nannydebsays
10/01/2015 15:27
Subject: Fabulous nanny- school aged child. What should she do with her days?
[quote=Anonymous][quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know you'll need to do your own sick child care, right?[/quote]
Why would you think that? What is the point of having a full time nanny who won't care for sick children? That is a crazy concept. I work with sick kids and if I get sick I use a sick day.
Signed,
an adult nanny[/quote]
If the OP chooses to cut nanny's hours to PT, then presumably nanny will need a 2nd PT job. Therefore, OP will not be able to call nanny in when a kid is ill, because nanny's going to have promised her time to a different family.
It has nothing to do with willingness to care for ill kids. It has everything to do with OP's potential decision to stop paying for FT childcare and take her chances when it comes to illnesses, school holidays, summers, etc.[/quote]
[b]The OP of this thread isn't debating cutting the nanny's hours. [/b][/quote]
No, but she is searching for work to keep nanny busy and make sure she (OP) gets her money's worth. Which is fine, but that attitude (I want nanny to be constantly busy without any downtime!) often leads to one of several outcomes:
1) Nanny takes on more and more and more, and is unhappy and quits.
2) Nanny takes on no additional work, OP is unhappy and fires nanny after hiring a housekeeper who is able to make snacks and drive kids, but less able adequately care for school agers.
2a) Nanny works only PT, finds a second PT job, and is fired because OP is not able to find decent last minute sick care or holiday/summer care, and blames nanny for her self-created problem.
3) Nanny and OP talk, decide on a few additional tasks beyond the household work already being done, and also look at hours to be worked on a YEARLY basis, then choose to compromise by keeping nanny FT and on-call with no expectation of any more yearly raises, since Nanny will be working less for the same wages.
So actually, cutting hours is one of the logical choices OP now has.
Why would you think that? What is the point of having a full time nanny who won't care for sick children? That is a crazy concept. I work with sick kids and if I get sick I use a sick day.
Signed,
an adult nanny[/quote]
If the OP chooses to cut nanny's hours to PT, then presumably nanny will need a 2nd PT job. Therefore, OP will not be able to call nanny in when a kid is ill, because nanny's going to have promised her time to a different family.
It has nothing to do with willingness to care for ill kids. It has everything to do with OP's potential decision to stop paying for FT childcare and take her chances when it comes to illnesses, school holidays, summers, etc.[/quote]
[b]The OP of this thread isn't debating cutting the nanny's hours. [/b][/quote]
No, but she is searching for work to keep nanny busy and make sure she (OP) gets her money's worth. Which is fine, but that attitude (I want nanny to be constantly busy without any downtime!) often leads to one of several outcomes:
1) Nanny takes on more and more and more, and is unhappy and quits.
2) Nanny takes on no additional work, OP is unhappy and fires nanny after hiring a housekeeper who is able to make snacks and drive kids, but less able adequately care for school agers.
2a) Nanny works only PT, finds a second PT job, and is fired because OP is not able to find decent last minute sick care or holiday/summer care, and blames nanny for her self-created problem.
3) Nanny and OP talk, decide on a few additional tasks beyond the household work already being done, and also look at hours to be worked on a YEARLY basis, then choose to compromise by keeping nanny FT and on-call with no expectation of any more yearly raises, since Nanny will be working less for the same wages.
So actually, cutting hours is one of the logical choices OP now has.
Anonymous
10/01/2015 06:24
Subject: Fabulous nanny- school aged child. What should she do with her days?
Anonymous wrote:I have a fabulous nanny who has been with me for over 4 yrs. I still need her in the mornings to help my first grader get to to the bus stop and I need her in the evenings for bus stop pick up until I get home. My son is going from a 5 hr school day to nearly 8 hrs out of the house. I need the flexibility of my nanny for 1/2 days, sick care, school holidays, snow days etc... What do I do with her during the days? She already does laundry, light cleaning, can pick up dry cleaning, can do some grocery shopping. I need some more ideas.... Any experience with this would be helpful. Thanks
When you get a nanny like this who's cared for your children this long, you count your blessings and ask her to relax a bit. She's earned it, for God's sake.
Parents don't need to be so greedy.
Anonymous
09/30/2015 15:35
Subject: Fabulous nanny- school aged child. What should she do with her days?
