Anonymous wrote:We had the same issue. Even if OPM says government offices are closed, I am still supposed to telework.

Sometimes things are clear in DC and not in the surrounding area. I would never want to have anyone risk their safety coming to work. However, I think if it is clear and safe enough for you to pick her up at the metro or at home, then your nanny should come to work. If still not comfortable, maybe you could offer to her use one of her personal leave days? We do the same with work. We have the option of taking unscheduled leave.

I had this issue last issue with my bosses. I understand that you still have to telecommute, I really do. But if roads are so bad that your government office is closed, ie. it was deemed not safe to travel, its no safer for me to travel. Maybe something could be worked out, like she sleeps over at your house the night before or something, but if you're not driving you shouldn't ask her to. Also like you said, sometimes things are clear in DC, but not in the suburbs(where most nannies commute from). Picking her up from the metro on your side is nice, but she still has to get to the metro on her side, which may or may not be doable/safe. I fell multiple times walking on icy sidewalks to get to/from the metro last year so my bosses could telecommute. I assure you a nanny with a broken ankle is a much bigger pain/cost than giving her a snow day.

We had the same issue. Even if OPM says government offices are closed, I am still supposed to telework.

Sometimes things are clear in DC and not in the surrounding area. I would never want to have anyone risk their safety coming to work. However, I think if it is clear and safe enough for you to pick her up at the metro or at home, then your nanny should come to work. If still not comfortable, maybe you could offer to her use one of her personal leave days? We do the same with work. We have the option of taking unscheduled leave.

We had the same issue. Even if OPM says government offices are closed, I am still supposed to telework.

Sometimes things are clear in DC and not in the surrounding area. I would never want to have anyone risk their safety coming to work. However, I think if it is clear and safe enough for you to pick her up at the metro or at home, then your nanny should come to work. If still not comfortable, maybe you could offer to her use one of her personal leave days? We do the same with work. We have the option of taking unscheduled leave.

If you are dead set on renegotiating instead of finding a new nanny, say that PTO must be approved by you at an earlier time, not right before she is supposed to work, and only "snow days" are when metro is closed or your work. But your nanny doesn't sound like one for renegotiating.

No paid snow days. If she wants to use her allotted PTO for snow days, she can, of course, but paying for her snow days will only make your problem worse.

Honestly, she doesn't sound like a very good nanny. Why do you want to keep her?

If the weather is bad enough for your offices to be closed, she should have a paid snow day. I'm guessing that doesn't happen often nor nearly as regularly as schools are closed. (Too bad for nanny!)

Anything less than that she needs to be at work (with your understanding that in bad weather there might be unexpected delays in her travel so some flexibility would be helpful on your end).

-A nanny who is often accused of being entitled on DCUM

Then go by your office schedule. If you offer PTO she should have the option of using it if your office is open but she isn't comfortable, but it shouldn't hurt you since its already budgeted.

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Anonymous wrote:Buses stop running during snow as well.

+1 while your nanny sounds a bit extreme (she was cold??) busses stop running or don't run as regularly in the snow, but that may just means she comes in a little late or leaves early. Walking in snow or ice can be dangerous as well, and if she were to hurt herself that may be a much worse situation than giving her the day/morning/afternoon off.

OP here. We would pick her up from the metro during cold days so she did not have to do any walking or be affected by buses not running well. I mean we did that the whole of this past winter

I cannot just give time off whenever it is snowing or cold. My work deadlines do not move. Whenever, she takes time out because of snow (paid or unpaid) I have to stay up at night to finish my job

If you're picking her up from the metro during snow, then she really has nothing to complain about. I would say to follow your office closing schedule, ie. if its a snow day for you it's also one for her, otherwise she comes to work or uses PTO. Is your issue whether or not to give snow days or whether or not they should be paid?

My issue is not pay. My issue is having child care on the days my office is open and it is snowing