Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you're being extremely nitpicky about that extra half hour, especially considering that on Friday you worked an hour less than you were scheduled and on Monday you didn't work at all. This is coming from a fellow nanny, too.

+ 1 also from a fellow nanny - don't charge her for the extra 30 minutes under the circumstances of your second week of work.

Nanny here, and I disagree. OP has been burned like this before and the beginning of a position is when you establish expectations. OP needs to make it clear that guaranteed hours are guaranteed hours and that any work outside of those cost extra. That is the key. It doesn't matter that OP didn't work her full schedule, because she is guaranteed payment for those hours, and she also worked an additional .5 hour. Down the road she may choose to let something like this go, but now is not that time.

+1000

I am hard as nails at the beginning of a new contract which is the expectation-setting period of the relationship. It's never done any damage and protects and promotes my reputation as someone who takes their job seriously (equally evidenced by timeliness, professionalism, discretion, work ethic, etc.; you have to back it up with your performance). Later on, once my role is established and we are settled into a routine I am as flexible and easy going about schedule changes as you could ask, but that's something that's earned - not default.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you're being extremely nitpicky about that extra half hour, especially considering that on Friday you worked an hour less than you were scheduled and on Monday you didn't work at all. This is coming from a fellow nanny, too.

+ 1 also from a fellow nanny - don't charge her for the extra 30 minutes under the circumstances of your second week of work.

Nanny here, and I disagree. OP has been burned like this before and the beginning of a position is when you establish expectations. OP needs to make it clear that guaranteed hours are guaranteed hours and that any work outside of those cost extra. That is the key. It doesn't matter that OP didn't work her full schedule, because she is guaranteed payment for those hours, and she also worked an additional .5 hour. Down the road she may choose to let something like this go, but now is not that time.

Anonymous wrote:I think you're being extremely nitpicky about that extra half hour, especially considering that on Friday you worked an hour less than you were scheduled and on Monday you didn't work at all. This is coming from a fellow nanny, too.

+ 1 also from a fellow nanny - don't charge her for the extra 30 minutes under the circumstances of your second week of work.

I think you're being extremely nitpicky about that extra half hour, especially considering that on Friday you worked an hour less than you were scheduled and on Monday you didn't work at all. This is coming from a fellow nanny, too.

Why was Monday a paid holiday if you only work three days a week. Did your bosses only work a two day week too? Be sure you understand how Monday fed or national holidays are treated, there are a lot of them.


In general, and it depends on your approach to relationships, if you have a third of your week as a paid holiday and you work an extra 30 minutes one day I wouldn't throw a coniption. Most hourly jobs do not have paid prez day.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate to tell you but you won't last long. Maybe you don't want this job anyways but I am sure you will be fired within the month. You're so obsessed with the money and it's only been 2 weeks. Obviously this isn't the job for you.

How do you figure I don't want this job or that I'm "so obsessed with the money"? I was asking if I'm calculating correctly based on my contract terms. Don't you work for money like everyone else?

I don't sit there and stress over money or contracts or .5 hours.

Anyone worth their pay never gives away their skills for free, even for half an hour.

Yes OP i would agree with your hours. You should tell your MB that's the number. If she doesn't understand "guaranteed hours" though or thought it would be a more flexible arrangement you may end up in a discussion about the fact that you're counting the extra .5 hour beyond your scheduled time on Thurs even though you worked 1 hour less on Fri. But for the sake of starting off knowing you're talking apples to apples I think this is a good thing to talk through so you find out now.

If she thinks the Thurs time and Fri time should have balanced each other out i would explain your past situation and talk about how you saw the contract language as being very key to avoiding that bad outcome that caused you to leave that job. As for her thoughts on how to avoid that situation if she believes this is not what the contract calls for.

Anonymous wrote:8-6 is only 10 hours OP.

Yes it is, but the contracted schedule is 7:30-6:30 with guaranteed hours/pay.

8-6 is only 10 hours OP.

Anonymous wrote:I hate to tell you but you won't last long. Maybe you don't want this job anyways but I am sure you will be fired within the month. You are so obsessed with the money and it's only been 2 weeks. Obviously this isn't the job for you.

Why do people continue to say things like this, as if nannies should only care about the children and who cares about money...um, it's a JOB. OP works for money, like everyone else. Contracts are written for exactly this reason.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate to tell you but you won't last long. Maybe you don't want this job anyways but I am sure you will be fired within the month. You're so obsessed with the money and it's only been 2 weeks. Obviously this isn't the job for you.

How do you figure I don't want this job or that I'm "so obsessed with the money"? I was asking if I'm calculating correctly based on my contract terms. Don't you work for money like everyone else?

I don't sit there and stress over money or contracts or .5 hours.

Anonymous wrote:I hate to tell you but you won't last long. Maybe you don't want this job anyways but I am sure you will be fired within the month. You're so obsessed with the money and it's only been 2 weeks. Obviously this isn't the job for you.

How do you figure I don't want this job or that I'm "so obsessed with the money"? I was asking if I'm calculating correctly based on my contract terms. Don't you work for money like everyone else?

Seems correct OP. You'll soon find out if your employer understood what guaranteed hours meant or not.

I hate to tell you but you won't last long. Maybe you don't want this job anyways but I am sure you will be fired within the month. You are so obsessed with the money and it's only been 2 weeks. Obviously this isn't the job for you.

I am contracted 3 days per week 7:30-6:30, but my start and end time vary within an hour, based on MBs work schedule. I posted before about my first week starting with a snow storm, so I didn't broach the subject with my employers since my first day on the job was a paid day off.

My contract states that if I work any hours outside of the above schedule (7:30-6:30) or over 33 hours I will be paid my hourly rate in addition to my weekly minimum salary.

I asked for this to be added to the contract after having a previous employer take advantage of me with banking hours. For example, they would ask me to work late the first 4 days of the week racking up 8-10 hours of what I thought would be overtime and then giving me Friday off with no notice and therefore still only paying me my guaranteed minimum. They used to do this often after any holiday as well, ask me to work extra hours which they would not pay for because of the paid day off.

Before I send the calculations to my MB, I want to make sure I've done this correct.

This past week:
Monday:paid holiday (11 hours paid)
Thursday: 7-6:30 (11 hours guaranteed plus .5)
Friday: 8-6:00 (11 hours guaranteed)
Total:33.5


Please let me know if this looks correct. Thanks!