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@bluestriped bee: She is absolutely a keeper and so that's part of all of this. I work from home quite a bit and she typically goes above and beyond for us. She's like a part of our family at this point.
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I'd probably offer to pay half but make it clear that this is a one-time thing and you won't be doing it again. From now on, if something like that happens, she's out of luck. Plus, if the car had been towed while she was out with the kids, I'd have been livid...she needs to be more careful.
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No way. I wouldn't be reimbursed at my work for a ticket I get while on the clock, it's just called responsible adulting. I would pay and deduct from a paycheck, but I would expect her to cover the full cost in the end.
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I'd pay the entire thing with the caveat that it's a one time only situation.
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No, if I'm driving to a meeting and parked in a no parking zone and I got a ticket, I wouldn't expect my employer to pay for the ticket.
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@winniebee: NO but I'd offer to help fight it... and then when the places sucks and says she still has to pay, I'd help pay it or completely pay it (since it wasn't her fault)
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I think I would offer her some extra hours until it is paid off. Maybe a few date nights etc.?
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How did it even come up that she got a ticket? Did she ask for you to pay? I definitely wouldn't even think to offer because it was her mistake. If I got a ticket while on the job, I wouldn't be telling my employer about it either. Not because I was hiding anything, but it just seems like a weird thing to bring up....
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I would pay for this one entirely (since she doesn't have much money) but say that next time, it's on her!
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As someone that used to nanny and made around the same amount (a little less actually) as your nanny, I wouldn't expect my employer to pay at all. And I had/still have a fantastic relationship with my last family. Knowing them, I bet they would have helped but I would not have been upset in the slightest if they hadnt.
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@Finfan: I like that idea!
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I'd definitely pay it. She was taking your kids somewhere! If she hadn't had to do that, she would not have gotten the ticket.
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I'd definitely offer, at least half (just because I'm pretty broke too!).
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I was always the broke nanny, if you love her then I would help her out! She will appreciate it.
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I would've said no, but in the circumstances pro all at least half...
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I would pay it. Not because it's your kids fault it happened, but because she's someone who you care about and for whom $200 is a huge financial burden, which it isn't for you.
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@catomd00: she definitely didn't ask to pay it! Like I said I work from home a lot and we were chatting and she had just said in passing that it had been a heck of a week. And then she told me the story of what had happened. It was a few days after it happened. At the time, we talked about a way to contest the ticket, but I Bring up paying for it.
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Yesterday at the end of the day, I brought up the ticket again including she should take photos of the spot and bring in her ticket to me and if she wanted I could help her contest it. I also said that she should let me know what happens, and that I would like to cover at least half of the ticket. She immediately said absolutely not, it's her fault, and she'd would pay it. I said well, please keep me in the loop as to what happens and we can discuss it more once she knows if she is on the hook. I also told her if it was a speeding ticket or accident I wouldn't offer to pay, but just under the circumstances I feel like offering to pay half is fair. In the end I would probably just offer to pay the whole thing.
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Update: she called to schedule a hearing on the ticket and the constable told her she could lose and get assessed fees at the hearing, but offered to reduce the ticket to 100 after she explained the situation. I told her I wanted to pay half of the ticket ; she said she wasn't comfortable with that because it was her mistake. I told her I understood, but under the circumstances I wanted to pay half, and it was a one time offer. She accepted and said she really appreciated it.
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@winniebee: Sounds like a decent outcome! And you sound like a good employer.
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Great outcome. Glad the ticket overall was lower and she was hesitant to initially accept your help.
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@winniebee: sounds like a great solution!
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@winniebee: sounds like an almost ideal outcome. Fwiw, although I agree with you that you didn't NEED to pay anything, I think I would have done the same to show support to a good nanny. And I believe I probably make much less too.
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