[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know you'll need to do your own sick child care, right?[/quote]
Why would you think that? What is the point of having a full time nanny who won't care for sick children? That is a crazy concept. I work with sick kids and if I get sick I use a sick day.
Signed,
an adult nanny[/quote]
If the OP chooses to cut nanny's hours to PT, then presumably nanny will need a 2nd PT job. Therefore, OP will not be able to call nanny in when a kid is ill, because nanny's going to have promised her time to a different family.
It has nothing to do with willingness to care for ill kids. It has everything to do with OP's potential decision to stop paying for FT childcare and take her chances when it comes to illnesses, school holidays, summers, etc.[/quote]
The OP of this thread isn't debating cutting the nanny's hours.
Why would you think that? What is the point of having a full time nanny who won't care for sick children? That is a crazy concept. I work with sick kids and if I get sick I use a sick day.
Signed,
an adult nanny[/quote]
If the OP chooses to cut nanny's hours to PT, then presumably nanny will need a 2nd PT job. Therefore, OP will not be able to call nanny in when a kid is ill, because nanny's going to have promised her time to a different family.
It has nothing to do with willingness to care for ill kids. It has everything to do with OP's potential decision to stop paying for FT childcare and take her chances when it comes to illnesses, school holidays, summers, etc.[/quote]
The OP of this thread isn't debating cutting the nanny's hours.
nannydebsays
09/30/2015 15:28
Subject: Fabulous nanny- school aged child. What should she do with her days?
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know you'll need to do your own sick child care, right?[/quote]
Why would you think that? What is the point of having a full time nanny who won't care for sick children? That is a crazy concept. I work with sick kids and if I get sick I use a sick day.
Signed,
an adult nanny[/quote]
If the OP chooses to cut nanny's hours to PT, then presumably nanny will need a 2nd PT job. Therefore, OP will not be able to call nanny in when a kid is ill, because nanny's going to have promised her time to a different family.
It has nothing to do with willingness to care for ill kids. It has everything to do with OP's potential decision to stop paying for FT childcare and take her chances when it comes to illnesses, school holidays, summers, etc.
Why would you think that? What is the point of having a full time nanny who won't care for sick children? That is a crazy concept. I work with sick kids and if I get sick I use a sick day.
Signed,
an adult nanny[/quote]
If the OP chooses to cut nanny's hours to PT, then presumably nanny will need a 2nd PT job. Therefore, OP will not be able to call nanny in when a kid is ill, because nanny's going to have promised her time to a different family.
It has nothing to do with willingness to care for ill kids. It has everything to do with OP's potential decision to stop paying for FT childcare and take her chances when it comes to illnesses, school holidays, summers, etc.
Anonymous
09/30/2015 14:34
Subject: Fabulous nanny- school aged child. What should she do with her days?
[quote=Anonymous]You know you'll need to do your own sick child care, right?[/quote]
Why would you think that? What is the point of having a full time nanny who won't care for sick children? That is a crazy concept. I work with sick kids and if I get sick I use a sick day.
Signed,
an adult nanny
Why would you think that? What is the point of having a full time nanny who won't care for sick children? That is a crazy concept. I work with sick kids and if I get sick I use a sick day.
Signed,
an adult nanny
Anonymous
09/28/2015 14:43
Subject: Fabulous nanny- school aged child. What should she do with her days?
You know you'll need to do your own sick child care, right?
Anonymous
09/28/2015 13:49
Subject: Fabulous nanny- school aged child. What should she do with her days?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am approaching this point. Something we have discussed with our nanny is her looking for a part time position doing other things that interest her in hours compatible with our needs. She lives with us as well. This would reduce our costs but not hurt her pay.
Wow. So, you want to reduce your costs and make her work hours that wouldn't conflict with your hours... Well, that would be weekends and nights, right? Because you need before/after school, and she needs to be available for school hours for when kids are sick or off school. When exactly is your nanny supposed to do anything not related to work, like sleep?!
I do live-ins exclusively, and I would hang up the phone while laughing if you suggested this to me while we were interviewing.
No need to get acrimonious. The poster is approaching that point so presumably the nanny has been with them long enough to get to that point. You really don't know what the hours she needs are, so no need to project to what you THINK they would be like. For all you know, it's perfectly compatible with another part-time gig.