If I were the Nanny and I was an hourly employee, I probably would not be expecting to get paid, so I would be REALLY HAPPY with the parents if they did pay me. Actually, I am pretty sure at my job I wouldn't get paid unless I came in even if there was a snow emergency. I think they would sent out a note saying that we might be allowed to use a vacation day.

More than likely, if you can afford a nanny, you aren't getting paid hourly. Or at least, that would be my guess.

I am the sort of person who deeply believes things written in instruction books and so I do not believe I must prerinse with my fancy schmancy dishwasher. The SO, however, is not, and sadly he is right. So I prerinse now, but I complain about it mightily.

It's not as bad as the Japanese Roland owners manual that instructed me to push a button that didn't exist, sending me into an existential haze, but still. If it says I don't have to rinse, I shouldn't have to rinse.

Many older dishwashers don't preheat the water, so you need to have your water heater at 140 degrees or higher. Most newer dishwashers have sort of a tiny disposal inside of them, so they can handle unrinsed dishes and the manufacturers recommend not rinsing. Rinsing adds significantly to your energy use. Without rinsing, running a full dishwasher uses less hot water than hand washing. (I write about dishwashers a lot.)

Lisa, fingers crossed and all the health-ma I can muster for Bob, and you.

Power just flickered. Do not like.

I had a nanny when I was being paid hourly. I also paid her sick time and vacation time according to our written contract (we lived in NC; it didn't snow).

At some points she was making more an hour than I was. That was fun. (I had benefits, though, and she didn't.)

I was thinking that the nanny was paid hourly, not the person, although you certainly could be. What is the difference between a nanny and a babysitter?

The more I think about it, the more I think it should just be obvious, based on the rest of their contract/how they pay the nanny. Does she ever get paid when she doesn't work? Like holidays and stuff? I don't know, I think asking the question is the weaselly thing, not necessarily not paying.

I'm guessing the parent in question pays her nanny under the table - she may not have an explicit written PTO policy.