Nanny cams = Hiding in the barhroom
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Anonymous
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Every day I bring a nanny bag to work with activities for the kids. I’ve now starting adding a Turkish towel and travel pillow. Nanny family has cameras in every room. There is no space I feel like I can just breathe and eat my lunch. I work so hard, 12-14 hrs a day and when the kids nap, I finish my nanny duties and really need 20 mins just to decompress. But I can’t, because my boss watches the cameras like it’s Netflix and the minute I sit down, I get a text asking me to do something. I can’t even eat a meal or sit for more than 10 mins, before the texts start.
So now I bring my bag to the bathroom, lay out the towel, and sit on the floor to have some peace. I use the mini pillow to support my back against the wall. I’m paid extremely well so I feel like my bosses really want to get their moneys worth. So, now I hide. Maybe they think I have IBS, I don’t know. But cleaning the bathroom isn’t my job and I do it every day, just to have a space to sit. Parents with cameras, please don’t micromanage through the camera. If I could have a space camera free just to eat my lunch, it would be so nice. I never feel like I can relax. I need naptime to recharge. Please, if you have cameras, tell the nanny about a place where she can just sit and decompress, to get ready for your little one to wake up. Thanks for listening 
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Anonymous
| They sound like the type who probably think you are doing rugs in the bathroom. Either way, I'd start looking for another job. |
Anonymous
| Drugs, not rugs, lol. |
Anonymous
+1. I would never do this to someone! Let alone someone I respect and trust to keep my kids safe. New job asap! |
Anonymous
| The cameras are not the problem so much as the constant monitoring. Ugh, that crosses all bounds, OP. Sorry you have such a terrible boss. If the money is worth it to you, continue. If it's not, look for another job. |
Anonymous
| They sound like people who would contemplate putting a camera in the bathroom. How are they getting their own work done if they’re watching you like a hawk? |
Anonymous
| Maybe negotiate a well defined lunch break? |
Anonymous
| That sounds absolutely horrible. I am sorry. |
Anonymous
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That sounds terrible, OP. Are the kids napping while you're in the bathroom? I think you should have a frank conversation with your boss about a lunch break and also just some down time when your charges are napping.
If they're not receptive, there are a lot of other families who won't monitor you so much! |
Anonymous
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Negotiate a break. Im pretty sure its illegal to have you work 12-14 hra without set breaks for lunch etc.
i have a nanny and she does 9 hrs. Noncameras. But pretty sure she naps for the 1.5 hrs my toddler naps. Only thing i ever mention are the things i need done (kid laundry etc) and those are done she can do whatever in addition to her official lunch break. |
Anonymous
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So i was wrong and the mandatory lunch break rules are only for retail employees.
https://www.minimum-wage.org/maryland/required-breaks-and-meal-periods#:~:text=Mandatory%20Workday%20Lunch%20%2F%20Meal%20Breaks,more%20than%206%20consecutive%20hours. |
Anonymous
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Negotiate a break. I’m in California and nannies must get a 20 minute break after five hours.
Or sit out in the open and tell her when she calls that you’ll do what she’s asked after your break. |
Anonymous
| This seems like a bad work environment. I never had nanny cams. We live in a row house with thin walls and I assume nosy neighbors would say something if anything was off. Also I trusted my nanny... |
Anonymous
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It sounds like the family is breaking labor laws, to be honest.
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Anonymous
| Get a different job and negotiate a break if kids napping. |