick care is always a matter of personal preference but it is really nothing out of the ordinary to have to be with kids when they are sick. Isn't that one of the benefits of hiring a nanny over sending children to day care??


+1
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2014 13:26     Subject: sick care policy
In most cases, if the kids are running a fever or vomiting, you have already been exposed to whatever it is they are carrying. Not going in, in this case, would not prevent you from becoming ill. I can understand not wanting to take care of children who are vomiting all day (though I have done it on numerous occasions...just the kind of nanny that I am) but don't fool yourself or the parent's that it's for your own safety.
Sick care is always a matter of personal preference but it is really nothing out of the ordinary to have to be with kids when they are sick. Isn't that one of the benefits of hiring a nanny over sending children to day care??
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2014 13:01     Subject: sick care policy
What is your policy when it comes to watching children when they're sick?

At my first ever nanny job I didn't even think to have a sick care policy and the parents took advantage of that. I would show up to work and find out all 3 kids had the flu. I was stupid and needed the job to pay for school so I dealt with it. I ended up quitting after I got to work the week before I was suppose to leave for vacation to three kids with the stomach flu. I told the parents I refused to chance getting sick and missing my sister's wedding and basically walked out. (Side note: in general they were Very inconsiderate employers but at the time I was too naive to realize that a nanny should be treated like an employee and not a long term babysitter).

My current family is wonderful and we agreed to a sick care policy that is in our contact. Basically if the kids are vomiting, infectious or running a fever over 101° the parents must contact me by 6AM and I don't come in.