Anonymous wrote:OP, allow me to answer the next few questions you'll be posting: (1) no, you should not reduce your nanny's pay because you caught the stomach virus she gave you when you made her come in to look after kids who are old enough to have hung out with a friend or stayed by themselves for a while - the world is round, and you deserve it; (2) no, you cannot make work her for free to clean the guest bedroom she spent the day in; and (3) no, you should not take it out of her pay if you had to stay home sick and lost one of your precious days off.
I'm an MB, and I assure you, if you are real, you are insufferable.
And, no, you cannot charge her for the extra toilet flushing and TP she used while sick.
OP, people are jumping on your case because this is the woman you are trusting to care for your precious children. You need to treat her well. Nothing bad will happen if you are generous towards her, let alone if you give her what she deserves.