Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But were you hospitalized for days?

I was because cellitus deeveloped at site of injection. Anyway, who are you, OP, to declare she is exaggerating or lying?

FWIW, I was in hospital 3.5 days with antibiotic IV's for 2 days.

I don't see where the OP said the nanny lied. Seems she's trying to figure out a difficult situation?

Anonymous wrote:But were you hospitalized for days?

I was because cellitus deeveloped at site of injection. Anyway, who are you, OP, to declare she is exaggerating or lying?

FWIW, I was in hospital 3.5 days with antibiotic IV's for 2 days.

I meant she received the DTAP combo shot.

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever heard of the flu shot and DTAP vaccines making someone so sick they were hospitalized for days?

That is what our (now former) nanny is saying happened to her. We had to look for a replacement because she worked for us for just a few days and then said she was hospitalized and couldn't come to work and then didn't contact us for five days so we hired a replacement.

She is now saying it was getting the shots (we requested she get them -- but did not say it was mandatory -- it was her choice) that made her sick.

I've never heard of this happening and our newborn received the same combo shot the week before she did and was fine so I thought I'd see if any of you had this happen because I also can't find any information about an occurrence of this sort online?

This is a lie. The influenza vaccine is contraindicated in newborns, you have to be at least 6 mo. old to get it.

I got horribly ill once from a tetanus shot. Walked around in a daze, had no idea what the cause could have been until I started making the connection. I went to a specialist and they said it's rare, but people can have allergic reactions to tetanus shots. I was young and had few responsibilities at that particular weekend and was able to lie around and rest, but if I had been working, I definitely would have had to take off. Years later I cut myself and had to get another tetanus shot. I was terrified and shared my story with the PA. She gave me literature that said that that reaction is much more likely in a teenager (as I was for the 1st one) and very uncommon for an adult. I had no adverse reaction at all. I do assure you that I felt like I had about the worst flu I've ever had.

Yes

Anonymous wrote:

PP here, and I meant to add that I agree she has grounds to claim unjust firing - or at least explore her options in that regard.

No a nanny is an at-will employee. The OP can fire her anytime. If she doesn't show up, this can be grounds for cause regardless of why the nanny didn't show up. Its a simple bar of did she meet the job expectations, she didn't show up so clearly she didn't meet the job expectations. If there is no cause, the OP can still fire her and the only difference is that she could collect unemployment but after only being employed for a few days this isn't going to affect the OP very much. If the nanny hasn't been employed enough prior to working for the OP to meet unemployment criteria then she wouldn't get it anyway.

I guess that's what I meant, but I worded it poorly. Thanks for clarifying, as the rules governing dismissal are definitely stricter in the EU!