Anonymous wrote:I call out trolls because driving them away makes for a better board where people can get more reliable information. I don't care if you don't like it. I don't like trolls and this OP is definitely a troll.

I dunno, I personally think calling out trolls incessantly is trolling in itself.

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Op here: unfortunately this isn't a troll post. Although I know it seems unbelievable! I seriously don't have the energy to out into creating a troll post.

Well, if all this is true, you need to quit immediately. The MB sounds awful. You may need to sacrifice the two hours pay, but you will be far better in the long run finding a better job. good luck.

I am not clear on this so excuse me if I didn't quite understand correctly, but those two hours you wanted to be paid, are those the hours you were ill and that the Grandmother took them? Then I wouldn't expect to be compensated for that.

Anyway, sorry you got sick and that was horrible of your MB to have you exposed to those germs. Honestly she sounds like a horrid boss and I strongly advise you to find another family to work for if you can. She sounds like a self-entitled bitch to me and I feel just awful for those poor children. She seems like she doesn't want the "burden" of caring for them...Like she doesn't want to do anything all day but pawn them off on other people. Sadly these children are the ones who are suffering here.

Op here: unfortunately this isn't a troll post. Although I know it seems unbelievable! I seriously don't have the energy to out into creating a troll post.

I call out trolls because driving them away makes for a better board where people can get more reliable information. I don't care if you don't like it. I don't like trolls and this OP is definitely a troll.

Honestly. So sick of the whole calling troll thing. This is pathetic. If every story is a troll post then why even bother on this board. Thank you for all the helpful comments

Wow, what an unbelievable story. Really. Unbelievable.

OP, you sound more like the parent than mother is. I wish you the best and I hope you don't get horribly burned by the mother. People like you should be given legal visitation rights if they suddenly tried to eliminate you.

Thank you!
I have been considering quitting however as horrible as this sounds I don't feel I can leave the boys. I love them very much and I know they don't get the attention they need from mom. We have a very great bond. When the 5 year old talks to his mom about Lego or some thing that interested him. She will often say your so annoying ect. He was just trying to to tell you about his day!!when he's with me he just talks all day and tells me about little things that happen with this Lego and asks a ton of questions.... Yes it can get annoying at times but he is just curious and wants to learn! I She is the most negative person I have ever met. Every one and everything in her life she complains and puts down. I think she likes me as she acts like we are best friends when I'm there but who knows what she says behind my back.

As much as I truly think she is not a good boss I couldn't just leave the kids. They moved from out of town this year and are still getting to know people. I don't want to hurt them

I have to agree that I would find another job as the MB sounds like a horrible woman and a worse mother. I feel sorry for her children. Yes, you should have been paid for the two hours of sick time (regardless of how you contracted the illness) - especially since you were so responsible in making sure the children were cared for. However, without a contract stipulating sick time... you don't have the right to demand it.

Start looking for another job immediately. My heart breaks for those poor kids...

What a horrible parent the woman is. She may have some mental condition, do you think? I'm so sorry. Please find another job before something even worse happens to you.

Do you have a contract? If so what does it say for sick days? If you don't not much you can do except learn from this for next time.

It sounds like you don't respect your MB and you don't feel that you should have had to care for her vomiting child.

Your choice is to stay quiet and not rock the boat, or talk to her. Or quit. Those are the only options.

No this is not part of the job. Most people do get guaranteed hours and sick days etc but that's not what the biggest problem is here. Frankly it just sounds like you have an MB who isn't interested in being a parent and I feel really sorry for the children. Unfortunately, catching illnesses from sick children is part of the job as a nanny but you should have sick days to cover it. If you are unhappy, look for another job.

Ive only been a nanny for about 3 years or so. after finding this board I see that sick days and guaranteed hours are the norm in most job fields.

Heres my situation... I have been with this family for almost a year its definitely different than any of the previous nanny positions i have had. MB is extremely easy going with letting me plan the day and pretty much completely trusting me with her kids. However! She doesn't work (she says she's a interior decorator, but we live in a town where there isn't much of a market for this) I show up in the morning and she will either go to the gym or go to her room and be there for the day... god knows what she's doing but that isn't any of my business, Im there to do my job regardless of what she does with her day.
She is very disrespectful. there are so many situations i could get into but this one takes the cake.... I showed up on Wed, as usual the kids are sitting on the couch watching tv in their pjs & wet diapers, hungry for breakfast at 9:45.... (kids are 2 and 5) she pops out of her upstairs room and says to me from the top of the stairs,,, "hey,, kids are in the living room... going to bed" this happens daily... makes me very nervous that the children are left alone from the time they wake up til i arrive. However back to wednesday... After feeding the 2 year old breakfast he starts to gag and ends up throwing up.. not just a little bit but quite a lot! MB is upstairs and I send the 5 year old to let her know as i needed to clean up the puke as not to stain the carpet and i didn't want to leave the sick child. 5 year old comes back with Tylenol and says here this is from mommy... I thought maybe 2 year old had eaten too much or just had not liked breakfast as he seemed fine afterwards. MB likes me to have them out of the house during the day so she can have quite and she asks me to nap the 2 year old in my home... So we headed out of a walk and he seemed fine. In the afternoon on the way into my home the child started vomiting again.. not just once but huge vomits. I was in my home so I called MB after i had cleaned up and put the 2 year old down for a nap. She says oh, thats not good for him...sorry he's sick... he puked this morning in his bed, i guess he just needs to vomit it all out of his system.... I was quite shocked that she didn't seem to care. She was out for coffee with a friend at this point and had i known this i would have stayed home with him, but she doesn't seem to communicate with me at all about what her plan for the day is... He thru up 3 more times for MB after my shift had ended. Next day he was fine... Friday roll around and I was feeling very very ill. I ended up going to work hoping i could push thru... after the 2 year old woke up from nap at my home i started to feel nauseous. I started to vomit and needed to lie down. i texted mb as i couldn't call. no reply. I ended up texting my roommate (also a nanny who has baby-sat the kids before) and asking her to come and care for the kids. I had about 2 hours of work left. I ended up texting the boys grandma and she said she would meet the boys at their home. Roommate took the boys home and dropped them off..

Got paid on the weekend thru direct deposit and i wasn't paid for the last 2 hours after i got sick from caring for her sick child.... I am having serious money issues and i was counting on the money...I want to bring it up as i feel this isn't fair to me at all...

Sorry this is long... i just needed to get everything out...