Anonymous
Post 06/12/2018 16:26     Subject: Nanny Issue
Pay your nanny you pleb
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2018 12:30     Subject: Nanny Issue
Fire her. But get your finances in order.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2018 11:44     Subject: Nanny Issue
Anonymous wrote:You pay her cash? Assuming you aren’t doing things legally and paying under the table.

You won’t find a professional under the table. Do it legally or choose daycare.


This. Why are you paying cash? Why didn’t you immediately write her a check? I had a family do that once (paid legally via check) they said they didn’t have the money due to a vacation payment. I made it very clear that it was 100% unacceptable and I wouldn’t tolerate being paid late. You cannot be an employer and not pay on time, period. Are you paying legally? Good luck finding a quality candidate if you’re not. In fact, most people here (myself included) have zero sympathies when things go awry if you aren’t paying legally. If you want a professional, be a professional.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2018 11:14     Subject: Nanny Issue
You pay her cash? Assuming you aren’t doing things legally and paying under the table.

You won’t find a professional under the table. Do it legally or choose daycare.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2018 11:07     Subject: Nanny Issue
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If it’s just a matter of forgetting to go to the ATM That happens to me ALL the time, so It seems OP is saying that’s what happened , not that they Can’t afford to pay her


This is why you don’t pay cash or accept it. Why couldn’t they write her a check? Venmo? PayPal? Zella? Transfer money? It’s sooo easy to pay someone now.


Zelle **
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2018 11:06     Subject: Nanny Issue
Anonymous wrote:If it’s just a matter of forgetting to go to the ATM That happens to me ALL the time, so It seems OP is saying that’s what happened , not that they Can’t afford to pay her


This is why you don’t pay cash or accept it. Why couldn’t they write her a check? Venmo? PayPal? Zella? Transfer money? It’s sooo easy to pay someone now.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2018 10:59     Subject: Nanny Issue
If it’s just a matter of forgetting to go to the ATM That happens to me ALL the time, so It seems OP is saying that’s what happened , not that they Can’t afford to pay her
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2018 10:54     Subject: Nanny Issue
Anonymous wrote:We hired a nanny about 5 weeks ago to care for our infant. She had excellent references and is a good with the baby. The one downside is she isn’t reliable. She has missed three days and was late twice in her first 3 weeks. The first two days was prior to her job start when she notified me that she was sick, and it delayed her starting. She missed yesterday, and after saying she was going to be late today, we told her not to come in. I start back to work next week, and I’m worried about finding a replacement. We don’t know if it’s the nannies behavior or issues from last week. We didn’t have enough to cover her weekly payment, so only gave her half of the money she was owed. We planned to pay her the rest this week. Now I’m nervous and trying to scramble to find new childcare. Would you fire her or try to make it work?


She worked but you didn't have enough money to pay her? I don't blame her because no one works for free. It is your fault and you cannot afford a nanny.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2018 10:49     Subject: Nanny Issue
It seems like the nanny tardiness started before the payment issue so doesn’t seem like the two are related...also if she was that unhappy about not getting full payment why would she miss the first day this week when OP told her she would get the rest of her pay. Is she giving reasons for being late? I would have a talk with her and say when you go back to work next week you need her to be on time and also apologize about the cash issue and tell her it won’t happen again.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2018 10:24     Subject: Nanny Issue
I think she is maybe calling off and being late in hopes you might fire her. It will be easier for her to be fired than you get upset she quit. Who wants to work for someone who can’t pay them? Your nanny doesn’t seem like she wants the ob.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2018 10:23     Subject: Re:Nanny Issue
Anonymous wrote:What do you mean you didn’t have enough to cover her weekly payment?


Op here. We planned on giving her cash at the end of the week, and realized the day of we forgot to get her the money. She wasn’t happy.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2018 10:22     Subject: Re:Nanny Issue
If you missed her payment, she is looking for another job. Consider daycare.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2018 10:21     Subject: Re:Nanny Issue
What do you mean you didn’t have enough to cover her weekly payment?
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2018 10:15     Subject: Nanny Issue
I would fire her.

Nanny.
Anonymous
Post 06/12/2018 10:13     Subject: Nanny Issue
We hired a nanny about 5 weeks ago to care for our infant. She had excellent references and is a good with the baby. The one downside is she isn’t reliable. She has missed three days and was late twice in her first 3 weeks. The first two days was prior to her job start when she notified me that she was sick, and it delayed her starting. She missed yesterday, and after saying she was going to be late today, we told her not to come in. I start back to work next week, and I’m worried about finding a replacement. We don’t know if it’s the nannies behavior or issues from last week. We didn’t have enough to cover her weekly payment, so only gave her half of the money she was owed. We planned to pay her the rest this week. Now I’m nervous and trying to scramble to find new childcare. Would you fire her or try to make it work?