I agreed to be flexible like that and now I'm burnt out and very unhappy. It sucks because I really love my charges. In my case I was told 9-5 and that I would be paid for when they would leave on trips etc. MB actually kept track of how many hours I owed them. They ended up going out of town a lot. Now I pretty much 8am to 6 or 6:30 and then try to use me for date nights on weekends because you know they paid me already. I never thought it would be like this. Since I "owe" them I feel like I have to. She's always telling me how far behind I am in hours. So OP if you want to ask her to be flexible don't go all crazy with hours to get your money's worth. She's not asking for those days off. You're the one that's gone. It starts out a little extra here and there then before you know it, it snowballs.

Anonymous wrote:Sorry for all the piling on OP. It is entirely understandable the miscommunication that occurred. The confusing part is that nannies are effectively salaried with guaranteed hours but they do not and cannot work like a salaried employee who figures that their time balances out over weeks/months.

It is tough to learn all the common protocols which at times are a bit counter intuitive with the legal requirements too.

Haha. This is hilarious.

Anonymous wrote:Sorry for all the piling on OP. It is entirely understandable the miscommunication that occurred. The confusing part is that nannies are effectively salaried with guaranteed hours but they do not and cannot work like a salaried employee who figures that their time balances out over weeks/months.

It is tough to learn all the common protocols which at times are a bit counter intuitive with the legal requirements too.

And on that note, it will vary with the individual!! Our last nanny totally worked to make up hours when we gave her paid time off beyond her earned vacation. The amount of time you are asking about is significant... It's not a couple of hours, it is 27! Try to work something out. She should at least be willing to have a conversation about it. You have a great agreement in principle, but there will always be unexpected situations that need to be addressed. If you can't have open communication with her, I would say that is a problem.

Sorry for all the piling on OP. It is entirely understandable the miscommunication that occurred. The confusing part is that nannies are effectively salaried with guaranteed hours but they do not and cannot work like a salaried employee who figures that their time balances out over weeks/months.

It is tough to learn all the common protocols which at times are a bit counter intuitive with the legal requirements too.

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Anonymous wrote:$20/hour for one young baby? That's a lot and I live in NW DC.

I don't think it's much at all.

Or you can get a HS kid for half that.

A high school kid with an infant? That'll end well.

Exactly. To develop properly, an infant requires so much more than just a warm body.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$20/hour for one young baby? That's a lot and I live in NW DC.

I don't think it's much at all.

Or you can get a HS kid for half that.

A high school kid with an infant? That'll end well.

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Anonymous wrote:$20/hour for one young baby? That's a lot and I live in NW DC.

I don't think it's much at all.

Or you can get a HS kid for half that.

$20/hour for one young baby? That's a lot and I live in NW DC.

+1. Definitely too high for NW DC.